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B&M Quickshifts - Worth It?
- Thread starter George16v
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lawrence
ClioSport Club Member
is non-existent
Chet said:
i havent tried driving a car with a quickshft but ive tried it stationery and it does feel very notchy, it feels as if your going into the wrong gear, but it did feel more surefooted though, i can see what your saying about the vid but i think they did it after fitting so it would feel alien to someone not used to it,
anyway im intersted if there is a group buy going
2005 Impreza WRX STI
in that vid it looks a nightmare to get in gear!
williamsclio.co.uk/forum
ive recently tested the B&M shifter and the new MB Engineering shifter from BB tunning at williamsclio's trackday at Donnington.
The report isnt fully written up yet, but i'll give u some inside info -
The B&M will need a mod to the reverse lock collar so it will go into reverse gear propally. 2.0mm of aluminium is to be removed ! 5th gear was very funny to get in (appartly something will need to be adjusted at the linkage) like you had to rotate the shifter to the left when inserting. The B&M has plastic parts which WILL wear.
And the B&M sits far to low down and unless you have bucket seats - the feeling of sitting on a high chair is werid in a sporty hot hatch.
The MB Engineering one fits with no mods and is a better height (still not as high as a standard shifter) and produces the same short throw pattern. No plastic parts to wear and a nicer shaped knob....so gets my thumbs up.
Keep checking for my test feature guys - I'll keep you updated.
The report isnt fully written up yet, but i'll give u some inside info -
The B&M will need a mod to the reverse lock collar so it will go into reverse gear propally. 2.0mm of aluminium is to be removed ! 5th gear was very funny to get in (appartly something will need to be adjusted at the linkage) like you had to rotate the shifter to the left when inserting. The B&M has plastic parts which WILL wear.
And the B&M sits far to low down and unless you have bucket seats - the feeling of sitting on a high chair is werid in a sporty hot hatch.
The MB Engineering one fits with no mods and is a better height (still not as high as a standard shifter) and produces the same short throw pattern. No plastic parts to wear and a nicer shaped knob....so gets my thumbs up.
Keep checking for my test feature guys - I'll keep you updated.
MERCEDES CLS AMG
no - there crap. Dont help with your change at all.
MERCEDES CLS AMG
you buy one of these and your wasting your money - be warned
BenR said:
yup, utter pants, i've tried them several times and never liked or been able to get used to them. to get the thing into 5th it was a case of rotating the lever round to the right as well and it popped out of 5th quite often, but also felt vague as hell. the height is wrong as stated and they wear your synchros (sp?) quicker... could explain why certain people that use them go through 2 or 3 gear boxes a year... in all, utter shite, you'd be better burning your money, at least that way it's then spent and it wont damage your already frail as f**k chocolate Renault box.
MERCEDES CLS AMG
lol - yes just like the clio V6 gear nob.......very cold in winter
surely you dont need a shortshifter to chagne gear as quickly as the box will allow? If you change gear and the box is still at too high revs for the speed in that gear, it just gonna drop the revs anyway. £165 on a shoirt gear stick, or practicing decent gear changes.... I no what i did, and i dont have a short gear stick
