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Jun 23, 2004 | 01:39 AM

Robert

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...can you tell us what the shift feel was like?

Short...?

Notchy...?

Rubbery...?

or smooth and crisp like the imports (ie: Mazda RX-8)...which I'm hoping?

Jun 23, 2004 | 05:51 AM

snkbtn99

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Nice smooth, short shifts. Very good placement.

I felt it was a little on the rubbery side. Definately is not not like my current Tri-ax.

Clutch was VERY light .....

Jun 23, 2004 | 10:18 AM

Dan

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Originally posted by snkbtn99@June 23, 2004, 7:54 AM
Nice smooth, short shifts. Very good placement.

I felt it was a little on the rubbery side. Definately is not not like my current Tri-ax.

Clutch was VERY light .....

Awesome. Especially about the clutch.

Jun 23, 2004 | 10:34 AM

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I thought it was very rubbery. Engineer said they were still improving it, but an aftermarket shifter will be put on my car for sure.

Jun 23, 2004 | 04:27 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by snkbtn99@June 23, 2004, 5:54 AM
Nice smooth, short shifts. Very good placement.

I felt it was a little on the rubbery side. Definately is not not like my current Tri-ax.

Clutch was VERY light .....

Was this in the GT or the V6? I would think that the V6's would have a lighter clutch. Just wondering.

Tony

Jun 23, 2004 | 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by TonyB84@June 23, 2004, 2:30 PM
Was this in the GT or the V6? I would think that the V6's would have a lighter clutch. Just wondering.

Since it's a hydraulic clutch, I'd expect the pedal effort to be the same for both.

Jun 23, 2004 | 06:32 PM

Badandy

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It was short throw?!?!?!?!?!?!

Can anyone confirm?!?!?!?

If so, I am so excited.

Jun 23, 2004 | 09:13 PM

Dan

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Originally posted by Badandy@June 23, 2004, 8:35 PM
It was short throw?!?!?!?!?!?!

Can anyone confirm?!?!?!?

If so, I am so excited.

I believe so. Many have confirmed this.

Jun 23, 2004 | 09:15 PM

stoic21

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i sat in the red one at the la auto show. the shifter itself felt pretty nice. i have a saleen shifter in mine with a really short handle and it wasn't much longer than mine. was a little on the soft sid though. i won't be in any real hurry cause it does feel nice, but an aftermarket will probably go in anyway. :flag2:

Jun 24, 2004 | 05:47 AM

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Originally posted by TonyB84+June 23, 2004, 4:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (TonyB84 @ June 23, 2004, 4:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-snkbtn99@June 23, 2004, 5:54 AM
Nice smooth, short shifts. Very good placement.

I felt it was a little on the rubbery side. Definately is not not like my current Tri-ax.

Clutch was VERY light .....

Was this in the GT or the V6? I would think that the V6's would have a lighter clutch. Just wondering.

Tony [/b][/quote]
I was in the redfire GT at Nashville.

Jun 24, 2004 | 06:23 AM

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I sat in the red GT in Nashville too, quite short and felt very confortable, so was the clutch, of course I didn't drive it :bang: That would have been the best test