Sequential shifter for h pattern box

[MBS206]

On 12/15/2017 at 11:54 AM, GTofuS-T said:

All these negative comments I could understand if you were going from an actual sequential gearbox with all the bells and whistes, to a standard box with this kit on it.

Anyone who is only used to the ol' H-pattern on the track is still going to have clutch on accel off muscle memory and an idea of their rev range, unless they are literally retarded.

The benefits I can see are: 

• the shifter location, i.e. closer to the steering wheel for those who aren't sick leb dream boats that drive with one hand on the gearknob at all times for that phallic sensation.
• reinforces the practice of downshifting through the gears, rather than say from 4 to 2,
• minimises the memory requirement of the current gear, especially when you're mixing it up, trying 2nd instead of 3rd at a slower corner to keep the revs up for example, and the gearknob is some 10 to 15cm south west of where you thought it was

of course all this still requires the driver to be actively thinking about what they're doing, which to be quite honest, that's literally your one job while driving, is to think about driving.

So for my shitty track car worth <$5k am I going to spend $20+k on a sequential? hell no, $1.5k on a lever? much more likely

Just to add to this, it can also save on the old money shifts that happen.

Eg 5th back to 2nd can no longer happen.

6th back to 3rd cant happen.

 

And yes, those shifts have occured, and destroyed engines.

I'm sure everyone has also had a mis shift like 2nd to 5th at least once while giving a H pattern some fun.