Dave Hewy

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Thinking of getting one for my escort cossie, how much difference do they make for 235 quid?

johnandhissaffy

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a lot for 235 quid personally thats a lot of money but you must have it so up to you it will make a difference but i dont think it will be worth £235 imo

D700 OMB

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Not sure what its like on a 4wd ,but on a 2wd the difference was unreal. Short,sharp changes, gave it a bit more of a race car-ish feel.
I've heard storys of it not being good for the box. I Had it fitted on a saff for over 3 years without any probs tho.

Cheers

steviecossie

I had one fitted to me escos mate and i was very impressed with it. Nice short smooth changes and i never had any problems with mine either

a lot better than standard IMO

Gazzonator

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Got one on my saph with a Bara straight cut box and it knackered the third gear synchro in within about 600 miles. I'll admit that I do drive the car hard but I feel the synchro would have lasted a lot better with the standard lever IMO.

Ok the gearshift feels a lot nicer with the B&M and the standard one feels sloppy in comparison but looking back, I wish I'd gone for one of Mike Rainbirds quickshift knuckles as these are supposed to be a lot kinder to the synchros.

If you drive the car hard, stick with the standard lever or fit the the R&B Motorsport knuckle. If you don't drive it hard, fit the B&M.

I will be swapping my B&M for the knuckle when the box comes out to be rebuilt over the winter.

Another thing to bear in mind too, the B&M rattles like fuck at certain speeds and drives me FOOKIN NUTS!!!!! LOL!

Glenn_

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I got one fitted on my car over a year ago now and im well impressed with it apart from when its cold for some reason it wont go into 1st gear.I got mine second hand for 60quid.

col cos1

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i fitted them to both my old 4x4 saphs massive improvement over the sloppy change but you get the whole lever/gear knob with it,if i had another id go for the knuckle type and retain original look

the reason they are bad for 2wd is you end up shifting gear quicker than the box can cope with

pitcha44

i had 1 on my evo and loved it. the gear change was spot on and never missed a gear the only down side was when it was cold it was hard to get 1st and because it has a metal knob its bloody cold on your hand in winter

Dave Hewy

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Cheers for the replies i might look into the knuckle so i can keep the standard look.

Glenn_

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Some pics for you.

Dave Hewy

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Cheers mate, im gonna go for the linkage from R&B they're only 35 quid and dont seem to trash the gearbox!

A10SAP

not sure what it would be like on yours, but i got one on my escort rst and compared to standard id say yeah its well worth the wonga!!

kawi-mad

best option

dom123

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they dont thrash the box's, guzzler had one on his escos for years i'm selling the b&m shifter at the mo as i'm 2wd now pm me a offer if your interested it will come will a poly bushed cradle.

andy escos

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i got one of the b&m shifter top quality bit of kit had a r&b knuckle b4. b&m is miles better & mine dont rattle