![]() I therefore figured the drivers side was likely to be even worse so took that seat out as well. So I took the passengers seat out (pleasantly surprised to find how easy that was) and was kind of shocked at all the dust and crap under it. After swearing loudly my gut instinct told me it had lodged itself under the passengers side carpet, because that is exactly where I would put it if I were Murphy's Law. So this was my first mod, and I'm glad I did it myself! In fact in hindsight I'd say this is the sort of job where you are likely to do a better job of it than some mechanic who really doesn't care about your car.ĭidn't go entirely smoothly, first headache was when I was disconnecting the left side cable off the original shifter assembly and the little metal clip that keeps it in place sprung off the stud and disappeared into thin air. I had one weird moment where I thought I was in 1st but was in 3rd, and I think it's just because the movements are so small now it is perhaps a bit easier to misjudge. I don't think it will take long for me to get used to it, and for sure, you find the gears a lot faster with this stick, there is simply less physical movement involved. Just got back from a test-drive and everything seems a-ok. When you're on the track, you're going to want to shift as fast as possible which means either way waiting for the syncro or forcing it in, short shift or not?ĭoes this mean it's only for aesthetics and not entirely functional? If you can crunch a gearbox regular shifter, then how is a shorter throw going to allow you to shift quicker without crunching the gearbox? Haha okay, The thing is when you select the gear (Especially in our cars) you bring the shifter up to the position of the gear and gently guide it in, you still have to wait a split sec for the syncro to spin up the gear before it accepts it happily, otherwise it crunches, This is regular street driving. "Anyone who says that a short shifter has caused excess wear on their gearbox needs to learn how to shift gears properly." -Quoted from the linkīusting the "shortshifters cause excess synchro wear" myth <<Clicky Its all on how u shift and drive like I tell people manual transmissions is not for everybody. I'm envious of you guys quickshifters I just wonder how much quicker you could wear out your syncros with one of those. Rusty just did his recently and posted about it.
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