Instinct 35804000 User manual

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Table of contents
Page 2......... Included components
Page 3......... ECU Installation
Page 4......... GSensor Installation
Page 5......... Sensors Installation
Page 6......... Mode Switch Operation & Launch Control
Pages 7-9..... Drive By Wire TPS Calibration
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Part # 35804000 - Instinct Shock Controller
Instinct Shock Controller
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Major Components .....In the box
Item
#Part # Description QTY
1 35800001 ECU 1
2 35800002 Main Harness 1
3 35800003 GSensor 1
4 Mode Select Harness - Included in Main Harness 1
5 GSensor Extension Harness - Included in Main Harness 1
6 35900011 Brake Pressure Sensor Harness 1
7 35900012 Speed Sensor Harness 1
2
6
2
3
4
5
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Instinct ECU Installation
8.
1. First lay out the harness in the vehicle with the main ECU connector located at the rear, typically in the trunk
on the seat back support or under the package tray. Ensuring there is enough wire length to adequately reach the
shocks at each corner.
2. Locate a suitable location to mount the ECU. On the seat back support or under the package tray are popular
options.
3. Mark and drill two holes and utilize the appropriate mounting hardware for your installation to secure the ECU
enclosure.
4. Plug in the wire harness and begin routing wire through the vehicle.
s4HESHOCKSATEACHCORNERHAVEADEDICATEDCONNECTORWITHALABEL
s4HE'3ENSORCOMMUNICATIONWIRESSHOULDBERUNDOWNTHECENTEROFTHEVEHICLE4HE%XTENSION(ARNESSSUP
plied will plug into the GSensor and the Main Harness.
s4HE-ODE3ELECTOR3WITCHPLUGSINTOTHEHARNESSTHATRUNSWITHTHE&RONT3HOCK(ARNESS
ECU Connector
Mode Selector Switch
(brown, female, 4 wires)
Communication to GSensor
(brown, male, 4 wires)
use supplied extension harness
Green/Yellow Twisted = CAN
Shock Connectors
Brown and Black = Ground
Red = +12V at Battery
Orange = +12V at Battery
Yellow = +12V Switched Ignition
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5.4HE'3ENSORSHOULDBEMOUNTEDLOWANDASCLOSETOTHECENTEROFTHEVEHICLEASPOSSIBLE4YPICALLY
THISMEANSONTHETRANSMISSIONTUNNELORCENTERCONSOLEJUSTUNDERTHEDASHAREA4HISPROVIDESASECURE
location with easy access to the wiring.
sThe sensor should be mounted as level with the ground as possible, with the mounting
flanges on the bottom (like it was sitting on a table), with the wires protruding pointing to the
rear of the vehicle.
s(OOKAND,OOPFASTENER6ELCROISTHEPREFERREDMOUNTINGMETHODASITSQUICKEASYREMOVABLEAND
the GSensor prefers slight vibration isolation from the vehicle.
s9OUWILLNEEDTOACCESSTHE0ROGRAMMING"UTTONONTHE'3ENSORWHENCALIBRATINGVEHICLESPEEDSOIT
NEEDSTOBEACCESSIBLEATLEASTONCEAFTERINSTALLATIONYOUCANHAVEITHIDDENSOLONGASYOUPULLITOUT
TOLEARNVEHICLESPEEDTHENHIDEITONCEAGAIN
s0LUGINEACHSENSORASILLUSTRATEDINTHEIMAGEABOVE
6. Install the Mode Selector Switch by locating a suitable mounting location, within the drivers reach
while belted into the car. Drill a ½” hole and insert the Mode Selector Switch connector first into the
hole.
s2OUTETHE-ODE3ELECTOR3WITCHWIRE(Brown Female Plug, 4 wire) from the main harness to the
-ODE3ELECTORANDPLUGINSEESTEP
LED IndicatorProgramming Button
Communication
to ECU
(long pigtail)
(brown, female)
(4 wires)
Brake Pressure
Sensor
BLACKMALEWIRES
YELLOWWIRE
NOT USED
BROWNFEMALEWIRES
Speed
Sensor
(black, female, 2 wires)
Throttle Position
Sensor
(black, female, 3 wires)
(blue wire)
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Instinct Sensor Installation
7. Install the Sensors:
7a. Brake Pressure Sensor (Black Male Plug - 4 wire - yellow wire - short pigtail)
s4HE"RAKE0RESSURE3ENSORSHOULDBEINSTALLEDINTHEFRONTBRAKECIRCUIT4YPICALLYTHEEASIESTMOSTCON
VENIENTLOCATIONISDIRECTLYOFFTHEMASTERCYLINDERUSINGAh4vlTTING
s2OUTETHEWIREHARNESSTOTHE'3ENSORANDPLUGITINASINDICATEDINTHEIMAGEABOVE
7b. Throttle Position Sensor (Black Female Plug - 3 wire - blue wire - short pigtail)
s)NSTALLATIONOFTHE403SENSORDEPENDSONYOURAPPLICATION)FYOUAREUSINGADRIVEBYWIRE'-,3
3ERIESOR&ORD#OYOTEITISASSIMPLEASUNPLUGGINGTHETHROTTLEPEDALANDPLUGGINGINTHE2IDETECH403
adapter harness.
s)FYOUAREUTILIZINGADIFFERENTFUELINJECTEDMOTORYOUWILLNEEDTOUTILIZETHE5NIVERSAL2IDETECH403
HARNESSCONNECTINGTHEBLACKWIRETOTHEGROUNDATTHE/%403SENSORANDTHEREDWIRETOTHE6
SIGNALWIREOFTHE/%403SENSOR0LEASEREFERENCEYOURPARTICULARAPPLICATIONSWIRINGDOCUMENTATIONFOR
proper connections.
s)FYOUARERUNNINGACARBURETORYOUWILLNEEDTOSOURCEA403KITTHATlTSYOURPARTICULARCARBANDUTI
LIZETHE5NIVERSAL2IDETECH403HARNESSTOPLUGITINTOTHE'3ENSOR
Whichever option you have, route the wire harness to the GSensor and plug it in as indicated in the im-
age above.
7c. Vehicle Speed Sensor (Black Female Plug - 2 wire - short pigtail)
s#ONNECTTHE2IDETECH6EHICLE3PEED3ENSORHARNESSTOANYPULSEGENERATINGSPEEDSIGNAL4HISCOULD
be the OE sensor in the tail shaft of the transmission, or an aftermarket inductive sensor located on a
WHEELORDRIVESHAFT3PLICETHEWIRESINTOTHEWIRESFORTHE3PEED3ENSORPOLARITYISNTCRITICAL
sWhichever option you choose, route the wire harness to the GSensor and plug it in as indicated in the
image above.
SETTING THE VEHICLE SPEED IS NECESSARY FOR PROPER OPERATION!
Setting Vehicle Speed
1- Push and hold the purple Program button on the GSensor
-the LED will turn orange
2- Push and hold the purple Program button on the GSensor again
 THE,%$WILLmASHWITHTHESPEEDOFTHEVEHICLESOIFYOUARESITTINGSTILLIT7),,./4mASHUNTIL
THEVEHICLESTARTSMOVING
3- Once the vehicle is traveling 40mph, press the purple Programming button once more
-the LED will turn solid orange, then turn off
4- Cycle the power, including the USB if you have it plugged in
5-9OUCANNOWVERIFYTHESPEEDSENSORWASLEARNEDCORRECTLYBYCHECKINGYOURSPEEDINTHE$3#SOFT
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4HE-ODE3WITCHISUSEDTOTURNTHESYSTEMONANDISUSEDTOSELECTWHICHMODETHESYSTEMISIN4HE
Mode Switch has a Green LED to help identify which mode the system is in.
Initially the system is off, LED will be off. Each time you press the button it toggles to the next
mode.
-LED off - Normal Mode
-One Press - LED Solid - Sport Mode
-2nd Press - LED Flashing - Track Mode
-Press again and the system turns off, returns to Street Mode
Launch Control:
The Instinct system is equipped with and automated Launch Control feature.
Launch Control is activated when:
 BRAKEPRESSUREOVERTHESETTINGINTHEBRAKETABLEDEFAULTSETTINGISBAR
-mph less than or equal to zero
 THROTTLEBEYONDTHESETTINGINTHEACCELTABLEDEFAULTSETTINGIS
When Launch Control is active the Mode Selector button will flash rapidly.
IF YOU ARE USING A DRIVE BY WIRE ENGINE, THE SYSTEMS THROTTLE POSITION PARAMETERS
MUST BE RECALIBRATED. PAGES 7-9 DEMONSTRATES THE PROPER PROCEDURE TO RECALI-
BRATE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR PARAMETERS.

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1  /NCE YOU HAVE THE $3# 4UNER SOFT
WAREOPEN3ELECTTHEh4OOLSvDROPDOWN
from the top of the screen.
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-4HEh3ERIAL0ORT4ESTERvBOXAPPEARS
3. Hit the “Start” button.
-4HEh7RITE/UTvBOXISNOWACTIVE
4. With the throttle pedal in the idle po-
sition, type AB in the “Write Out” box.
***Must be capital letters***
1.
4.
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TPS Calibration
5. Hit “Send” or press the “Enter” but-
ton on your keyboard
-h!"4HROTTLE#LOSED9.vWILL
BEDISPLAYEDINTHEh2EAD)NvBOXTOTHE
right.
6. 4YPETHELETTERY
***Must be capital letters***
-h3AVED4HROTTLE#LOSEDSETTINGvWILL
BEDISPLAYEDINTHEh2EAD)NvBOXTOTHE
right with the value that has been saved.
7. Depress the throttle pedal to Wide
/PEN4HROTTLE7/4
8. While holding the pedal to the floor,
type AC in the “Write Out” box.
5.
7.
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9. Hit “Send” or press the “Enter” but-
ton on your keyboard.
h!#4HROTTLE7/49.vWILL
BEDISPLAYEDINTHEh2EAD)NvBOXTOTHE
right.
10.4YPETHELETTER Y
***Must be capital letters***
h3AVED4HROTTLE7/4vWILLBEDIS
PLAYEDINTHEh2EAD)NvBOXTOTHERIGHT
with the value that has been saved.
11.  9OU MAY NOW RELEASE THE THROTTLE
PEDALFROMTHE7/4POSITIONRETURNING
back to the idle position.
12. Hit the “Clear” button to clear the
h2EAD)NvBOX
13. Hit the “Stop” button to stop com-
municating with the ECU.
14. Hit the “OK” button to exit the Serial
0ORT4ESTERBOX
-you will be returned to the main
$3#4UNERSOFTWARESCREEN
9.
11.
10.
TPS Calibration