OMFG! How little movement in th elinkage now. I can change gear witha deft flick of my wrist.

Not that it'll do me much good though seeing as the turbo is in bits on the workshop bench

CheeRS to Rob & Co at SCC.

 

been thinking about one of these myself, i take it from your its not like stirring a bowl of porridge anymore, lol....

How much are the b&m kits i presume there that hard to fit.? more fiddly than anything..?

 

they are actually very very easy to fit to a series 2 and you can get them from woodford garage mate. check the installation instructions on b&m site and then see if you are confident.

 

Oranoco

Is yours nice and smooth? Mines a very nothy change

Sometimes can't find the gear without giving it that extra ooomph in

 

You guys need to lose your woman hands with a B&M. Paul, remember it's an Escort you are driving, not a BMW.

One of the best mods I have ever done though. Didn't think it was possible to shorten the ERST shift by that much!!!

I do them for Ł185 posted, by the way!!!

 

one of the best mods i ever done too, highly recommended

 

the best mod ive done (cheers to christian)

but mine is very stiff and you do really have to slam it into gear, and my panssy uncle still cant get third gear with it hahaha,

makes the driving experienceso much better

 

Christian and Beccy


Oi ya cheeky geeeeeeeeeeeet

I have a feeling that its not aligned properly thats all, 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th are right bastids.

And sometimes it won't come out of reverse

 

I only have a slight problem getting mine into first but all the other gears are spot on. Like others say, every RST should have this mod

 

If you have to force it into gear wont it be damageing you gears?

Thinking about getting one for mine dont want to wreck my rebuilt box though

 

No, 'force' is the wrong word. The parts have less compliance, hence the improvement in shift 'feel', but it requires you to be a little more 'purposeful' with your action!!

Won't damage your gearbox.

 

Christian, I may well be having one of these off your good self soon

Is it easy to fit ?

 

i fitted my B&M quickshift yesterday (thanks Christian ) now all i need is a gearbox to go with it!

 

Dan, they aren't bad to do. Worth spending a little time making it all nice and getting it set up right. I actually bonded all the parts of my centre console together from underneath to take away the vibration too. It's still as awesome as the day I fitted it and that was over 3 years ago!!

Dave y - Glad you got yours in!! Hope you get your 'box sorted soon!!

 

any chance of a piccy ,because i cant work out how low they actually sit in the center plastic trim....

 

I've still not driven the car since it was fitted

Picking her up in the morning and will do some.. err... testing on the way home

 

i do find it hard going into first (have to go from second, then to nuetrla, let of clutch then fist????


but is foookin sweet

 

im getting some very mixed responses on theese b&m units, some say they work fine from the box, others have hassle , are they as good as people say ?

 

the shifters are awesome however it is true that you must be very direct with the gears inorder to have a smooth change. Trust me its well worth it, just fit it right (which is easy) and you will be very happy.

 

Just got back from my first drive with it..


Fuck me! It's simply awesome. Best money I've spent on the old girl for quite some time. No problems getting gears although snicking the gears stationary isn't nice on th eroad there are no problems at all. I would rate and recomend the unit highly and I'm just gutted it took me this long to get off my aRSe and get one

 

Glad your happy

Mine actually lasted 3 stages (in competition use) before shitting itself and fearing for the rest of its life.

A few mods to the bearing carrier selector which is now drilled and grub screwed instead of relying on the little rubber 'o' rings and we are sorted for life

Thats after B&M had to send me some new parts in its first week as the unit was faulty, but they came from the manufacturers within 4 days

As above - get them from Christian at APT

 

just drove my car up the road since i now have a gearbox

the gears are so precise and notchy compared to the standard setup its completely transformed.

i hear what your saying about changing in neutral you do have to be a bit more brutal with it lol.

the first couple of times i had to select 1st gear twice just to make sure it was in cause its so little travel.

I do get a bit of vibration through the lower bit of the centre console but i dont care

thans again christian!

 

The reason a lot of you are having bad changes is because you followed the instructions that came with the B+M.
Try assembling it on kitchen floor(including the long rod),then offer up the clamp (don't tighten yet)
to shifter shaft THEN bolt unit to the floor of vehicle. Then and only then
tighten clamp on shifter shaft/this ensures that it all bolts up nice and 'square' and each shift should be as smooth as me!
Good luck.

P.S.
If your box is a little 'doughtful' a little 'slick 50' also works wonders.

 

Well after reading this post i think that i will be putting one of these down on my list of things to get during the winter!