Are quickshift kits actually any good?
28-03-2006, 09:18 PM
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sorry for the slight hyjack but...what about quick shifts on the T5 as I know they're quite a slow shifting box...does a quickshift lead to changing gear before the synchros have caught up leading to a nasty crunchy change?? Just wanna know what the sp is before i waste my beer tokens lol
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28-03-2006, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
feels like my old mk.2 escort rs2000. 
28-03-2006, 10:09 PM
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See, I cant understand this, I have an Unkown quickshift in my car... I have used it on two different boxes, I change gear VERY quickly and have never had a problem with beating the syncro and crunching gears.... they have always been prescise and quick???
I love it, I drove an MT75 without one and it was bloody terrible!!
I love it, I drove an MT75 without one and it was bloody terrible!!
28-03-2006, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RichardPON
I think a more worthwhile mod is to polybush the 4x4 cradle/lever mech etc - remember seeing that a few times.
Unless you are going to uprate the bushes then imo a quick shift is a waste of money on a 4x4 box!
If you are going to get one anyway then don't bother with the cheapo 40 quid lever/ball thing as they make naff all difference! The B+M one will make the most difference but from experience will rattle and vibrate like a skeleton having a wank in a biscuit tin
28-03-2006, 10:42 PM
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Paul, mine is all Polybushed on engine and box and i have a B&M shifter!
Lovely throw and engage, makes it feel nice (Although i do change gear quick sometimes) hence why the synco then gear cog went boom.
Expensive mod but worth the money
And while the gearbox is out then why not hey 
Lovely throw and engage, makes it feel nice (Although i do change gear quick sometimes) hence why the synco then gear cog went boom.
Expensive mod but worth the money
And while the gearbox is out then why not hey
29-03-2006, 07:06 AM
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i have polybushed cradle and b and m quickshift is ok but the rattle drives me insane i want to rip it out at the moment. mine rattles at the bottom any one else fell the same ?
29-03-2006, 08:45 AM
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Paul,
Avoid the B&M shifters on the MT75 Cosworth 'box like the plague, they are horrible for this and cause issues with the syncros etc (as well as vibrating like a bastard).
What you do want to do is speak to Martin (as Spadge has mentioned), and ask for his solid bush kit for the 'box. These are some metal bushes that remove the "slop" in the gear-change, but don't cause problems with the syncros - job done
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Avoid the B&M shifters on the MT75 Cosworth 'box like the plague, they are horrible for this and cause issues with the syncros etc (as well as vibrating like a bastard).
What you do want to do is speak to Martin (as Spadge has mentioned), and ask for his solid bush kit for the 'box. These are some metal bushes that remove the "slop" in the gear-change, but don't cause problems with the syncros - job done
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29-03-2006, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Paul,
Avoid the B&M shifters on the MT75 Cosworth 'box like the plague, they are horrible for this and cause issues with the syncros etc (as well as vibrating like a bastard).
What you do want to do is speak to Martin (as Spadge has mentioned), and ask for his solid bush kit for the 'box. These are some metal bushes that remove the "slop" in the gear-change, but don't cause problems with the syncros - job done.
Avoid the B&M shifters on the MT75 Cosworth 'box like the plague, they are horrible for this and cause issues with the syncros etc (as well as vibrating like a bastard).
What you do want to do is speak to Martin (as Spadge has mentioned), and ask for his solid bush kit for the 'box. These are some metal bushes that remove the "slop" in the gear-change, but don't cause problems with the syncros - job done
.
29-03-2006, 11:36 AM
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http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog...dc38f2c466c899
thats the quickshift bit you need to change (sorry for breaking any rules about advertising, if they need to be removed then it's fine by me)
the cradle bushes go here
and here
these are rubber, i know that you can get poly ones from power flex and martin now does metal ones
these cause some of the slop in the change
the ruber obviously is able to move so it takes up a bit of the throw in the lever
also, if anyone is changing just the little shifter bit at the bottom you need to make sure that the bolt at the bottom is tight enough not to be loose but not so tight that you can change gear
if you've done this mod before, you'll know what i'm on about
thats the quickshift bit you need to change (sorry for breaking any rules about advertising, if they need to be removed then it's fine by me)
the cradle bushes go here
and here
these are rubber, i know that you can get poly ones from power flex and martin now does metal ones
these cause some of the slop in the change
the ruber obviously is able to move so it takes up a bit of the throw in the lever
also, if anyone is changing just the little shifter bit at the bottom you need to make sure that the bolt at the bottom is tight enough not to be loose but not so tight that you can change gear
if you've done this mod before, you'll know what i'm on about
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