Drove a rennshift today, and wow... |
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Drove a rennshift today, and wow... |
MattR |
Aug 6 2005, 03:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,279 Joined: 23-January 04 From: SF Bay Area Member No.: 1,589 Region Association: Northern California |
I took aaron's 914 for a spin around the block today with his rennshifter and wow, what a difference. I know the reviews have been good for this thing, but the improvement is BEYOND good. James should be given a 914er of the year award for this thing. Its a totally different car.
I just thought I'd share my 2 cents for anyone thats not sure about its hefty price tag. This morning I would have NEVER considered a 500 dollar shifter, but now its really got me thinking... of course I cant afford it, but Im still thinking. |
lapuwali |
Aug 6 2005, 10:46 PM
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It can be linkage or internal problems. It's difficult to adjust a tail-shifter to work correctly, and if it's not adjusted correctly, you can have "missing" gears, usually first or fifth. Shot dog rings can also make getting into gear difficult, and this is very common with first and second. The problem with grinding into first can be synchros, but can also be clutch adjustment. The 4th/5th problems can easily be linkage adjustment. The side-shifter is much easier to adjust than the tail shifter, but it does require adjustment to work properly. Note that a Rennshift isn't going to help you if you have shot synchros or dog rings, or a badly adjusted linkage, so you need to fix all of those things before you can expect good shifting. The Rennshift's primary job is to provide some lateral springing in the 4/5 plane, just as there should be in the R/1 place on the stock shifter, so providing your hand with more feedback as you move through the gears, helping you select the one you want. But the rest of the system has to be in good shape, too, or you'll end up disappointed. |
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