Re:suggestion for BL/SS L3 kit owners - www.shortshifter.com

["Rob Levinson" <always_coca-cola@xxxxxxx>]

Ken W <hazmat@domain.elided> wrote:

>Subject: suggestion for BL/SS L3 kit owners
>I have an idea for people who have the BL/SS L3 kit.  Many complain
>that the shifter sits too high with the ERK (though it is within 1/2"
>of stock height I believe) so I saw on someone's E36 318is a Racing
>Dynamics shift knob that looks about the same as the E36 anatomic
>knobs, but sits much lower on the shift lever.  This looks like it
>lowers it at least 1/2 to 1".  I wouldn't try this on the E30 M3,
>which needs all the leverage it can get to help with the notchiness,
>but for the smoother shifting E36's, it might be just the thing.


        Just to clarify a point that seems to be widely misunderstood, a
Level 3 BL/SS (M3 Level 2) shifter is about 20mm lower than stock.  By
adding the ERK, you add 25mm... this puts the lever within 5mm of original
stock height, barely noticeable.

    The people who notice are generally those who have used a Level 3 (M3
Level 2) without an ERK for awhile and gotten used to the decreased height.
When switching from a stock lever directly to a Level 3 with ERK, those
people don't notice the 5mm.

    Besides that, the ideal knob for any BL/SS shifter is the "Rob Knob"
(shipping late this week) in machined aluminum or titanium.

- - Rob Levinson
UUC Motorwerks
www.shortshifter.com

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