Neilo

In terms of gearbox lifespan, are quick shifts a good idea??

ive been playing with the idea of getting one for a while now. The car is being mapped to near the safe usable limit of my gearbox (uk 5 speed) so was wondering if it was wise to fit one at the same time??

Cheers,
Neil.

Neilo

anyone got any views?

StickyMicky

cant see it hurting your gearbox unless you crunch the gears

hawkeye

got one on my MY02sti was on it from new and they are great

just be very very vcareful coming down the box..

went from 6th to 3rd in mine ONCE

stevebt

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how can a short shift make a difference to the gearbox all the short shift does is reduce the amount of throw between changes , so cant physically make any difernce to the gearbox

Midlife......

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Neilo

I got the Prodrive one for my MY02 Bugeye, AFAIK makes no diffrenece to the life of the box but much nicer

Be warned that it takes a lot more grunt to change (force X distance ect) .... just have live with the fact that the left arm looks like Arnie

Never looked back

buzzard

a quickshift will speed up the deterioration of gear teeth if the synchros are not as good as they should be..ie.. if the box "grinds" when selecting a gear. aside from that ....get one. Of all the cars ive driven with quickshift kits fitted, the nicest ive felt has been on the impreza.