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B&M Quickshift. 36% Throw reduction. Stock knob.
Car fitment Ford Puma (All gas) 96 - 01 / Ford Escort (All petrol) 96 - 01 / Ford Fiesta (All petrol) 96 - 98
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/pro...ml?product=2098
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Quick Shift Anyone
#1
Posted 17 April 2008 - 12:59 PM
Anyone got or used one of these? Is it any good?
B&M Quickshift. 36% Throw reduction. Stock knob.
Car fitment Ford Puma (All gas) 96 - 01 / Ford Escort (All petrol) 96 - 01 / Ford Fiesta (All petrol) 96 - 98
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/pro...ml?product=2098
B&M Quickshift. 36% Throw reduction. Stock knob.
Car fitment Ford Puma (All gas) 96 - 01 / Ford Escort (All petrol) 96 - 01 / Ford Fiesta (All petrol) 96 - 98
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/pro...ml?product=2098
Current stable:
Camaro z/28 5.7 V8 - (SLP Loudmouth, FRA, STB, SFC)
Triumph TR7 V8 - (3.5 Rover V8, S1 heads, Fast Road cam, Lt's, Offy manifold, Weber 500, Luminition, Kenlowe, custom interior & exteroir)
Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi - (HD shocks & springs, 33" Simex Jungle Trekker II's, FMIC, tweaked injector pump and upped turbo boost)
Land Rover 88" Series 3 Pick-up 2.25 diesel - (currently in a field awaiting re-build)
Peugeot 106 XND - (daily driver, 60mpg+ and used for autotests....)
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Jaguar XJ-S V12 HE | Land Rover Defender 90 300 TDi | Nissan 200SX Turbo | MG Maestro 2.0 EFI | MGF 1.8i | MGF 1.8 VVC | MGB GT | Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia | BMW 318i | Triumph TR7 2.0 FHC | Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFI | Ford Transit | VW Golf
Camaro z/28 5.7 V8 - (SLP Loudmouth, FRA, STB, SFC)
Triumph TR7 V8 - (3.5 Rover V8, S1 heads, Fast Road cam, Lt's, Offy manifold, Weber 500, Luminition, Kenlowe, custom interior & exteroir)
Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi - (HD shocks & springs, 33" Simex Jungle Trekker II's, FMIC, tweaked injector pump and upped turbo boost)
Land Rover 88" Series 3 Pick-up 2.25 diesel - (currently in a field awaiting re-build)
Peugeot 106 XND - (daily driver, 60mpg+ and used for autotests....)
Past Masters:
Jaguar XJ-S V12 HE | Land Rover Defender 90 300 TDi | Nissan 200SX Turbo | MG Maestro 2.0 EFI | MGF 1.8i | MGF 1.8 VVC | MGB GT | Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia | BMW 318i | Triumph TR7 2.0 FHC | Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFI | Ford Transit | VW Golf
#2 Guest_Tiggr_*
Posted 17 April 2008 - 01:01 PM
Vague recollection of this being discussed a few years back. Seem to remember th quick shift available at the time being of little benefit as the Puma came with its own "quick shift" as standard
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 08:04 PM
AS the Puma gearshift is like a rifle bolt then you can soon master quick changes 
- at no expense.
- at no expense.
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 10:45 PM
QUOTE (pumapilot @ Apr 17 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
AS the Puma gearshift is like a rifle bolt then you can soon master quick changes - at no expense.
- at no expense.No experience with this on the Puma - I did have a B&M shifter on my previous car (Nissan 200SX which has an awfully "loose" gearshift as standard) and it was noisy as hell, lots of rattles.
The standard shifter on the Puma is excellent, IMO it doesn't need any shorter throw.
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 11:26 PM
Quick shifters also dramatically shorten the life of a gearbox.
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#6
Posted 18 April 2008 - 06:16 AM
QUOTE (PumaVoodoo @ Apr 17 2008, 11:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Quick shifters also dramatically shorten the life of a gearbox.
explain please
Current stable:
Camaro z/28 5.7 V8 - (SLP Loudmouth, FRA, STB, SFC)
Triumph TR7 V8 - (3.5 Rover V8, S1 heads, Fast Road cam, Lt's, Offy manifold, Weber 500, Luminition, Kenlowe, custom interior & exteroir)
Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi - (HD shocks & springs, 33" Simex Jungle Trekker II's, FMIC, tweaked injector pump and upped turbo boost)
Land Rover 88" Series 3 Pick-up 2.25 diesel - (currently in a field awaiting re-build)
Peugeot 106 XND - (daily driver, 60mpg+ and used for autotests....)
Past Masters:
Jaguar XJ-S V12 HE | Land Rover Defender 90 300 TDi | Nissan 200SX Turbo | MG Maestro 2.0 EFI | MGF 1.8i | MGF 1.8 VVC | MGB GT | Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia | BMW 318i | Triumph TR7 2.0 FHC | Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFI | Ford Transit | VW Golf
Camaro z/28 5.7 V8 - (SLP Loudmouth, FRA, STB, SFC)
Triumph TR7 V8 - (3.5 Rover V8, S1 heads, Fast Road cam, Lt's, Offy manifold, Weber 500, Luminition, Kenlowe, custom interior & exteroir)
Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi - (HD shocks & springs, 33" Simex Jungle Trekker II's, FMIC, tweaked injector pump and upped turbo boost)
Land Rover 88" Series 3 Pick-up 2.25 diesel - (currently in a field awaiting re-build)
Peugeot 106 XND - (daily driver, 60mpg+ and used for autotests....)
Past Masters:
Jaguar XJ-S V12 HE | Land Rover Defender 90 300 TDi | Nissan 200SX Turbo | MG Maestro 2.0 EFI | MGF 1.8i | MGF 1.8 VVC | MGB GT | Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia | BMW 318i | Triumph TR7 2.0 FHC | Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFI | Ford Transit | VW Golf
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 11:56 AM
Before I bought my car, this one was of my "planned" mods. But as soon as I drove it off that forecourt, it quickly disappeared from this list. The gearshift in the Puma is one of my favorite things about the car.
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#8
Posted 18 April 2008 - 12:58 PM
Ta.
It's been a few year since I was last behind the wheel of a Puma but I do remember it having a somewhat rifle bolt shift action. Still a decent shifter should still make for more positive shifts and safer when power shifting. Plus reduced throw.
It's been a few year since I was last behind the wheel of a Puma but I do remember it having a somewhat rifle bolt shift action. Still a decent shifter should still make for more positive shifts and safer when power shifting. Plus reduced throw.
This post has been edited by 300bhpton: 18 April 2008 - 01:11 PM
Current stable:
Camaro z/28 5.7 V8 - (SLP Loudmouth, FRA, STB, SFC)
Triumph TR7 V8 - (3.5 Rover V8, S1 heads, Fast Road cam, Lt's, Offy manifold, Weber 500, Luminition, Kenlowe, custom interior & exteroir)
Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi - (HD shocks & springs, 33" Simex Jungle Trekker II's, FMIC, tweaked injector pump and upped turbo boost)
Land Rover 88" Series 3 Pick-up 2.25 diesel - (currently in a field awaiting re-build)
Peugeot 106 XND - (daily driver, 60mpg+ and used for autotests....)
Past Masters:
Jaguar XJ-S V12 HE | Land Rover Defender 90 300 TDi | Nissan 200SX Turbo | MG Maestro 2.0 EFI | MGF 1.8i | MGF 1.8 VVC | MGB GT | Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia | BMW 318i | Triumph TR7 2.0 FHC | Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFI | Ford Transit | VW Golf
Camaro z/28 5.7 V8 - (SLP Loudmouth, FRA, STB, SFC)
Triumph TR7 V8 - (3.5 Rover V8, S1 heads, Fast Road cam, Lt's, Offy manifold, Weber 500, Luminition, Kenlowe, custom interior & exteroir)
Land Rover Discovery 200Tdi - (HD shocks & springs, 33" Simex Jungle Trekker II's, FMIC, tweaked injector pump and upped turbo boost)
Land Rover 88" Series 3 Pick-up 2.25 diesel - (currently in a field awaiting re-build)
Peugeot 106 XND - (daily driver, 60mpg+ and used for autotests....)
Past Masters:
Jaguar XJ-S V12 HE | Land Rover Defender 90 300 TDi | Nissan 200SX Turbo | MG Maestro 2.0 EFI | MGF 1.8i | MGF 1.8 VVC | MGB GT | Ford Orion 1.6 Ghia | BMW 318i | Triumph TR7 2.0 FHC | Range Rover Vogue 3.5 V8 EFI | Ford Transit | VW Golf
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Posted 18 April 2008 - 02:38 PM
QUOTE (300bhpton @ Apr 18 2008, 07:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
explain please
It increases the forces applied to the selector forks within the gearbox, causing them to wear quite a bit faster. Talk to any gearbox specialist, they'll back this up.
If you want to shorten the throw, you're far better off sawing a couple of inches off the existing gear lever. Any pseudo-benefit a quick shifter claims to give will be equally matched by doing this. It's not like the IB5 box has a bad shift to begin with either, and the snappy Puma gear shift is a thing of beauty. If you're missing gear shifts in a Puma then you need to learn how to change gear properly.
S*** LRX, usually belting between Dover and Maidstone by any means except the M20
Weitec GT Coilovers, Powerflex bushes, Milltek full FRP exhaust, 280mm front brakes
Low slung, taught, powerful and stops on a dime.
Weitec GT Coilovers, Powerflex bushes, Milltek full FRP exhaust, 280mm front brakes
Low slung, taught, powerful and stops on a dime.
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