CAE Shifter
#3
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Goes well with that interior, very nice. Excuse my rookie question but what are these for? How do they compare to Golden Rod? Pros/Cons? Is it just a short shift or is there more to it?
#5
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I have one in my 07 RS
Great shifter
Two biggest advantages that I see
1. Self centering spring greatly reduces chance of a mis-shift
2. Shift **** closer to steering wheel - without increasing shift throw
I have had stock, CMS Shifter, and now CAE
I bought mine from Adam at Hard Motorsport - no affiliation, just a smooth transaction
Great shifter
Two biggest advantages that I see
1. Self centering spring greatly reduces chance of a mis-shift
2. Shift **** closer to steering wheel - without increasing shift throw
I have had stock, CMS Shifter, and now CAE
I bought mine from Adam at Hard Motorsport - no affiliation, just a smooth transaction
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#9
Burning Brakes
I've never missed a shift either, but there's plenty of room for improvement in the OEM shifter setup. And why be scant in the solution? I tend to like cars with a track flavor to them anyway.
#11
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(Hilariously now, I bounce between the cable shifter of the Turbo, and a '98 F150 with a 5-speed.)
#12
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After driving a 915 box, almost any other transmission seems like a piece of cake.
#13
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Sort of. I had my 3.2 Carrera for less than a year and sold it after I missed a shift at Putnam Park, my first DE, barely avoiding a 3rd to 2nd money shift by quickly declutching. It was the first time in 26 years of driving that I had ever missed a shift, so I quickly realized how sloppy the transmission was and how inexorably I was traveling on the-path-to-an-engine-rebuild.
#14
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Sort of. I had my 3.2 Carrera for less than a year and sold it after I missed a shift at Putnam Park, my first DE, barely avoiding a 3rd to 2nd money shift by quickly declutching. It was the first time in 26 years of driving that I had ever missed a shift, so I quickly realized how sloppy the transmission was and how inexorably I was traveling on the-path-to-an-engine-rebuild.
Back to the tail shifters, and money shifts. My one customer back in the Phoenix days had a 914-6 with a 2.7 "RS" engine, plus he ran it on bias ply cantilevers. Had it set up I guess about as best you could, and neither of us had a problem.
#15
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Mark, nice to see you post. Come on out to the track. I need someone to learn to drive from. The 964/RSA guys are too darn fast for the 993 pig.
I just got the trans refreshed with new 2nd gear and 2-5 steel synchros. It shifts great, but at SP, I think 2-3 up shifts at T1 and T6 cost me about 1s/lap due to slowness of shifting while turning due to driver/shifter position. I have bought a Hargett Pro Shifter already, but this looks interesting based on install in the stock position without a lot of cutting of the tunnel for rod alignment.
I just got the trans refreshed with new 2nd gear and 2-5 steel synchros. It shifts great, but at SP, I think 2-3 up shifts at T1 and T6 cost me about 1s/lap due to slowness of shifting while turning due to driver/shifter position. I have bought a Hargett Pro Shifter already, but this looks interesting based on install in the stock position without a lot of cutting of the tunnel for rod alignment.