have you heard of this shifter ?
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have you heard of this shifter ?
http://www.importfan.com/series.asp?SeriesID=729&2=1144 i was just browsing the web and saw this any of you guys see it before?
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Thera whre few treads before about it, check'em out
Not my kinda shifter though, to huge, I think a forum member here got it, don't remember the name.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
Not my kinda shifter though, to huge, I think a forum member here got it, don't remember the name.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
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ive seen those, they are awesome. i saw a few installed on cars when i was in japan.
no, you dont need a different tranny. they bolt on to the stock tranny like a shift **** almost.
they are so cool, instead of shifting in the H pattern, you just tap the stick forward or backward to shift.... to put it in reverse you have to like use two hands though i think...like one hand to pull a pin while shifting down or something like that.
thats a really good price too....most of the time i see them sell for $1600 or more for our cars.
i want one.... ooooo
no, you dont need a different tranny. they bolt on to the stock tranny like a shift **** almost.
they are so cool, instead of shifting in the H pattern, you just tap the stick forward or backward to shift.... to put it in reverse you have to like use two hands though i think...like one hand to pull a pin while shifting down or something like that.
thats a really good price too....most of the time i see them sell for $1600 or more for our cars.
i want one.... ooooo
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You still have to use the clutch to shift with one of these things. I don't see how this would really make you any faster since all it does is perhaps speed up the stick motion and any good driver usually has good coordination between their clutch foot and shifter hand such that this wouldn't really provide any sort of benefit. Plus it's designed so the stick rests next to the steering wheel on a right hand drive car. On a left hand drive car the stick would be more of a reach than stock. Oh plus you've got that monstrosity sticking up out of your console. Doesn't seem like such a great idea to me.
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no no, i dont mean you DONT have to use the clutch. of course you have to use the clutch!!! i was saying that its alot harder to miss shifts because it shifts so fast, so as long as your clutching is timed right you should have no problems.
also, it is not closer to the right side of the car. when you bolt it on, it goes on perpendicular to the ground, so it goes STRAIGHT up in the air. yes its up higher, but isnt that a good thing - less distance to move your hand to shift when using two hands to drive.
the gear LCD indicator can be positioned wherever you want also... (on the steering column maybe...)
also, it is not closer to the right side of the car. when you bolt it on, it goes on perpendicular to the ground, so it goes STRAIGHT up in the air. yes its up higher, but isnt that a good thing - less distance to move your hand to shift when using two hands to drive.
the gear LCD indicator can be positioned wherever you want also... (on the steering column maybe...)
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Originally posted by TwinTurbo93
Thera whre few treads before about it, check'em out
Not my kinda shifter though, to huge, I think a forum member here got it, don't remember the name.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
Thera whre few treads before about it, check'em out
Not my kinda shifter though, to huge, I think a forum member here got it, don't remember the name.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ighlight=ikeya
Contrary to popular belief...it only looks high. It feels awkward at first, but you get used to it rather quickly. I got it to prevent all possibilities of mis-shifting/grinding gears...which is the cause of synchro failure, not shifting mad quick. It actually feels like I shift slower than when I had the H pattern. Yes you still have to press the clutch. No I don't recommend it for LHD cars since the shifter moves the lever closer to RHD driver's side...which would make it hard as hell to drive for LHD driver's.
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Originally posted by jspecracer7
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what the F_ck is that?! exercise shifter for the slot machine???? JESUS that thing is ugly as hell! Its gonna look like ur punching the dash each time you shift! who ever made that should die! And if ur dumb enough to spend that much money on a shifter u need to die as well
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Originally posted by SWAT81
what the F_ck is that?! exercise shifter for the slot machine???? JESUS that thing is ugly as hell! Its gonna look like ur punching the dash each time you shift! who ever made that should die! And if ur dumb enough to spend that much money on a shifter u need to die as well
what the F_ck is that?! exercise shifter for the slot machine???? JESUS that thing is ugly as hell! Its gonna look like ur punching the dash each time you shift! who ever made that should die! And if ur dumb enough to spend that much money on a shifter u need to die as well
...Basically...keep hating...I'll NEVER see your tail lights "dumbass"
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Originally posted by jt-imports
J-spec---Complete with drift style e-brake! hehe
Looks good. Im saving for a dogmission so I figure in the year 2103 I can afford it LOL!
J-spec---Complete with drift style e-brake! hehe
Looks good. Im saving for a dogmission so I figure in the year 2103 I can afford it LOL!
All the talk on this thread and no actual experience with the shifter...I'd think the dogmission would be worse to drive than the ikeya(since the tranny would be super loud) but would be more visually "appealing" to all these stock rx7 owners with their stock bumpers, stock turbos, stock throttle bodies, no gauges, but with bling bling intercooler piping and their nice paint jobs
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Originally posted by clayne
js,
What model triple gauge holder is that?
js,
What model triple gauge holder is that?
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Originally posted by bigmack000
does it stick out like that or is this one not all the way installed yet. seems like a good idea if you have a race car and cant' go for the big bucks tranny. street use i dont see much use for it. do jspec cars have lumbar? i see a switch lever type thing on the pass seat.
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does it stick out like that or is this one not all the way installed yet. seems like a good idea if you have a race car and cant' go for the big bucks tranny. street use i dont see much use for it. do jspec cars have lumbar? i see a switch lever type thing on the pass seat.
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Jspec Car's dont' come with lumbar support. That lever's there so the driver can push the passenger seat back without reaching all the way to the left of the passenger side seat.
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Originally posted by SWAT81
what the F_ck is that?! exercise shifter for the slot machine???? JESUS that thing is ugly as hell! Its gonna look like ur punching the dash each time you shift! who ever made that should die! And if ur dumb enough to spend that much money on a shifter u need to die as well
what the F_ck is that?! exercise shifter for the slot machine???? JESUS that thing is ugly as hell! Its gonna look like ur punching the dash each time you shift! who ever made that should die! And if ur dumb enough to spend that much money on a shifter u need to die as well
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oh and to be on topic....they use to make something (not this fucken extreme) for supras. And if I remember correctly you would be able to go back and forth between the normal H pattern mode and tap up and down mode...Though it only let you go through gears 1-4...could be wrong still drunk from last night...