Upshift Indicator

dangen1980 · 10-25-2011, 12:31 PM

I'm asking this question for a friend of mine. My friennd has a 2010 nissan 370z automatic. He wants to know if any speed shop can do a software upgrade so he can use the upshift indicator when driving in sport mode. The manual transmission 370z's have it where they can set the rev limit and the circle starts blinking in the tach to let you know when to shift. Is there a way to have this programmed into the car? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

dangen1980 · 10-27-2011, 11:57 AM

anyone?

wstar · 10-27-2011, 12:26 PM

Someone claimed they had it on a 2011 model in another thread, but I don't think I've ever seen a confirmation of that. My 2009 doesn't have it. And no, there's absolutely no chance of any simple "software upgrade" at the dealership enabling it on a car that doesn't have it.

dangen1980 · 10-27-2011, 04:35 PM

I was figuring that since the circle for the upshift indicator is on the automatics, there has to be a way to have it working. Shy have the circle in the tach if it has no functionality

wstar · 10-27-2011, 04:49 PM

The indicator light is there to make manufacturing cheaper, so they don't have to have separate parts for different cars. In theory, it's a pretty simple software fix. In practice, it's just not going to happen

6MT · 10-27-2011, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dangen1980

The manual transmission 370z's have it where they can set the rev limit and the circle starts blinking in the tach to let you know when to shift.

Now, I did not know that. I'm gonna check that out in the spring when I bring the Z out of hibernation.

somatic · 10-27-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dangen1980

I'm asking this question for a friend of mine. My friennd has a 2010 nissan 370z automatic. He wants to know if any speed shop can do a software upgrade so he can use the upshift indicator when driving in sport mode. The manual transmission 370z's have it where they can set the rev limit and the circle starts blinking in the tach to let you know when to shift. Is there a way to have this programmed into the car? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by dangen1980

anyone?

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Someone claimed they had it on a 2011 model in another thread, but I don't think I've ever seen a confirmation of that. My 2009 doesn't have it. And no, there's absolutely no chance of any simple "software upgrade" at the dealership enabling it on a car that doesn't have it.

my 2011 does. whenever its time to shift, even in regular drive, the light flashes. i didnt realize 2010s and 2009s didnt do this
bow down lol!!!!!!!!

OP: im sure someone could copy the datafrom a 2011, but who knows how much that'll cost ? (i dont

)

wstar · 10-27-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by somatic

OP: im sure someone could copy the datafrom a 2011, but who knows how much that'll cost ? (i dont

)

The only viable thing like this you could do is to swap your 2010 ECU for a 2011 ECU. Even then I'm not sure which modules you'd need to swap. Maybe just the main ECU, or maybe just whichever sub-ECU (BCM?) runs the dash display? But there's a reason dealers don't regularly provide hardware ECU upgrades in older cars like this: sometimes there are lots of other undocumented changes to account for as well. Maybe they changed the vendor for the oil pressure sensor and it gives a different voltage reading now, and you switch to a 2011 ECU and you get a permanent low oil pressure light. Who knows, random example.

6MT · 10-27-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by somatic

my 2011 does. whenever its time to shift, even in regular drive, the light flashes. i didnt realize 2010s and 2009s didnt do this
bow down lol!!!!!!!!

OP: im sure someone could copy the datafrom a 2011, but who knows how much that'll cost ? (i dont

)

You're right... my '09 doesn't do it.

dangen1980 · 10-27-2011, 11:25 PM

Thanks for the info. My friend is going to go to the dealership and see what they say about it

somatic · 10-27-2011, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dangen1980

Thanks for the info. My friend is going to go to the dealership and see what they say about it

If they're like most dealerships, not only will they not know what the light is, but they also will be unable to do anything regarding tuning.

dthem370 · 10-28-2011, 02:10 PM

very interested in this as well. hopefully it's an easy thing to do. I wonder if you can some how enable the light if you get ur car tuned?

wstar · 10-28-2011, 02:19 PM

I'll say it again for the 400th time. The dealer can't do anything for you. There's no point in even wasting time talking to a dealer about this. I know it seems like a simple thing, but it really isn't. And no, UpRev doesn't currently do this either, although I guess you could ask them to research it.

somatic · 10-28-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dthem370

very interested in this as well. hopefully it's an easy thing to do. I wonder if you can some how enable the light if you get ur car tuned?

again, they would most likely have to transplant a 2011 up ECM to make it work.

wstar · 10-28-2011, 02:20 PM

Or, you know, buy one of the 10,000 cheap shift light options out there on the market and just install that

10-25-2011, 12:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
dangen1980 Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 49 Drives: 2009 Infiniti G37 MT Rep Power: 0	Upshift Indicator I'm asking this question for a friend of mine. My friennd has a 2010 nissan 370z automatic. He wants to know if any speed shop can do a software upgrade so he can use the upshift indicator when driving in sport mode. The manual transmission 370z's have it where they can set the rev limit and the circle starts blinking in the tach to let you know when to shift. Is there a way to have this programmed into the car? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

10-27-2011, 12:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Someone claimed they had it on a 2011 model in another thread, but I don't think I've ever seen a confirmation of that. My 2009 doesn't have it. And no, there's absolutely no chance of any simple "software upgrade" at the dealership enabling it on a car that doesn't have it. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

10-27-2011, 04:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	The indicator light is there to make manufacturing cheaper, so they don't have to have separate parts for different cars. In theory, it's a pretty simple software fix. In practice, it's just not going to happen __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

10-28-2011, 02:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	I'll say it again for the 400th time. The dealer can't do anything for you. There's no point in even wasting time talking to a dealer about this. I know it seems like a simple thing, but it really isn't. And no, UpRev doesn't currently do this either, although I guess you could ask them to research it. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

10-28-2011, 02:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Or, you know, buy one of the 10,000 cheap shift light options out there on the market and just install that __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

10-27-2011, 11:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
dangen1980 Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 49 Drives: 2009 Infiniti G37 MT Rep Power: 0	anyone?

10-27-2011, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
dangen1980 Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 49 Drives: 2009 Infiniti G37 MT Rep Power: 0	I was figuring that since the circle for the upshift indicator is on the automatics, there has to be a way to have it working. Shy have the circle in the tach if it has no functionality

10-27-2011, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
dangen1980 Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 49 Drives: 2009 Infiniti G37 MT Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the info. My friend is going to go to the dealership and see what they say about it

10-28-2011, 02:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
dthem370 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 163 Drives: Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	very interested in this as well. hopefully it's an easy thing to do. I wonder if you can some how enable the light if you get ur car tuned?

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