down falls of short shifters over time
- Thread starter Speqz
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getting over-zealous and trying to shift faster than the tranny allows..Speqz said:
Just make sure that you don't force it into gear. It's tempting to want to shift as fast as you can with a short shifter, but you're trans will hate you. I have a friend with an Spec-v who likes to pull on the shifter as hard and fast as he can sometimes. I kept telling him that it's not good for the syncros. What happened? Well, let's just say that he can't shift into 3rd anymore.
Glowmunkey
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If you're sloppy you can miss-shift and hit the wrong gear, or you can do what Spooled is talking about. Basically, if you're not a total dumbass, and have a little bit of hand-eye coordination, you should be ok. I get them for all of my cars, I see no downside.
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- Das Pretzelwagon
If you don't go crazy, and only slam it around once in a blue moon, you should be fine.
Here's something that I was thinking about. I've noticed that the short-shifter made shifting much more difficult (read: notchy), and was wondering if the extra effort needed has to do with the angle that the rod is being pushed/pulled. I know that the difference in leverage will make it harder, but this is different. It almost feels like there is a small tolerance for the angle in which the synchros can be manipulated. Since the short-shifter has a longer section below the pivot, the end is no longer pushing/pulling in a straight shot to the tranny, rather it's more of an upward angle towards it. Could this have an affect on synchro life?
I thought about this after sitting in azian6er's car and noticing that his shifter has a very smooth action compared to the notchy feeling of mine. We both have Kartboy bushings, but he has the stock shifter and I have a TWM.
I thought about this after sitting in azian6er's car and noticing that his shifter has a very smooth action compared to the notchy feeling of mine. We both have Kartboy bushings, but he has the stock shifter and I have a TWM.
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- Das Pretzelwagon
Haven't heard of them before right now.Emode said:
BlueWolfCry
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- 02 LX, 03 MSP
I don't think it's bad at all. Seeing how the MSP is a short shifter compared to the stock protege, it wouldn't decrease the life of the sychros by a noticable amount imo
I didn't notice any notchiness at all after I installed my Kartboy. Totally smooth, and I'm slamming thorugh the gears all the time. Maybe missed a gear a few times, but for how much I'm in my car, it's not even an issue with me. Definately worth the price IMO.
The MSP shifter is the same length below the fulcrum point as the sedan/P5 shifter. Therefore, the throws of the two shifters are identical. However, the MSP/MP3 shifters are~one inch shorter above the fulcrum point. This means your hand will move through a smaller distance when shifting even though the throws are the same.BlueWolfCry said:
