alank Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Have been playing about with gear changes and realize ,for me anyway, it is a lot smoother gear change holding the stick half way down when changing gear. This leads me to thinking about chopping the stick down to achieve the slicker changing I am experiencing. Has anyone any experience of doing this , and how did you find it. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 You have a 2003. Why not buy the short shift kit on ebay? Many good reviews here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ditto that ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Or Ali Express for £35 shipped (same thing from the China factory warehouse). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj225 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 On 11/10/2016 at 4:48 PM, alank said: Have been playing about with gear changes and realize ,for me anyway, it is a lot smoother gear change holding the stick half way down when changing gear. This leads me to thinking about chopping the stick down to achieve the slicker changing I am experiencing. Has anyone any experience of doing this , and how did you find it. thanks I just found it was a far better solution to craft different gear knob. The standard VW derived butt plug thing on the 2.5 really doesn't do the car much justice, but even the 3.2's knob ends up being a bit taller than it needs to be. Not really necessary to chop the shaft though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 1 hour ago, cj225 said: I just found it was a far better solution to craft different gear knob. The standard VW derived butt plug thing on the 2.5 really doesn't do the car much justice, but even the 3.2's knob ends up being a bit taller than it needs to be. Not really necessary to chop the shaft though " Butt plug thing " !!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj225 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Just now, Mike G said: " Butt plug thing " !!! LOL I'm 99% sure it was inspired by a s3x toy of some kind.. Look at the damn thing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 A thing of beauty me thinks..........maybe not though if you sat on it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snotrag Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 On 10/12/2016 at 8:40 AM, Jason986S said: Or Ali Express for £35 shipped (same thing from the China factory warehouse). UK seller punting them on ebay for £34.99 delivered. I know because mine turned up yesterday. Ironically I'm thinking of ways to extend the shifter - and also modifiying to take a regular (threaded type) gear knob so I can put a nice heavy ball type one on there (improves shift feel massively from experience). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alank Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Just been out in my sons new BMW M3, sod my gearstick length I need a massive injection of Horses in my engine. What an awesome bit of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj225 Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 3 hours ago, snotrag said: UK seller punting them on ebay for £34.99 delivered. I know because mine turned up yesterday. Ironically I'm thinking of ways to extend the shifter - and also modifiying to take a regular (threaded type) gear knob so I can put a nice heavy ball type one on there (improves shift feel massively from experience). Just modify the gear knob instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patt Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 I've got a new know on its way to me, If you want a cheap "S" knob to modify, just shout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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