Interior/Exterior show me the ball you have on your shifter!
#76
Originally Posted by ProfessorDave
Hi all,
I recently installed a MOMO EVO race ****. I did not like how it looked and how high it was (the added height pretty much cancelled out the effects of my Helix SS kit). So I cut some off the shaft and reduced its diameter with a dremmel (using a grinding wheel) and some emory paper (used like a shoe-shine rag to round off the rough edges). Here's the final result:
I would like to get the height as close to stock as possible. Can anyone with a stock shifter and **** measure the distance from the top edge of the bezel to the top of the ****?
Thanks, and love all the variety in shift *****.
Dave
I recently installed a MOMO EVO race ****. I did not like how it looked and how high it was (the added height pretty much cancelled out the effects of my Helix SS kit). So I cut some off the shaft and reduced its diameter with a dremmel (using a grinding wheel) and some emory paper (used like a shoe-shine rag to round off the rough edges). Here's the final result:
I would like to get the height as close to stock as possible. Can anyone with a stock shifter and **** measure the distance from the top edge of the bezel to the top of the ****?
Thanks, and love all the variety in shift *****.
Dave
You should have left it longer.
With a SS kit and a long shifter, you get short shifts and easier shifts because the throw is reduced and you have additional leverage.
I have my stock shifter back in my car with a shifter stick that 2 inches longer than stock and my shifts feel better than my shorth throw did and its easier to throw the stock around.
#77
I have a short shifter and used to have a Momo **** that brought it back up to stock height. True, the leverage made it easier to shift but with more distance. I put a stock **** back on and actually like it better. The increased force is worth the decreased distance to me - feels better for some reason. I think I would like it even more if I could find a short ball that was heavy but all blue leather, but this is a little picky and I havent found one yet.
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#80
I got it from my local MINI dealer
It was in 2003 canadian accessories catalogue. Sorry, I don't have the part number anymore...
It's a bit smaller than the stock ****, and weights between stock & Whalen.
It does feel cold in Winter weather, but I got a custom Lapis Blue **** cover to warm it quickly on those cold days!
It was in 2003 canadian accessories catalogue. Sorry, I don't have the part number anymore...
It's a bit smaller than the stock ****, and weights between stock & Whalen.
It does feel cold in Winter weather, but I got a custom Lapis Blue **** cover to warm it quickly on those cold days!
#81
Originally Posted by The MINITOR
True, the leverage made it easier to shift but with more distance.
you could have the same shifter with one shifter arm thats 10 inches and one thats 50 inches, it will still be the same throw, you only changed the length of the top half, not the part that connects with the shifter linkage.
#82
Originally Posted by not-so-rednwhitecooper
If its already a short shifter (longer on the bottom side) then extending the length on top will have no effect on the throw of the shifter.
you could have the same shifter with one shifter arm thats 10 inches and one thats 50 inches, it will still be the same throw, you only changed the length of the top half, not the part that connects with the shifter linkage.
you could have the same shifter with one shifter arm thats 10 inches and one thats 50 inches, it will still be the same throw, you only changed the length of the top half, not the part that connects with the shifter linkage.
I realize that a short shifter is longer on the bottom side, but due to the angle of the shifter on top, it seems that to move a short **** from 1st to 2nd the **** would travel say 5 inches, but to move one with a 50inch upper shifter arm (as in your example), it seems to me that the **** on top would move over a foot (due to the angle).
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#84
Originally Posted by The MINITOR
I have a short shifter and used to have a Momo **** that brought it back up to stock height. True, the leverage made it easier to shift but with more distance.
So I am still thinking that what I am saying is correct but am open to be proven wrong. With a **** that is about an inch higher at the angle that the shifter is in going from 1st to 2nd it seems that there is at least an inch further movement of the ****. Am I crazy? Maybe I need to draw a picture.
#85
Well, you have to remember, some of those guys that cut their stock lever down to under 3 inches from the pivot to the ball, they have to use so much effort to throw the shifter, they negate the entire purpose for shortening the shifter.
the reduced effort it takes to throw the shifter with additional length, you will notice the increased travel form gear to gear less, as less effort is required to move ths shifter.
the reduced effort it takes to throw the shifter with additional length, you will notice the increased travel form gear to gear less, as less effort is required to move ths shifter.
#86
Originally Posted by The MINITOR
I have a short shifter and used to have a Momo **** that brought it back up to stock height. True, the leverage made it easier to shift but with more distance.
However, my personal preference is the lower **** requiring a small amount of increased effort but requiring about 1.5 inches less movement. Quicker shifts por moi.
Yes, I realize that the guys cutting down their stock shifters are increasing the effort required to shift quite a bit. That doesnt pertain to me however. Maybe these guys that cut down their stock ***** have short strong arms?
#87
Anyone up to taking a measurement?
I'm still curious to know what it is the stock height of the shifter from bezel to **** top. I suspect that, despite cutting my shaft slightly, my MOMO still sits a bit higher than stock, but very comfortable "throw-wise". Part of the reason I don't want to go lower than stock is aesthetics, but the other is practical - that 4th to 5th throw was tough with the Helix SS and stock ****/shaft height.
I'd also like to know what other know heights go with some of the options described in the posting for the sake of comparison, if no one has anything better to do with their time!
I'd also like to know what other know heights go with some of the options described in the posting for the sake of comparison, if no one has anything better to do with their time!
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#91
Originally Posted by not-so-rednwhitecooper
Well, you have to remember, some of those guys that cut their stock lever down to under 3 inches from the pivot to the ball, they have to use so much effort to throw the shifter, they negate the entire purpose for shortening the shifter.
the reduced effort it takes to throw the shifter with additional length, you will notice the increased travel form gear to gear less, as less effort is required to move ths shifter.
the reduced effort it takes to throw the shifter with additional length, you will notice the increased travel form gear to gear less, as less effort is required to move ths shifter.
Bomboasy
#93
Does anyone know how to take off the stock MCSc aluminum shift ****? Does it just unscrew or is there more to it? I bought the following Billard shift **** and want to install it but need to remove the original first. All your help is appreciated. This is a Universal fit **** with set screws. Hope it works.
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#95
Thanks Rick (not-so-rednwhitecooper)! That actually worked. At first I thought you were kidding but just holding it and pulling straight up worked....of course the **** went flying out of my hands into the back seat but I got it off. Seems strange that the factory installs it like this and it actually stays in place.
How do you like my new shift ****?
How do you like my new shift ****?
#96
Thought I'd dredge this old thread back up since I got a new **** & short shifter...
UUC Motorwerks RK3 Shiftknob sitting on a Craven Speed Adjustable Short Shifter with Shift Well Cover
A Big Shout Out to Dan @ Grassroots Garage (you guys know him as onefastmini) Thanks for all your help and for talking me into the shifter cover.
-G
UUC Motorwerks RK3 Shiftknob sitting on a Craven Speed Adjustable Short Shifter with Shift Well Cover
A Big Shout Out to Dan @ Grassroots Garage (you guys know him as onefastmini) Thanks for all your help and for talking me into the shifter cover.
-G
#97
Originally Posted by SpunkytheTuna
(I say we've got trouble. Right here in River City. Trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P and it stands for Pool.....)
#98
Originally Posted by simplygriff
Thought I'd dredge this old thread back up since I got a new **** & short shifter...
UUC Motorwerks RK3 Shiftknob sitting on a Craven Speed Adjustable Short Shifter with Shift Well Cover
A Big Shout Out to Dan @ Grassroots Garage (you guys know him as onefastmini) Thanks for all your help and for talking me into the shifter cover.
-G
UUC Motorwerks RK3 Shiftknob sitting on a Craven Speed Adjustable Short Shifter with Shift Well Cover
A Big Shout Out to Dan @ Grassroots Garage (you guys know him as onefastmini) Thanks for all your help and for talking me into the shifter cover.
-G
How much?
#99
Shift **** is $99
https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared...products%2Easp
Shifter is $160 and the cover is $85.
http://www.cravenspeed.com/index.php...e213ff5a84452f
Lucky for me they were all birthday gifts!
-G
https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared...products%2Easp
Shifter is $160 and the cover is $85.
http://www.cravenspeed.com/index.php...e213ff5a84452f
Lucky for me they were all birthday gifts!
-G