Drivetrain CAE Shifter
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I've seen a bunch of them at our local racing/fabrication shop. Haven't been able to chat with anyone who has one but the owner of the shop has installed quite a few of them and he said the fun factor really goes up with one installed. Only problem is they're so popular it's hard to get one. Made in Germany.
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After seeing Chase's I was thinking about one, but his car is track stripped and I didn't know how it would look trimmed out, but that picture really gives me hope. The only thing that I could see getting used to is the overall height of the ****, but Chase said he really liked it that way for the track, just that much closer to the steering wheel.
For me it would be something for the fall at the earliest, the finishing touches for my car will take me at least into mid-late July with tuning, W/M & bottle testing not to mention the normal things it still simply needs (struts & tires).
Keep us advised if you do get one, I'd like to see what you think of it.
**OUCH**
Just looked at the website, with today's exchange rate, the Mini version is about $1500.00
OH Santa....
Crap.... I forgot that's been me for the last 35 yrs....
For me it would be something for the fall at the earliest, the finishing touches for my car will take me at least into mid-late July with tuning, W/M & bottle testing not to mention the normal things it still simply needs (struts & tires).
Keep us advised if you do get one, I'd like to see what you think of it.
**OUCH**
Just looked at the website, with today's exchange rate, the Mini version is about $1500.00
OH Santa....
Crap.... I forgot that's been me for the last 35 yrs....
Last edited by BlwnAway; 05-25-2016 at 07:50 PM.
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I'm excited to see how well it works. Hank at Advanced Auto Fab here in Spokane has done quite a few for the folks in the Northwest and he tells me that the shifter really ads to the fun factor of driving the car and is great for the track. Every time I'm at his place all I see is CAE shifters in just about every car there and he has a really large shop. The one's I've seen in the daily drivers have been tastefully done around the console area. I think they've done enough of them to know what and how to make it look decent. I asked him about the height and he said that's what makes it so fun because it's just a short drop from the wheel to the ****.
I'll be interested to see how your car progresses. Has the Sprintex worked well? I recall they were having some issues but they must have been all ironed out by now. I'm thinking of NOS as my after the CAE addition.
I'll be interested to see how your car progresses. Has the Sprintex worked well? I recall they were having some issues but they must have been all ironed out by now. I'm thinking of NOS as my after the CAE addition.
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Nice sifter, we can get them also.
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I'm excited to see how well it works. Hank at Advanced Auto Fab here in Spokane has done quite a few for the folks in the Northwest and he tells me that the shifter really ads to the fun factor of driving the car and is great for the track. Every time I'm at his place all I see is CAE shifters in just about every car there and he has a really large shop. The one's I've seen in the daily drivers have been tastefully done around the console area. I think they've done enough of them to know what and how to make it look decent. I asked him about the height and he said that's what makes it so fun because it's just a short drop from the wheel to the ****.
I'll be interested to see how your car progresses. Has the Sprintex worked well? I recall they were having some issues but they must have been all ironed out by now. I'm thinking of NOS as my after the CAE addition.
I'll be interested to see how your car progresses. Has the Sprintex worked well? I recall they were having some issues but they must have been all ironed out by now. I'm thinking of NOS as my after the CAE addition.
I guess I should do a build thread here also, for those who don't frequent the other sites.
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let me know what other color you would like, red is nice.
let me know what other color you would like, red is nice.
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It's a great shifter. I used to be an intern at said shop in Spokane. All of the Pro3 and SpecE46 cars have them. It automatically recenters between shifts, which is great because most road racing is done between 3rd and 4th gears. It's just a matter of slapping it forward and back for shifts.
It does take a little getting used to at first and they are very stiff with hardly any throw because the pivot is moved upward.
As for $1500, I don't know where that price is. HMS has them for $1065. I personally only buy form HMS, but that's because I built parts for them, and I autocrossed with Adam.
It does take a little getting used to at first and they are very stiff with hardly any throw because the pivot is moved upward.
As for $1500, I don't know where that price is. HMS has them for $1065. I personally only buy form HMS, but that's because I built parts for them, and I autocrossed with Adam.
Last edited by Gustav129; 06-26-2016 at 11:02 AM.
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After seeing Chase's I was thinking about one, but his car is track stripped and I didn't know how it would look trimmed out, but that picture really gives me hope. The only thing that I could see getting used to is the overall height of the ****, but Chase said he really liked it that way for the track, just that much closer to the steering wheel.
For me it would be something for the fall at the earliest, the finishing touches for my car will take me at least into mid-late July with tuning, W/M & bottle testing not to mention the normal things it still simply needs (struts & tires).
Keep us advised if you do get one, I'd like to see what you think of it.
**OUCH**
Just looked at the website, with today's exchange rate, the Mini version is about $1500.00
OH Santa....
Crap.... I forgot that's been me for the last 35 yrs....
For me it would be something for the fall at the earliest, the finishing touches for my car will take me at least into mid-late July with tuning, W/M & bottle testing not to mention the normal things it still simply needs (struts & tires).
Keep us advised if you do get one, I'd like to see what you think of it.
**OUCH**
Just looked at the website, with today's exchange rate, the Mini version is about $1500.00
OH Santa....
Crap.... I forgot that's been me for the last 35 yrs....
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