Alex Kalempa
03-04-2004, 01:00 PM
Hello,
As some of you may know, APK Developments has been developing a digital dash for some time now. This was going good until a recent analysis showed that there was little interest in the product. For now, the digital dash is being put on hold.
During earlier development of the dash, there was to be an optional air shifter which was set aside to focus on the dash itself. In the view of market research, I'm looking for input as to whether there is a need for this product.
There are numerous air shifters available and a search on Ebay turns up a number of kits at a very low cost. These are typically only up shifters, which is missing a step for racing, downshifting. The system I am proposing would feature semi-automatic UP and DOWN shifting controlled by two pushbuttons. An ECU would control the ignition kill, and allow you to set the kill time. A 7-segment led display would show you what gear you are in. The ECU would monitor shifting so a missed shift would not show the incorrect gear on the display. This would be expected to cost under $500 complete.
This is just a sketch of ideas, if you feel there is a need for such a product, please respond with your questions, comments, suggestions, etc.
Thank you,
Alex Kalempa
APK Developments
www.apk-developments.com (http://www.apk-developments.com)
As some of you may know, APK Developments has been developing a digital dash for some time now. This was going good until a recent analysis showed that there was little interest in the product. For now, the digital dash is being put on hold.
During earlier development of the dash, there was to be an optional air shifter which was set aside to focus on the dash itself. In the view of market research, I'm looking for input as to whether there is a need for this product.
There are numerous air shifters available and a search on Ebay turns up a number of kits at a very low cost. These are typically only up shifters, which is missing a step for racing, downshifting. The system I am proposing would feature semi-automatic UP and DOWN shifting controlled by two pushbuttons. An ECU would control the ignition kill, and allow you to set the kill time. A 7-segment led display would show you what gear you are in. The ECU would monitor shifting so a missed shift would not show the incorrect gear on the display. This would be expected to cost under $500 complete.
This is just a sketch of ideas, if you feel there is a need for such a product, please respond with your questions, comments, suggestions, etc.
Thank you,
Alex Kalempa
APK Developments
www.apk-developments.com (http://www.apk-developments.com)