Changing the gear knob

Speedie · Postby **Speedie** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:08 pm

Its to prevent accidents if someone other than yourself has to move the vechile. Not all cars have the same gear change pattern. You can always check online with your states Road transport Authority with theur rules and guidelines for modifing your vechile

M@verik · Postby **M@verik** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:34 am

Just dont let anyone touch your car. Simple.

LonePhantom · Postby **LonePhantom** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:17 am

That law is Aus wide from memory. You can have a gear knob with no gear pattern on it as long as you have a sticker by it with the pattern. A number of aftermarket gear knobs come with the stickers, or they can be bought seperately.

spunkybob · Postby **spunkybob** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:57 am

The only diff is that some cars have reverse in top left.. if people need to look at teh gear knob to see what gear there in then they should not be driving a manual.... simple

Speedie · Postby **Speedie** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:04 pm

You can get cars with the reverse gear Top Left, Bottom Left, Top Right or Bottom Right. My old Saab had reverse under first.

Bandit · Postby **Bandit** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:53 pm

LOL @ someone used to driving a 6 speeder that gets into a 5 speeder with reverse at bottom right and goes on a highway.... ouch.

Mizta B · Postby **Mizta B** » Sat May 09, 2009 8:41 am

I got my CE passed for rego for many years without a pattern on the Momo gearknob - go figure?.................. :roll:

spunkybob · Postby **spunkybob** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:31 am

Lolz... and to think if you crash hard enough so that you cant drive due to injury i dont think the car will work anyways

Graham · Postby **Graham** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:27 pm

The_Bandit wrote:LOL @ someone used to driving a 6 speeder that gets into a 5 speeder with reverse at bottom right and goes on a highway.... ouch.

yeah that would be pretty bad! :shock:

Most people would know where the gears are in their car anyway but i can see why the rule is in place, i doubt cops would ever burn you for it unless they really wanted to yellow sticker you for their stats or something..

LonePhantom · Postby **LonePhantom** » Wed May 20, 2009 10:50 am

Well, I picked up the car yesterday, great drive, but yes I definitely want to change the gear knob to a heavier one. The standard one is very light.

M@verik · Postby **M@verik** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:01 pm

U crazy? I actually changed mine to a lighter aluminum one. Far more responsive and accurate than the standard heavy leather one...

LonePhantom · Postby **LonePhantom** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:49 am

Definitely not, it is known that a heavier gear knob aids in smooth swift gear changes.

http://www.autospeed.com.au/cms/A_107829/article.html

That's why companies like Trust/Greddy, Nismo, etc made heavier knobs for their drag/race cars. When they found that it made quite a difference they figured they could sell them.

M@verik · Postby **M@verik** » Thu May 21, 2009 9:14 pm

Hmm I will put this to the test. This weekend im racing anyway and I will use both knobs and see how they affect my times. Though the heavier one does change quicker due to more mass, that mass has to be stopped, and probably the heavier the gearknob and thus the inertia with which it slams into gear, the more wear the gearbox takes. But then again our gearboxes are the same as the evo ones, so who knows. They are pretty strong.

Dummer · Postby **Dummer** » Thu May 21, 2009 9:41 pm

http://www.twmperformance.com/shortshif ... ifters.htm

Check out this mob, their knob and short shifter works out expensive, but they are bloody good and well worth the money!!

LonePhantom · Postby **LonePhantom** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:03 am

Thanks for that info. I'm happy with the Shifter itself though. Just the knob needs to change for me to be completely happy with it.

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