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      10-04-2007, 12:58 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by down4it View Post
UUC should have the short shift kit in the next week or so... I spoke to them this week. Those who have put in a shorter BMW shift knob, it doesnt do anything compared to an actual short shift kit that reduces the distance from one gear to the other not a placebo effect like the knob that is 1" shorter than stock...
Its not a placebo effect. If you drive a stock E9X 6MT it feels like crap. Drive one with a shorter weighted knob and you can feel a very significant improvement. Will it be as good as a short shifter? Probably not, but to say that it doesn't improve the feel of the transmission is far from true.
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