8 speed swap

[Wild one]

I am glad I didn't have to do all of that to get the PCS standalone controller working!

About the only advantage to the way the Aussies are doing it,is this will apparently let you program in a tranny brake with a bump feature,which beats even using the 1320 tcm with it's factory tranny brake,as there's no bump feature with the 1320 tcm. It is an intriguing set-up,but does appear like it's a bit of work to implement. The guys down under are using the little 45 even behind 500 hp builds,which blows my mind,as i figured it'd self destruct above about 350 horse

 

[Odin]

Read quite a few of these pages, but I'm wondering if anyone has done this on a 2500 yet and if there are any addition parts needed? I've got a 2018 PW and would love to get this swap done!

 

[gtomike60]

My truck won't start ,won't even turn over
The mechanical is all done and I think it's wired correctly into CANbus,which is supposedly all I need
Downloaded the PCS software
It's a 2012 2500 Power Wagon
I get a faint click when I turn the key to start
I'm wondering if I did something incorrectly,or if my starter just coincidently happened to die when I drove it into the garage to do the swap
I'll take the starter out and get it tested tomorrow,but wanted to check with you guys to see if I missed something

PS...I have no problems doing all the mechanical,but I struggle with electrical and computer stuff
Any help is appreciated

 

[Evguy1]

You could just see if you have voltage at the starter solinoid when some one turns the key to start. The faint click is probably the starter relay in the PDC.

 

[emjohn4]

My truck won't start ,won't even turn over
The mechanical is all done and I think it's wired correctly into CANbus,which is supposedly all I need
Downloaded the PCS software
It's a 2012 2500 Power Wagon
I get a faint click when I turn the key to start
I'm wondering if I did something incorrectly,or if my starter just coincidently happened to die when I drove it into the garage to do the swap
I'll take the starter out and get it tested tomorrow,but wanted to check with you guys to see if I missed something

PS...I have no problems doing all the mechanical,but I struggle with electrical and computer stuff
Any help is appreciated

What color is the shifter position in the instrument cluster illuminated? White or Green?

 

[gtomike60]

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[gtomike60]

What color is the shifter position in the instrument cluster illuminated? White or Green?

On the cluster,they're green with red R
On the floor shifter,they're white with the red R,but flash all red if I try to move it

 

[1SLwLS1]

I assume you had Russell already modify your pcm tune through hp tuners to "turn off" your original transmission. When I was trying to get mine going, everything was yellow, cluster and dial shifter. I had to get a new PCS flash from Russell to get them speaking and then I could start the engine.

You're using the floor shifter from a car and not a dial shifter, correct? Did you order your SGA harness accordingly?

 

[gtomike60]

I assume you had Russell already modify your pcm tune through hp tuners to "turn off" your original transmission. When I was trying to get mine going, everything was yellow, cluster and dial shifter. I had to get a new PCS flash from Russell to get them speaking and then I could start the engine.

You're using the floor shifter from a car and not a dial shifter, correct? Did you order your SGA harness accordingly?

Yeah,shipped it out to Russell
I'm using a floor shifter from a Charger
The dial shifter uses a different connector

 

[emjohn4]

On the cluster,they're green with red R
On the floor shifter,they're white with the red R,but flash all red if I try to move it

Green means the truck computer isn't seeing the info from the SGA computer.

Where did you tap into the canbus?