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Title: is this possible... how much???
Post by: gibson on 01 July 2004, 21:44

just out of boredom, i have decided i would love to replace my standard gear box with a quick shift system. is this possible, anyone ever done this and what sort of cost do you think we would be talking???

Title: Re:is this possible... how much???
Post by: topher on 01 July 2004, 23:35

what car is it mate ? dieselgeek make kits for most models.

Title: Re:is this possible... how much???
Post by: Gambit on 02 July 2004, 10:40

im assuming you have a mk2 they are about ?25 and reduce gear throw between 30-70% depending on your setting

Title: Re:is this possible... how much???
Post by: gibson on 02 July 2004, 15:36

you serious... only 25 quid. yeah i have an old 86 mk2.... well i'll have it back from the garage sometime today hopefully... whoever invented curbs on motorways should be shot to sh!t

Title: Re:is this possible... how much???
Post by: gibson on 02 July 2004, 15:42

we are talking about those nifty little rally car type gear shifter... up, down only arent we..  don't know what they are called

Title: Re:is this possible... how much???
Post by: danhock on 02 July 2004, 15:50

You mean sequential gear shifting...

Thats a whole different thing!!

Short shifts are east to get and cheap... They just change the pivot point of the gear stick, meaning each gear change is shorter to do.

Title: Re:is this possible... how much???
Post by: gibson on 02 July 2004, 15:54

yeah that's it mate.. any ideas if its even possible... thought #25 was cheap!!!!!!

anyone got this done or not???

Title: Re:is this possible... how much???
Post by: gibson on 02 July 2004, 16:01

http://www.tsr-performance.com/news.html

forget this idea.. they above site has the kit for a mk3 at #650.. going to be too expensive for me