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qikteg
13-09-2006, 03:36 PM
Ridicule at will, it doesn't bother me.

But is it possible to use one of those big dragway shifters for my fwd stock gearbox?

i just reckon they look mad, and i wanna shift like vin diesel at the end of fast and the furious. :)

like such

http://i15.ebayimg.com/06/i/08/3b/c5/43_1.JPG

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/B-M-QUICKSILVER-AUTOMATIC-SHIFTER_W0QQitemZ220024447151QQihZ012QQcategoryZ50 139QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
fadz
13-09-2006, 03:58 PM
Whoa....ur lookn at a hella lota money to pay for one of them...besides most ppl put them in 7 - 10 sec cars...
qikteg
13-09-2006, 04:02 PM
yeh, i know they're expensive... i probably won't in the long run, i just wanna know if its possible :)

they're so damn cool
fadz
13-09-2006, 04:04 PM
anythings possible when you got $$$$ :d
qikteg
13-09-2006, 04:05 PM
hmm

next time i have a spare $3-400... :)

i can live my life a 1/4 mile at a time...
mugeneration
15-09-2006, 10:02 PM
Street legalities? If its illegal to replace a manual gear knob if the new one doesnt have numbers on the top, me thinks that a shifter which doesnt have an indicator as to what gear is where, and what you're in, itd be illegal for street use.
fadz
15-09-2006, 10:09 PM
Street legalities? If its illegal to replace a manual gear knob if the new one doesnt have numbers on the top, me thinks that a shifter which doesnt have an indicator as to what gear is where, and what you're in, itd be illegal for street use.


dont think it would be illegal...as it shifts up and down?
besides whats the chances of seein this on a street legal Car?
very low as many cars which pull the 6-9 sec mostly have them...and most are used on the drag circuit anyways
Zilli
16-09-2006, 12:10 AM
unless ur pulling sub 10 second times u will be the laughing stock of the wprld
qikteg
16-09-2006, 12:16 AM
really? the whole world? wow, i never knew i'd get that much recognition because of it..
mugeneration
16-09-2006, 01:06 AM
Yeah, it shifts up and down, but as there would be no indicator as to what gear you are currently in, how are you supposed to know wether you are in P, D, 1, 2, 3, or R? If a manual isnt allowed for unlabelled shifters (and its pretty damn easy to tell where the gears are) then i highly doubt this shifter would be street legal.
qikteg
16-09-2006, 06:37 AM
they've actually got an indicator of what gear you're in.

http://i15.ebayimg.com/04/i/04/55/8c/5a_1_b.JPG
Zilli
16-09-2006, 12:20 PM
really? the whole world? wow, i never knew i'd get that much recognition because of it..


ill make sure the whole world knows

:wave:
mugeneration
16-09-2006, 12:40 PM
Well in that case, there shouldnt be a problem.
qikteg
16-09-2006, 01:20 PM
ill make sure the whole world knows

:wave:


i'll appreciate the exposure
D-Mac
16-09-2006, 02:15 PM
It also tells you what gear you're in next to the speedo thingo...
qikteg
16-09-2006, 02:30 PM
hahha, get one too dmac! you know wat you want it.

you'll be rolling in the pussy if you get one. just like vin diesel :)
D-Mac
16-09-2006, 07:02 PM
Haha yeah I thought about it too...after you posted what it was...
aaronng
16-09-2006, 07:26 PM
If your car has a cable auto box, then why not? Just get the "P, R, N, D, 3, 2, L printed out on some plastic stockers at Kenko or something and stick it next to the shifter to make it legal. $267 for the shifter is not bad when you consider that we are paying $200 for a Honda DC2R gear knob.
xtercii
16-09-2006, 08:35 PM
yeah get it, you will be mr. kool...
fadz
17-09-2006, 05:59 AM
you guys forgetting all the labour involved :)