I am highly considering purchasing a Rennshifter in the near future and had a few questions...

First, is it as smooth as everyone says it is? How can it be "new car" smooth on the 901?

Second, is first gear easier to find and will I still nick reverse on occasion?

Third, You know how when you shift into first, or any gear for that matter, and you start to shift, but you kind of have to muscle the shifter an extra bit to get it into gear...will that disappear with the Rennshifter?

Fourth, is first as smooth as the other gears to get into? (I swear I've pulled my shoulder trying to get that damn thing into gear!)

Ok, that's about it. Actually one more...is it worth the price?

Thanks,

C.

you can push straight up from first and its impossible to hit reverse

it sounds like you have other issues with your shifting, are the bushings shot?

is the shifter aligned correctly per the manual instructions?

Bushings are fine. Shifter is aligned...but apparently I have some weird short shift kit right now - don't know brand or when it was installed. I lubed everything up with grease and it improved very minimally.

It helps if the shift rod, bushings and other wear items have been renewed.

Nothing will fix a screwed up synchro except for a trans rebuild....

if your bushings are new and everything aligned properly, your shifting will improve.

then add the rennshift and you will have that "new car feel".

when i put mine in a couple of weeks ago (and my bushings are new and alignment proper) i posted that it was like a new car and the best money i had spent on improving the car. i still believe it.

you CANNOT nick reverse.

you know what gear you are in and can adjust your spring tension and or throw reduction.

there is a waiting list so get on it. then buy it. you won't regret it.

If you have a short shift kit, that's the cause of first being so hard to get into. This is doubly so if they did BOTH the Weltmeister short shift AND the stronger lockout springs that Weltmeister also sells. My car had these things on it, and I could barely pull it into first. The solution is to find a used shift lever off Ebay, EASY, et al, and discard the Welt stuff. This means longer throws, but it will be MUCH easier to move the lever around, esp. against the springs into 1st.

Side-shifter or tail-shifter? Makes a big difference.

If you're nicking reverse, your shifter is NOT adjusted properly. Even with a tailshifter, it's possible to adjust it so you don't touch reverse on a 1->2 shift. You need to set it up so while it's in 2nd, the shift lever is just BARELY kissing the sprung lockout plate. If you have it too far to the left, you'll likely touch reverse even with a Rennshift.

If you're using a side-shifter, have you checked the bronze bushing at the base of the shift lever? This one is commonly forgotten, and if it's not replaced, shifting will be bad.

Rennshift is an excellent shifter! I have bought two and plan on buying many more. Rennshift is the shifter I am using in my 3.6 project. James is a pro and does exactly what he says he will do. 5 STARS!
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It's a '74 side-shifter with around 150k miles on it.

Also, I rarely nick reverse, but it happens sometimes and I would like to eliminate that lovely grinding sensation.

I've had one for a while and it is fantastic. I have new bushing yearly, one of the sealed aircraft couplers in place of the factory cast aluminum one, home made rear trans bushing with no free play. At the races in Mexico I can shift into 1st gear at the 25 MPH U-turns and there is no grinding, while many of the "oriental" cars can't do that! I would have to rate it as one of the best things I bought for the race car, so I'd say get it.