shifty

[cookvw]

i was thinking on my way home tonight after working on my car. i have a scat drag fast shifter i modified a little to look more like a proper german look item, BUT while its a good shifter for drag racing and shifts from 1st to 2nd then to 3rd really well, down shifting from 3rd down to 2nd seems to be difficult. so i guess thats why its called a "DRAG" fast..lol! so my question being...ill be looking for a good shifter here soon one better suited for more road racing type of shifting, what are you all running and experiences?

[NO_H2O]

Bug-Tech.

[cookvw]

yes...i need that in my car badly. where to buy it at...? thru you?

[NO_H2O]

Yes.

[Humble]

Do you know it the bug-tech shifter will work with a subaru trans? I think it should but I don't know if anyone has tried it yet. Also, what's the shifter going for these days?

[cookvw]

x2 of what humble said. and im interested in the black shifter with the carbon shift knob.

[NO_H2O]

I have not done it or had a direct report on it. Are you using the VW shift rod?

[Humble]

vw shift rod, planning to use the mendeola coupler with it too. as far as I've read you can use a stock shifter after removing the reverse lock out plate under it. I don't know how the reverse lock out works on the bug-tech, so I wasn't sure of compatibility.

[Birdman69]

Originally Posted by Humble

vw shift rod, planning to use the mendeola coupler with it too. as far as I've read you can use a stock shifter after removing the reverse lock out plate under it. I don't know how the reverse lock out works on the bug-tech, so I wasn't sure of compatibility.

The Mendeola and Subaru Trans shift couplers are just a band aid job.
If you look how it mounts with that plate, when you rotate the shift rod through the left / right plain the shift rod rotates over the subaru shift rod and is hardly presise.

I am supporting the end of the rod, then running two small universals with a diagonal shaft to bring them together.

In a suby trans install, the shift rod on the trans is about 2 inches off centre.

http://www.subarugears.com/image622%20-%20Copy.jpg

[coolrydes]

Originally Posted by Birdman69

The Mendeola and Subaru Trans shift couplers are just a band aid job.
If you look how it mounts with that plate, when you rotate the shift rod through the left / right plain the shift rod rotates over the subaru shift rod and is hardly presise.

I am supporting the end of the rod, then running two small universals with a diagonal shaft to bring them together.

In a suby trans install, the shift rod on the trans is about 2 inches off centre.

http://www.subarugears.com/image622%20-%20Copy.jpg

FYI, Birdman

Ours seams to be working realy good.... I don't see it as a band aid and it works smooth... But you just keep putting and over thinking simple things....

[Birdman69]

Originally Posted by coolrydes

FYI, Birdman

Ours seams to be working realy good.... I don't see it as a band aid and it works smooth... But you just keep putting and over thinking simple things....

Yes Kevin it certainly does "work" but holding your hood down with a bundgy cord (i think tha's what yanks call an occy strap) also "works"

If I was spending $435 on a high quality billet shifter, I would want the best solution for the other end of the shift rod too.

I wont bother detailing the many issue one would encounter over time.

Why don't you answer my question on the Samba so I can buy your product?
and try to stop burning potential customers!

[NO_H2O]

To get the Bug-Tech into the reverse gate, you overcome the spring loaded bar. The spring pressure is adjustable so you can make it as easy or a hard as you want to move the bar.

[cookvw]

sooo a price would be good. so i can buy one.

[NO_H2O]

Yes you can. The price for a bug shifter is 299 Euros for standard machine finish or black anodized. Plus 35 Euros for direct shipping to you in the US.

[Humble]

ouch, I was expecting $250-ish, but $435 including shipping is a bit steep for a shifter IMO