can't find a decent 6mt shift knob
#1
03-04-2009 | 07:06 PM
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From: Doyelstown, PA
can't find a decent 6mt shift ****
i know most of you are going to be like search the threads. i did for like 2 hours.. haha lol. and i can't find anything good... i really wanted the UTR titanium shift **** but i don't think it is available any more. i like the UTR V1 style... any suggestions
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03-04-2009 | 09:34 PM
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03-04-2009 | 10:15 PM
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From: Toronto, GTA north
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#11
03-05-2009 | 08:23 AM
What dranom said...
Not exactly cheap, but the feel and weight is perfect... the Tommy Kaira Hebi Bebi (that's FOB English for "heavy baby" btw) is better than most of the shift ***** available, and makes most other shift ***** feel like crap in your hand. While the price may be shocking to some, IMO, it's worth every penny.
BTW, can you believe I took this pic with my crappy camera phone?
Not exactly cheap, but the feel and weight is perfect... the Tommy Kaira Hebi Bebi (that's FOB English for "heavy baby" btw) is better than most of the shift ***** available, and makes most other shift ***** feel like crap in your hand. While the price may be shocking to some, IMO, it's worth every penny.
BTW, can you believe I took this pic with my crappy camera phone?
Last edited by dofu; 03-05-2009 at 08:29 AM.
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03-05-2009 | 09:22 AM
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03-05-2009 | 09:48 AM
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From: Toronto, GTA north
CNC'd from 303 Stainless Steel
didn't weigh it myself, but from other info posted elsewhere
Weight: 311.5 grams or 11 ounces or 0.67 lbs
OE ****: 210.6 grams or 7.4 ounces or 0.46 lbs
OE ****: 210.6 grams or 7.4 ounces or 0.46 lbs
& shorter than OE (pic from drsifu1)
& a quote from THK who created this ****
303 stainless-steel was chosen for its mass, durability and heat properties.
Titanium was originally considered, but proved to be more troublesome to deal with (for my machinist).
It's only advantage being better thermal properties. Even then, thermal conductivity of different alloys of titanium vary wilder across the chart.
I did like the fact stainless steel was twice the density of titanium. The secret to a solid and direct shifter is mass.
I had an early prototype made out of 6063 aluminum alloy. It looked really sharp, but it just didn't feel right (too light).
Every shift felt very cheap and hollow ... much like the oem ****.
We won't even get into how ridiculously hot that sucker would get just under the sun of a mild 85-deg. day;
easily causing 3rd-degree burns if one were not wary. Into the trash that one went!
Under nearly all circumstances ... the SS **** will be warm to the touch.
Only under the most extreme condition will it get extremely hot.
Titanium was originally considered, but proved to be more troublesome to deal with (for my machinist).
It's only advantage being better thermal properties. Even then, thermal conductivity of different alloys of titanium vary wilder across the chart.
I did like the fact stainless steel was twice the density of titanium. The secret to a solid and direct shifter is mass.
I had an early prototype made out of 6063 aluminum alloy. It looked really sharp, but it just didn't feel right (too light).
Every shift felt very cheap and hollow ... much like the oem ****.
We won't even get into how ridiculously hot that sucker would get just under the sun of a mild 85-deg. day;
easily causing 3rd-degree burns if one were not wary. Into the trash that one went!
Under nearly all circumstances ... the SS **** will be warm to the touch.
Only under the most extreme condition will it get extremely hot.
Last edited by InTgr8r; 03-05-2009 at 09:59 AM.