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Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:07 am
by kiz
Bennoz wrote:C's no longer make them, hence the difficulty locating them.

I actually hand made one, it's sitting in my garage, not had a chance to test it. Cut & welded up an existing shifter & got a bunch of 10mm spacers to bolt the assembly too.
Pretty sure that's what VipFTO did, hoping to get it done to mine soon :P

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:45 pm
by vanadinite
So your home made shifter would like this bennoz?

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Credit for pic goes to shane! :lol:

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:01 pm
by Bennoz
Sort of... not quite that high. I used 12mm spacers.

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:11 pm
by vanadinite
Would it being higher shorten the shift?

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:23 pm
by Bennoz
Here's some pics. First is the C's shifter I've got in my car, you can see the raise plate thickness there.

2nd are the spacers I used on the welded quick shifter I put in Kaz's car.

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Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:24 pm
by Shane001
vanadinite wrote:So your home made shifter would like this bennoz?

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lol, wheres the credit for my pic lol!

FYI, that's the shifter from my race car. I believe but cannot confirm that it's an RPW modified shifter.

If you look closely, it's not simply raised with 1" spacers, the side arm is also modified and the shaft itself has been replaced with a longer modified unit.
As was posted in a previous thread;
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22039
Shifter throw 1st to 2nd;
Stock Shifter: 11 to 12cm
C's Shifter: 9cm (Ben can you confirm this with yours)
My Shifter: 7 to 8cm

Spacer height
C's Shifter: 15mm
My Shifter: 25mm (1 inch)

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:40 pm
by vanadinite
Sorry Shane, credit for the pic goes to shane. :lol:

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:00 pm
by Bennoz
:lol:

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:22 pm
by Shane001
vanadinite wrote:Sorry Shane, credit for the pic goes to shane. :lol:
lol, no worries. You beat me to it though tbh, I was going to put up info and pics of my shifter tonight FYI for the forum ;)

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:29 pm
by vanadinite
you still should. more detailed so i can be replicated by others

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:16 pm
by Vectose
I'll see if I can get a photo of mine later tonight. I had to raise mine a fair bit when I put my short shifter in. Used about 40 or so washers. My short shifter is also adjustable.

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:20 pm
by silverGPX
Vectose wrote:I'll see if I can get a photo of mine later tonight. I had to raise mine a fair bit when I put my short shifter in. Used about 40 or so washers. My short shifter is also adjustable.
But you haven't even adjusted it!

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:22 pm
by Vectose
What? :lol:

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:32 pm
by vanadinite
What short shifter do you have vectose?

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:33 pm
by Vectose
I'll have a look through my eBay transactions tonight. But I think it was for a Colt or something.

Edit: Here it is: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0865731190

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:38 pm
by Bennoz
Handy!

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:54 pm
by vanadinite
Vectose wrote:I'll have a look through my eBay transactions tonight. But I think it was for a Colt or something.

Edit: Here it is: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0865731190

How well would you say it works? as good as a C's for instance.

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:59 pm
by Vectose
Well Dwayne has a C's and mine has a MUCH shorter throw than his. I can take a video of the throw tonight if you like.

I would say it reduces the throw by about 40-50%.

Gear changes require more effort though. But that will happen with any short shifter.

I have mine set on the shortest setting.

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:08 pm
by vanadinite
Sure, a video sounds good

Re: Productivity of a Short Shifter

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:07 pm
by Sahin
Vectoses is f**king short... Been in his car and it's literally tiny lol