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Nov 25, 2006 21:36:34 GMT
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OK, so my BMW is supposed to be 'sporty'. But the throw on the gear lever is a little bit on the long side. I want it to be a bit more 'snicky', if that makes any sense! Who would like to explain to the class idiot how these quickshift thingys work and how you install one. Thanks, 'Thickie' Pog.  |
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Nov 25, 2006 21:43:57 GMT
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buy a gear lever for a 1.9 z3  knocks an inch off the throw! £39 from bmw. same throw as a $400 UUC one. I can give you a step-by-step fitting guide as well if you want  you have to thump them into gear because of the lost force, as the fulcrum point has moved. basically its longer on the bottom side of the pivot ball, meaning the lower part moves further for the same amount the top part moves. and I've gone cross-eyed  |
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Nov 25, 2006 22:52:17 GMT
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Nov 25, 2006 22:55:01 GMT
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also buy bush kit for the linkages too
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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tigran
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Nov 25, 2006 23:48:13 GMT
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Or if you want to follow the sheep, like a lemming have a poke about B&M site, they are bound to have a kit.
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Kris
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Nov 26, 2006 10:18:49 GMT
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as the fulcrum point has moved. basically its longer on the bottom side of the pivot ball, meaning the lower part moves further for the same amount the top part moves. and I've gone cross-eyed You can see here on this Mini unit the blue part which bolts onto of the gear linkage housing and move the pivot point up about 2"...  |
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Nov 26, 2006 11:52:53 GMT
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I wsh ud warn me before u show pics of KAD quickshifts, need had an accident then minion
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Last Edit: Nov 26, 2006 11:53:04 GMT by trg1984
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Nov 26, 2006 12:56:38 GMT
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grab a pencil near the bottom and hold it vertically. move the top and note how far the bottom moves. Now hold it halfway up and repeat - lot less top movement for the same bottom movement.
most, if not all, quickshift kits just move the pivot point and so shouldn't be very expensive at all. Or you can just shorten the lever (or fit a shorter one, as mentioned above) above the pivot point which will have the same effect by changing the ratio of th edistances above and below the pivot.
i know on mk2 goofs, the quickshift kits are just like this but they do make the shift action rather clunky, so they also sell a weighted shift rod - the rod that does front-to-back movement from the lever to the box has a whapping great lump of metal on it, so it has greater momentum and whaps into gear easier.
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Kris
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Nov 26, 2006 13:15:07 GMT
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Has anybody had experience of the left/right bias spring you can get for Mini gearlevers?
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Nov 26, 2006 18:31:30 GMT
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Or if you want to follow the sheep, like a lemming have a poke about B&M site Eh? And to be pedantic all the B&M stuff I've seen has been full shifter assemblies not quick shift kits. |
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Last Edit: Nov 26, 2006 18:33:10 GMT by akku
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Nov 27, 2006 18:33:05 GMT
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Or if you want to follow the sheep, like a lemming have a poke about B&M site Eh? And to be pedantic all the B&M stuff I've seen has been full shifter assemblies not quick shift kits.
O RLY?some are not really "kits", but manual quickshifts all the same pog- do you want any more bmw shifter info or are you happy with with what you now know? |
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Nov 27, 2006 18:40:43 GMT
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i heard that an X3 3.0 shifter in an e30 is nice and brings the gearlever higher up, so less time spent moving your hands, you know touring car style. I'm still investigating this one.
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
this weeks car count "5"
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Nov 27, 2006 18:51:20 GMT
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one of the fiesta mods is to change all the plastic bearings for metal ones and cut an inch off the top of the lever  |
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 once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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Nov 27, 2006 18:58:19 GMT
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Mine has a sherpa shift which changes the pivot point a lot, apparently - but there is literally cm of throw between gears, it's remarkable!  |
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Nov 27, 2006 19:03:00 GMT
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ah, not really looked at their offerings for Acuras and late model Cadillacs for some reason LOL. |
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Nov 27, 2006 19:04:23 GMT
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I find halving the length between pivot and the top does the trick, Did the same in my escort.  |
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knocks an inch off the throw! £39 from bmw. same throw as a $400 UUC one. I can give you a step-by-step fitting guide as well if you want 
