Chris Foley's Tangerine Racing shift linkage kit Options

[Geezer914]

I just finished installing Chris Foley's shift linkage kit. The car shifts smooth as silk like a normal car with a 5 speed. It's like night and day! There is no question what gear you are shifting into, the shifts are solid and tight. I first replaced all the bushings using the stock shifter. It was like "what gear am I going to find now?" It would grind going into 1st and my arm was hurting from pushing the shifter as hard as I could to the right to find 4th and 5th, and when shifting into 5th, finding 3rd instead! So I installed a Renn shifter, a little better, but not much. Was not happy. So I sprung for Chris's linkage kit and firewall bearing kit. The car is a pleasure to drive. Thanks Chris for a super engineering job and a high quality kit. If you are not happy with the way your car is shifting, I would highly recommend installing this kit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

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[EdwardBlume]

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but I'm pretty sure its mostly a long straight bar...

FWIW my Rennshaft linkage popped off at the last autocross. Ended up back by the wheels. Maybe that's why its not made any more.... but the Rennshift a damn great shifter...

[JWest]

FWIW my Rennshaft linkage popped off at the last autocross. Ended up back by the wheels. Maybe that's why its not made any more.... but the Rennshift a damn great shifter...

Properly installed it can't pop off any more than your steering can come apart - if the bolts are put in the grooves on the u-joints then a bolt has to fall out for the linkage to come apart. The splined end may not have been installed far enough and tightening the bolt worked to squeeze the end out instead of capturing it.

When Porsche quit making the rear cover I chose to end my production. I didn't like the idea of a precision linkage under the car without boots and covers, and it was already too expensive without considering making that part myself.

The RennShift shifter will not be a big improvement with worn out linkage and bushings. The tighter the linkage, the greater the gain, and Chris's solution is the best out there.

These parts work together - the shifter changes the dynamics (helps find the right gear without overstiff springs) and removes friction and slop in the shifter area. The Tangerine linkage tightens up the supports without adding binding that can happen if the bushings are made tighter with stock linkage.