Looks like yours rotates on the rod.

 

who is making you look at the Whalen *****? Seems to me that if you're getting irratated then you ought not to look. What could be simpler?

 

Ferrari GTO

 

--Kyriian --

I have always used MOMO's, usually the Short Anatomic model, though I REALLY think the Race Air Alu/Leather model matches the MINI's interior better then any other **** I have seen. It would also be totally HOT-looking with the new perforated black leather boots from RedLineGoods.

I am not really sure about getting an all-metal model like a Whalen, because of the Too Hot, Too Cold issue, and because slippery metal requires a more deliberate grip then leather, especially when you have sweaty palms at the local Autocross!!

However, I have heard people say that MOMO's raise the overall height of the shifter.

-Does your MOMO Race Air **** RAISE the shift **** higher then stock?

-Does it mount solidly to the stock shift rod?

-What kinda RedLineGoods boots did you get and how do they match the ****? --PICCY PLEASE--

THANX.

 

Pictures please!

 

Whose making me look at them? the people who post 1200x1000pix pics of the same ****! its all one round ball either shiny or not shiny!

Engravings dont count as different *****, they are all the same round ball.

 

daym, haven't had time to take any real pictures of the interior...

when i had it on the stock shifter, it did slightly raise it a bit, but it solidly mounts as long as you properly torque down the set screws and use the proper boot under the shift **** before setting the set screws.... toeliminate the issue of the raising shift ****, some people just took a file and filed it down.... not something i'd do to a car i think i might sell sooner or later.... but it is an option

since i swapped to the pilo short shifter, and it just slips on like a glove

as for the redlinegoods boots, i have a black/silver thread boot and ebrake boot... this is not a very clear picture, but will give you some idea

 

how many have you seen that rotate on the rod? I've been driving since 1st gear wasn't synchronized - never seen one that rotates. One set screw holds it tight. Smaller in diameter (2xradius) than stock. About the same cost as a Whalen - unless you know someone.

 

Good info, Kyriian-

Thanks for the Quick Pic!

 

After this forum I am convinced I will be bashed over the head with one if I don't get a Whalen

 

 

We could never condone such a "hard sell" tactic!

The worst-case scenario would be an unscheduled sales call from my silent partner, Wally.

 

Hey Sam,
I wasn't trying to insult you and I am glad all is well with it. I guess the one image was shot from a different angle and to me it made it look like it had rotated.
Cheers,
H

 

This comment made no sense....the answer is "people posting the whalen shifters despite the fact that a whalen had already been posted". The thread is about DIFFERENT kinds of shifters....not just a different engraving on the same old shifter. There is a whalen thread if people feel the need to post a pic, this thread was aimed at posting different shifters.

 

You wanted to know what we used for a ***? You got it. You ask you get

 

I loved my Voodoo **** to death in my Miata... so i saved it after i sold the car, and my dad found a way to install it in the MINI.

I'm still in love with it, although i need a short shift kit. Bad


I've also moved my shift boot up so it looks decent.

 

Well its not really a ball, but here it is. Momo Raptor I think its called.

 

An Alta short shifter kit with a custom ****. Insert is Manzanita root. Shifter shows wear and doesn't stay as shiny polished as all those Whallens... oh well.

 

Arctostaphylos, A. insularis or A. glauca?

 

Hey is that contagious? Ever since I read it I broke out in this rash...

 

Here is my MINI aluminium shifter ****.

 

My quick look suggests Arctostaphylos for sure, but sub-species, or whatever, I don't know! It's from the burl, used by woodcarvers but limited to smaller pieces because the burls are rel. small and expensive and full of rocks, dirt and general stuff that is not friendly to wood working tools! I have made lots of things from Manzanita burl, and it just seemed fitting to inlay a piece into my shifter.

cheers,
philip

 

Thats a mean lookin kitty

 

Very interesting cup holder - something you crafted yourself?

 

The cup holder is from mini-stuff.com Very well designed and manufactered. Not cheap, but worth the cost.
cheers,