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So how are people finding this swap?

Worth the effort in the long run, even though it's a quick mod?

I went for a hard cornering/braking drive later in the evening when virtually no cars around to see if i can justify doing this.

I didnt find myself generating enough inertia to make it too hard for me to move the shiftter back and forth 5-10cm.

Then again, any car I've jumped in, whether it be manual column/floor shift or the current tiptronic, ive never had issue

changing gears under hard braking or conering.

Maybe if I was in a car braking from 300kmh (F1, Group A) to generate enough inertia.

I dont think inertia is the issue for our cars, just personal preference. I am finding it more natural, maybe its a hangover from my years spent in the arcades playing sega rally and daytona USA...and also my PS3 wheel is set that way, so ill be keeping it.

When i first got the Stag I found myself having to think about the direction, and sometimes I went the wrong way when I wasnt concentrating. I should happen without thinking, which seems to be the case now.

I am very happy with the change. I find it much more natural pulling back to change up gears.

When accelerating it is a much shorter movement to take may hand from the wheel and pull back.

Anyway, I like it so mine is also staying.

  • 1 year later...

Thanks for doing the hard work tracing the wires Chook (or whoever it was that looked them up originally :bunny:) I just did this swap tonight and I really wish I had've done it ages ago... now it is how it *should* have been. But, they got pretty much everything else on the car pretty spot-on, so I can't complain :D

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