Short shift

[eltee]

has anyone done short shift on their typ44 100,
the throw from first to second is like "ashtray to centre rear armrest"
i have had a look at etka, and the doesnt seem to be anything i can redrill to "pivot shorter"

any ideas

eltee

[stuartmmcfc]

give Corey a rind at quattronics.
He's fitted several short shift kits, hes had manufactured him, to quattros including mine.
may suit type 44s, but I'm sure he'll know
http://www.quattronics.co.uk/

[kerker21]

you can buy short shift kits from 034 motorsport in the states iv got one on my ur thay are realy easy to fit

[stuartmmcfc]

short shift kits can be a pain to fit if the selector rod is slightly bent (over enthusiastic gear changing normally). It only has to be a little bit and the sliding attachment (obvious what i mean if you saw it) wont go on . Cory spent some time with a metal file and wet/dry to get mine to go in. Luckily he was doing free fitting at the time as a promotion.

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by kerker21

you can buy short shift kits from 034 motorsport in the states iv got one on my ur thay are realy easy to fit

Is it any good, is it a modification you would recomend? & whats it like to live with in normal driving day to day?

Also, is there anything you miss about the original set up?

I've been thinking of getting one mysef you see, but my friend whos just bought a mini had one fitted by the last owner and has removed it cause he didn't like it.

he said he sometimes had trouble selecting one of the gears.

[stuartmmcfc]

I would say in nearly every way its a vast improvement on the urs gear change making general use much easier. the only downside is that it can sometimes be a bit "creaky" feeling for the first few minutes if its a cold morning

[stuartmmcfc]

problems with gear change could be because it had beeen "set" to too short a throw and could have been sorted. One of the advantages of having someone experienced (Corey in my case) fit one

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by stuartmmcfc

problems with gear change could be because it had beeen "set" to too short a throw and could have been sorted. One of the advantages of having someone experienced (Corey in my case) fit one

so they're adjustable?

[stuartmmcfc]

Originally Posted by Gaz

so they're adjustable?

Cant speak for the 034 ones but Coreys are- so you could adjust it back to standard if you want. In theroy a very easy fit, but in practice can be a bit fiddly, but just time - not skill required!