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Re: West Coast Products 3 CIM Dual Speed Gearbox Shifting Pressure

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Originally Posted by Johnny_5 View Post
The question we had before we ordered them and any accessories, was what is the shifting PSI and CFM? We always seemed to have issues with our Super Shifters with the shifting component. Is there an optimal PSI that will achieve best performance?
We used the DSes last year, with a shifting pressure of 60 PSI. The shift pressure worked fine, although I wouldn't say there's an optimum shift pressure (well, 30 is probably too low, but beyond that...). I wouldn't try to regulate the air going into the pistons at all (well, besides a solenoid). You want to shift as fast as possible.
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