B&M Short Shifter out soon..YEAH!
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With a decrease throw of 33%, force of shifting is even greater.
So at what point is decreasing the short throw too much? What is the down side of this?
I'd like to go to a shorter shift, but don't
want to get too low.
So at what point is decreasing the short throw too much? What is the down side of this?
I'd like to go to a shorter shift, but don't
want to get too low.
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From: Fayetteville, AR
Originally posted by nuttyprof
any idea how much its gonna cost? whats the BM website? thanks
any idea how much its gonna cost? whats the BM website? thanks
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I'm considering some type of short shifter because I find it easy to 'get lost' with all the play between gears. Around town and especially at the track I have to make a conscious effort to keep track of where I'm at and not skip gears.
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I have 2 comments on this: David benches about 500 lbs, so you can figure how much pressure he is putting on the shifter when he power shifts. He has broken 2 of the B&M shifters in half. It is actually not as common of a problem as is appears to be in the post, but B&M replaced both shifters under warranty. He sold the last one they sent him and went back to stock. This problem seems isolated to the Supra since the center shaft is hollow. Other cars like C5's, Vipers and Boxsters aren't having these problems.
Originally posted by Michael-Dallas
I hope the 350 SSK is all that it's "cracked" up to be. Looky what was posted on the TX mkiv Supra mailing list yesterday...
From: White Lightning <dfeldman@a...>
Date: Sun Feb 29, 2004 3:41 pm
Subject: Re: [TxMKIV] Broken B&M Shifter?
pull it apart
you sure you didnt do this??
http://www.advantexcom.net/~vengence...hifterbase.jpg
http://www.advantexcom.net/~vengence...deshifter2.jpg
i did it t 2 B&M shifters
never will one go back in my car..
Thomas Ostergard wrote:
>Last night on a shift I believe I knocked the bolt out of the bottom of my
>B&M shifter - it can spin and has a ton of play in gear. However it still
>goes through all the gears okay - so I am pretty confident the tranny's
>fine. Anyone know if I'm right? And if so, should I get a replacement bolt
>from B&M or put something in there w/ a cotter pin or something of the sort
>to prevent this from happening again. Thanks
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I hope the 350 SSK is all that it's "cracked" up to be. Looky what was posted on the TX mkiv Supra mailing list yesterday...
From: White Lightning <dfeldman@a...>
Date: Sun Feb 29, 2004 3:41 pm
Subject: Re: [TxMKIV] Broken B&M Shifter?
pull it apart
you sure you didnt do this??http://www.advantexcom.net/~vengence...hifterbase.jpg
http://www.advantexcom.net/~vengence...deshifter2.jpg
i did it t 2 B&M shifters
never will one go back in my car..
Thomas Ostergard wrote:
>Last night on a shift I believe I knocked the bolt out of the bottom of my
>B&M shifter - it can spin and has a ton of play in gear. However it still
>goes through all the gears okay - so I am pretty confident the tranny's
>fine. Anyone know if I'm right? And if so, should I get a replacement bolt
>from B&M or put something in there w/ a cotter pin or something of the sort
>to prevent this from happening again. Thanks
>
>
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>Thomas
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>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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>Always watch http://www.txmkiv.com for the latest TX-MKIV news!
>----
>Famous (Infamous?) and Amusing TxMKIV Quotes:
>"Nobody ever blew a motor on low EGTs... " --Clint
>"Oops. F@ck." -- Clint, 5 minutes later
>"That's just so wrong, to f@ck somebody and then run out on the tab." -- Rob
>=========================================================== ====
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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From: Fayetteville, AR
Originally posted by Loren04G35
I have 2 comments on this: David benches about 500 lbs, so you can figure how much pressure he is putting on the shifter when he power shifts. He has broken 2 of the B&M shifters in half. It is actually not as common of a problem as is appears to be in the post, but B&M replaced both shifters under warranty. He sold the last one they sent him and went back to stock. This problem seems isolated to the Supra since the center shaft is hollow. Other cars like C5's, Vipers and Boxsters aren't having these problems.
I have 2 comments on this: David benches about 500 lbs, so you can figure how much pressure he is putting on the shifter when he power shifts. He has broken 2 of the B&M shifters in half. It is actually not as common of a problem as is appears to be in the post, but B&M replaced both shifters under warranty. He sold the last one they sent him and went back to stock. This problem seems isolated to the Supra since the center shaft is hollow. Other cars like C5's, Vipers and Boxsters aren't having these problems.
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