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Originally Posted by mcurcio1989
Now that I have had her in for a few days I figured I would give my impressions which are overall good.
It definitely takes some getting used to because, as expected, the shorter throw requires more force. It is very smooth but just takes more force. Additionally the lack of a rubber bushing on the shifter arm makes for a stiffer shift. It changes the feel from having more of a soft luxury feel to a sporty aggressive feel. To be honest when I first put it on I wasn't sure I liked it but after driving it for 6 days the feel has really grown on me. It is a very firm defined shift. You feel exactly where the shifter is going and the throw is very much noticeably shorter.
The only complaint I have is that when I pull the shifter towards the rear (for 2, 4, 6) I get a kind of clicking / knock noise. I am not sure what is causing this and I need to look into it cause it sounds cheap and loose. I am in no way trying to say this is because of the shifter - there is probably something a little loose or needing re-positioned somewhere. I am probably going to hang on to my oem shifter because, as easy as this is to put in, I think it would be cool to have the option to switch between the two to shake up the feel from time to time.
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I uninstalled the shark injector tune a time or two just to remember the difference and further justified the investment. It made me love the tune even more....
Just wanted to add that my weighted version of UUC's DSSR should smooth out the "notchiness" as well. Because you have altered/changed the position of the pivot with a short shift kit, you have also altered the dynamics of the shift. A change in the pivot has a direct proportional relationship to effort and feel. You can add a weighted shift knob to help, but personally I like the factory shift knob feel and in my mind, if I could choose where I wanted to add mass to the equation, it would be on the bottom side of the pivot, but that is a matter of preference and feel. Even though I drive a 4500 lb SUV, not a fan of things feeling "top heavy"(unless you talking about women....
) My goal with my DSSR design is to feel "Balanced, scaple like percision.....(kinda like the feel of a well oiled bolt action on a rifle.) That smooth "click, click" sound reminds me of my father-in-law oiling up the gun as I was picking his daughter up for a date.
When I converted my e36 to a manual transmission back in the day, I made a weighted selector rod out of two pieces of steel beefy rectangular key stock, parallel with each other, tied together at both ends and in the middle. It was structurally stronger, heavier, and made the shifting like a "hot knife through butter" feel. My e36 did not have an SSK.
I know I'm making a lot of promises for something that is intangible in my mind, but I'm confident that this will help. Adding the EVO SSK alone, however sexy that piece is, doesn't address the whole shifting equation in it's entirety in my mind. Your just moving it to the weakest link. Shifter, links, and bushings/bearings... best to do the whole package. Let us know what you find out with the 2-4-6 shift issue/complaint. We're in this together.
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2005 X5 3.0, 6MT, Alpine White on Truffle Brown, Sport, Preim, and Cold Weather, Alpina Stainless Headers, AFe Intake, UUC SSK, OEM 87's, 3.64 Differential Swap,Performance Modified Euro 2 Tune, UUC LTW Flywheel and HD clutch, Bilstein B12 Suspension kit
Future mods ZHP/Schrick Cam Shaft upgrade, Operation code name:
Doppelschrauben-Kompressor
Wife's Ride: 2011 e70 X5 351 M///Sport.
Also in the fold: 2004 X3 3.0, 6MT, Black Sapphire on Terracotta, port, Premium, Cold Weather.