Hi all,
As most will know (if they have driven one), the 206 has a really long gear throw.
A company called Griffiths Engineering produce "Quick-Shift" kits for them. They produce 2 different ones for my car, as pictured below...
As you can see, quite simple devices, they are £19.99 each.
What i'd like to know is, has anyone used a quickshift before? A friend has fitted one to his GTi-6 and he says "its awesome" but i've done some reading and a couple of guys have said...
- The gearbox becomes "sloppy" over time (not confirmed)
- Some gearbox's dont like the change, and are prone to going pop.
99.9% of reviews are good, and give a postive change in that the throw is shortened and the general "feel" of the gearbox is tightened up...
B&M also do a short-shift, its more expensive (£100) but fixes in the car itself (replaces the current gearstick) rather than on the gear linkage.
Or i could just leave it, another option would be to cut the gear lever shorter, although i'm not convinced as it how much this is going to improve gear changes...
Phil
As most will know (if they have driven one), the 206 has a really long gear throw.
A company called Griffiths Engineering produce "Quick-Shift" kits for them. They produce 2 different ones for my car, as pictured below...
As you can see, quite simple devices, they are £19.99 each.
What i'd like to know is, has anyone used a quickshift before? A friend has fitted one to his GTi-6 and he says "its awesome" but i've done some reading and a couple of guys have said...
- The gearbox becomes "sloppy" over time (not confirmed)
- Some gearbox's dont like the change, and are prone to going pop.
99.9% of reviews are good, and give a postive change in that the throw is shortened and the general "feel" of the gearbox is tightened up...
B&M also do a short-shift, its more expensive (£100) but fixes in the car itself (replaces the current gearstick) rather than on the gear linkage.
Or i could just leave it, another option would be to cut the gear lever shorter, although i'm not convinced as it how much this is going to improve gear changes...
Phil