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I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:10 pm
by wun911
Thank you littik.
I want a GB on this knob who is interested?
I know we are experiencing some tuff times but there are so many benifits to this knob:
Aluminum = LW
Lots of speed holes
Increased surface area for heat disipation
You dont need a rabbi to fix your knob anymore
Will improve handeling and performance ie better laps times.
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:19 am
by sliq
that thing is... hideous.
but i can see things from your point of view that you would be saving some serious weight.
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:35 am
by Juffa
I can see where you are coming from Wun, but isn't one of the reasons for the smooth gear changes that the MX-5 is known for is that the gear knob is quite heavy? Would reducing the weight be counter-productive?
J
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:22 pm
by Fuzzlet
Why not run with no gear knob - it'd save even more weight...
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:34 pm
by bruce
Yeah Wun - remove your knob.
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:39 pm
by Steampunk
Juffa wrote:I can see where you are coming from Wun, but isn't one of the reasons for the smooth gear changes that the MX-5 is known for is that the gear knob is quite heavy? Would reducing the weight be counter-productive?
J
EXACTLY the reason why I organised the
Skunk2 ones
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:40 pm
by fastfreddygassit
bruce wrote:Yeah Wun - remove your knob.
From what stevesports was telling me he hasn't got much of a knob anyway. Negligible weight savings there....
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:58 pm
by bruce
I don't need to know that!
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:03 pm
by philz
bruce wrote:Yeah Wun - remove your knob.
If we remove the knob, there will be no driver.
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:17 pm
by wun911
*Sigh* another failed GB... no CF battery, no CF air splitter, and now no LW knob.
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:33 pm
by Steampunk
fastfreddygassit wrote:bruce wrote:Yeah Wun - remove your knob.
From what stevesports was telling me he hasn't got much of a knob anyway. Negligible weight savings there....
you just get back into your corner and watch Star Wars quietly Mick
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:35 pm
by Steampunk
wun911 wrote:*Sigh* another failed GB... no CF battery, no CF air splitter, and now no LW knob.
Wun, if you like it, then go ahead and set up an EOI.
Jeff and I are just warning you that if you have a short shifter, you ain't gonna like using the knob with it.
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:14 pm
by Szemen
wun911 wrote:*Sigh* another failed GB... no CF battery, no CF air splitter, and now no LW knob.
CF batt and air splitter??????? MAN!!! Why the hell would that fail~!?
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:23 pm
by Benny
I hate metal gearshift knobs anyway.
In summer they burn you and in winter they freeze your fingers.
Give me a good leather knob any day!
I want a GB on this knob!
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:27 pm
by Pamex
Wun, I'd take one. I actually really like them.
I have found a solution to the metal vs. sun problem. Remove them each time, and screw them on just before driving. This has evolved from my original fix which was bedsocks over the HB lever and shifter. Sexy pink and blue striped ones at that.
Oh, and before you all start I think we've been through all the puns before.
