b&m @ 50% reduction

[eric95]

Just installed my b&m short shifter.

All I can say is, Ooff! The throw's are amazingly short at 50%. Only one problem, I shift so fast from 2nd to 3rd, my leg isn't fast enough to slam the clutch down so once in awhile i get a light grind zzzttt noise.

:]

Guess I gotta relearn how to shift!

Anyways, onto my question. Does it feel like throws into 1/3/5 are 50% reduced, and 2/4/R are 25% reduced? I set everything up as per the instructions. I tried out my friends car at 35% reduction, it feels the same way, forward gears are drastically reduced, back gears have much less change.

thx

 

[Defiant]

It may be that way from the factory, but I'd tend to think it's your imagination. I've not tried the 50%, I've stayed at 35%, and it seems like a _lot_, especially after taking the 1G out for a spin.

 

[xinfiniter]

Ya, I stayed on the 35% expecially when I went from wot on third to second on the 50% ya, that sucked...

I havent noticed anything in the shifting about your question, but now im curious and Im going to check with my car...brb

 

[eric95]

haha yah, first few days on the highway i had to take it REALLY easy. Sometimes I couldn't tell if i just shifted from 5th to 2nd or 5th to 4th haha. So i'd just sit there with the cluth pedal pressed trying to figure out if i really wanted to slip it out now. eventually i'd chicken out and go back to neutral, then find 4th again. :]

 

[ProjectTalon130]

i've noticed with the 50% that pulling out of gears, especially 5th is very difficult at times, it seems to want to keep it in there and not let go.

 

[dsmracingofco]

I've been running my BM rip shifter for a year now on this car, and have it at 50%, and I think it is still too much. One of the guy makes custom shifters with a 64% reduction, so I might be going with one of his. Anyhow the BM is great, add symborski kit, even better.
Chad
97 GSX

 

[ProjectTalon130]

Originally posted by dsmracingofco
I've been running my BM rip shifter for a year now on this car, and have it at 50%, and I think it is still too much. One of the guy makes custom shifters with a 64% reduction, so I might be going with one of his. Anyhow the BM is great, add symborski kit, even better.
Chad
97 GSX

If you feel 50% is too much why would you go to an even higher reduction?? (64%)

 

[leet]

I think he meant too much throw (still)

 

[dsmracingofco]

leet got it right. Especially going from second to third, I could not hit it fast enough, I should have pulled a 13.1 vs. 13.2's.
Chad