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Old 22 August 2008 | 02:00 PM
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Exclamation looking for a heavier ****..

Where can i get a weighted Gear ****? something little move heavier then the Prodrive one?
Old 22 August 2008 | 02:04 PM
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Wouldn't a heavier gearstick put undue extra pressure on the gear syncro's? As per driving with your hand on the gearknob supposedly does the same?
Old 22 August 2008 | 02:05 PM
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was going to offer you something else. oh well...
Old 22 August 2008 | 02:11 PM
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i bought one from the states for my M5..and it helped allot in shifting...just cant remember the name of the company...
Old 22 August 2008 | 03:22 PM
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It'll f*ck your gear linkages up
Old 22 August 2008 | 03:41 PM
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It'll f*ck your gear linkages up

Im talking about a gear ****..the round little thing on top of the shaft...!

So can anyone here actally telll me if one exists for the subaru?
Old 22 August 2008 | 03:52 PM
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I've got quite a heavy g-Reddy one sat on top of the fridge at home for a bugeye....I'll stick it on our kitchen scales tonight

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Old 22 August 2008 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
I've got quite a heavy g-Reddy one sat on top of the fridge at home for a bugeye....I'll stick it on our kitchen scales tonight

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you got a pic?
Old 22 August 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Not on me.......I'm sneakilly using a work PC, I'll take one tonight

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Just went to look for the **** and it's gone off the top of the fridge........part of the wife's fiendish plot to tidy the house to improve the chances of selling it (the house that is) LOL.

I can't ask her where she has put it because the local mum's are out at the pictures watching "Mama Mia", the sing along version.....wine cunningly hidden in opaque lucozade bottles !!

I'll have a hunt when the kids are in bed, you could also PM Stalked! , I bought it from him then went and swapped for a 6 speed box

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come on Shuan, we are all waiting, show us your ****
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I just need my wife to tell me where to find it........to me it's completely unmissable given what I think of it's size and weight
Old 22 August 2008 | 10:19 PM
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its on top of the fridge! oh, is that **** you were thinking i was talking about. oops, sorry!
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i have a momo which is quite weighty

POTN - If you are looking for an Momo Sphere - Black Leather Gearknob (M15514301111) click here Momo

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Wife denies all knowlege of removing **** and says........... "it's in the garage"

Might as well be in a Black hole

I have a Momo Air thingy as well but it's rattling around the bottom of the car somewhere as the "build quaility" is pi$$ poor LOL

...........looks like I have to search the garage tomorrow !!

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Originally Posted by SamUK
Where can i get a weighted Gear ****? something little move heavier then the Prodrive one?
Looking for a heavier ****.. You could plonk GC8 on your shaft!
Old 22 August 2008 | 11:11 PM
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got a greddy/trust one from fleabay in us, about £18 delivered, much better and feels heafty too. HTH.
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enough of the **** jokes, show me your *****
Old 23 August 2008 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by SamUK
Im talking about a gear ****..the round little thing on top of the shaft...!

So can anyone here actally telll me if one exists for the subaru?
I know you are, and half a kilo of steel swaying around on the end of a 200mm shaft will not do them any good
Old 23 August 2008 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian
Wouldn't a heavier gearstick put undue extra pressure on the gear syncro's? As per driving with your hand on the gearknob supposedly does the same?
Although holding your hand constantly on the gear shift lever is supposedly bad for your transmission, I think its more of a case, that when you have your hand on the lever, it puts a bit of load on the transmission. You'll notice that when you drive, the lever moves around a little, but when your hand is on it, it won't move... The natural movement of the lever being resisted by your hand, I think is the reason for being detrimental to your tansmission...

With a heavier gear ****, the shift lever is still free to move...
Old 23 August 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by djmisio85
Although holding your hand constantly on the gear shift lever is supposedly bad for your transmission, I think its more of a case, that when you have your hand on the lever, it puts a bit of load on the transmission. You'll notice that when you drive, the lever moves around a little, but when your hand is on it, it won't move... The natural movement of the lever being resisted by your hand, I think is the reason for being detrimental to your tansmission...

With a heavier gear ****, the shift lever is still free to move...
...But by having a heavier gear ****, it is thus not going to move as much (due to the extra weight causing more resistance), if your above thoery is correct
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
I just need my wife to tell me where to find it........to me it's completely unmissable given what I think of it's size and weight
If she's anything like my wife your answer will be "IT'S ON THE SIDE"
Old 24 August 2008 | 07:44 PM
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if you search isotta they do really nice interior parts, expensive though... only the best for my clio lol
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Originally Posted by wiley
Thanks for all the input everyone..

My ***** the lift up to go into reverse...Can i put a normal **** inits place? (that does not sound right...but you know what i mean) or does it need to be a lift up reverse type?
Old 26 August 2008 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by wiley
if you search isotta they do really nice interior parts, expensive though... only the best for my clio lol
wiley

ISOTTA


Bluee...

ISOTTA


Specials are for the lift up reverse Only..

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Old 27 August 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian
...But by having a heavier gear ****, it is thus not going to move as much (due to the extra weight causing more resistance), if your above thoery is correct
Lol, yes, in theory, but you'd need to have a mighty heavy gearknob for it to have much effect in the long run

Personally, I like a bit of weight in my gearknob, remember reading about someone who bought a new gearknob, and it was too light,giving a weird shift feeling...
Old 28 August 2008 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by djmisio85
Lol, yes, in theory, but you'd need to have a mighty heavy gearknob for it to have much effect in the long run
Depends if the extra weight or pressure you are putting on by resting your hand on the lighter **** is equivalent to the extra weight in a heavier gearknob.

If you only rest your hand on the **** now and again, this will cause less damage than permanently having the extra weight on from a heavier **** for 1000s of miles.

Thats my point.
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Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian
Depends if the extra weight or pressure you are putting on by resting your hand on the lighter **** is equivalent to the extra weight in a heavier gearknob.

If you only rest your hand on the **** now and again, this will cause less damage than permanently having the extra weight on from a heavier **** for 1000s of miles.

Thats my point.
Lol, but my previous point was, that when holding the gearstick with your hand, usually the gearstick will not move because you are "holding it"... With the heavier gear ****, yes it is a heavier load on the gearstick compared to the oem ****, but the gearstick can still move around freely...
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Originally Posted by djmisio85
Lol, but my previous point was, that when holding the gearstick with your hand, usually the gearstick will not move because you are "holding it"... With the heavier gear ****, yes it is a heavier load on the gearstick compared to the oem ****, but the gearstick can still move around freely...
And my original point was the heavier gear **** will indeed restrict this 'free' movement due to the extra force from the 'box needed to move it, thus simulating a similar scenario of having ones hand resting on the **** itself.

Shall we agree to disagree, before spoiling the thread?

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