Re: Shifter lever was:Great Find! @ Waterfest!

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

  I love it
>now, its nice and short, and doesn't have that "you're driving a semi" 
>look,
>and i can still reach it with ease, even when strapped into my 4 points on
>the track.  Anyway, whats wrong with a cheap mod, isn't that the point?  
>And
>what does the ratio between clutch pedal travel and shifting throw have to
>do with anything?

My point in stating this is that I have driven several cars that have had 
this done to it and it is rather disgruntling to say the least to grind 
second gear because the lever is pulled back sooner than it would be if it 
was stock and the clutch pedal is just starting to go in. I hope this makes 
sense its kinda hard to explain.

  Is there some magical ratio that makes driving more fun?

No; I just dont like hearing grinding noises :)

>
>   Anyway, thats all IMO
>
>Owen
>87 Scirocco 2.0L 16v #38 C-Modified.
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1571
>
>          Anyway, i know that was in your humble opinion,
> > On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 03:53:10AM +0000, Chris DeLong wrote:
> > >
> > > Well IMHO, cutting dwon the shifter is just about as cheap and stupid 
>of
>a
> > > mod as you can get. It makes you reach for a shifter that no longer 
>has
> > > proportionate throw with respect to the clutch pedal travel. If you 
>have
> > > done this I would advise NOT to let anyone else drive it as they will 
>do
> > > exactly what TMB did. Once again, ONLY MY OPINION.
> >
> > I disagree... when I got my car, there was no perceptable differce 
>between
> > 1'st, 3'rd, and 5'th. Every time I shifted into 3'rd, i'd bang my 
>knuckles
> > on the radio console. Every time i shifted into 5'th, i'd bang by
> > passenger's knee. When i wanted to shift out of fifth, i'd have to lean
> > forward and grope to find the shifter.
> >
> > Replacing the bushings, the rubber ball and the shift rod guide helped a
> > lot with the sloppiness, but the geometry still sucked.  A homemade 
>short
> > shif kit and weighted shifter i built when i still had access to a full
> > machine shop helped a with banging knees and dashboard. It's basicaly a
> > clone of a techtonics kit... www.angband.org/dan/ss for pics) This was
> > much better, but i didn't like the height of the shifter... it felt like 
>i
> > was driving a bus. I tried cutting down the stock shifter.. i liked the
> > height, but the curvature of the stick made my MOMO tall anatomic handle
> > sit weird in my hand. Someone then gave me the shifter from a
> > cabriolet... same as a Scirocco but with a straight handle. I cut it to
> > the same lenght as my modified scirocco handle, and it's great. I don't
> > know what this second gear crunch is that you are all referring to, 
>maybe
> > the car's synchros are shot. Other people have driven my car, no one has
> > crunched. I now find that my hand nautrally falls to where the shifter 
>is,
> > no having to grope for it. The feel of the weighted shifter makes for 
>much
> > smoother shifts than before. (I added 1.5 pounds by welding a piece of
> > round rod to the seletor rod.)
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > --
> > I have never seen anything fill up a vacuum so fast and still suck.
> >
> > -- Rob Pike, commenting on The X Window System
> >
> >
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Chris DeLong
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Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V Rag
'80 Rocco (For Sale)
'78 Scirocco
'82 GLI
'80 'Vert
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'61 17 Window


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