I want a GB on this knob!

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:10 pm

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.

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:19 am

that thing is... hideous.

but i can see things from your point of view that you would be saving some serious weight.

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:35 am

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

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:22 pm

Why not run with no gear knob - it'd save even more weight...

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:34 pm

Yeah Wun - remove your knob. :mrgreen:

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:39 pm

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

fastfreddygassit · Postby **fastfreddygassit** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:40 pm

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....
:mrgreen:

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:58 pm

I don't need to know that!

philz · Postby **philz** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:03 pm

bruce wrote:Yeah Wun - remove your knob.

If we remove the knob, there will be no driver.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:17 pm

*Sigh* another failed GB... no CF battery, no CF air splitter, and now no LW knob.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:33 pm

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

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:35 pm

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.

Szemen · Postby **Szemen** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:14 pm

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~!?

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:23 pm

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!

Pamex · Postby **Pamex** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:27 pm

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. :mrgreen:


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