Ferrari like gear lever ?
 

Alright so I'm not even sure what to call this part , I guess it's the gear slots ? but I have drove ferraris before and I love the way they have their lever pattern (see picture) , frs/Brz is very similar to this ... I don't have the resources to get this done but If anyone does please do so!
I will buy one !
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gated shifter

Thank you! I can finally put a name on it

Or shift gate. Ever see a volvo s60r shifter?
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BevL9bJwT0...stick_view.jpg

The aftermarket needs one of these bad, gated shifters rock.

I have always wanted to make one but never had the patience or skill, someone makes one and I'm buying

I'm down for a gated shifter actually! :D

I always felt that while gated shifters are cool looking, theyre a pain in the ass to live with every day.

I think the problem a lot of the time is there isn't a whole lot of room, so the metal ends up being very thin between the gates. If I remember correctly, someone tried to do it on the Genesis Coupe but it just didn't work out so well.

Ferrari and Lamborghini both call them gated shifters.

They really don't. They don't like to be rushed. You're much slower between 2-3 and 4-5. Also, they have to be machined to work with whatever shifter you have. If you get one laid out for the stock shifter, that may not work with an aftermarket short throw. The shift pattern might be tighter or shorter, or even repositioned.

There is a reason this is not a common aftermarket/custom mod to the thousands of sports cars that don't feature one from the factory. You give up much more than you gain. You're better off with a shifter that feels like a rifle bolt than a shifter that looks it.

You may be right but they can look so damn cool. Maybe because all the exotic cars had them when I was a kid and that left an impression on me. Of course all the exotics back then were actual pieces of crap.

Are you sure? What car did you drive everyday that had one?

Actually seemed ok to me...quite positive in the way they shift as OEM, I have driven BMW's and Porsches's that aren't as positive....not sure about an "aftermarket" gate though, I suspect you may be right they are compromised, but maybe they just need a little work to get right?

Oh they are very very slick looking. And the exotics, up until this generation (458/F12 Berlinetta and Aventador) have them. I just can't imagine making my car shift worse for aesthetics.

599 GTB
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-50_k6udDsf...2012%2B134.jpg


F430 Spider
http://pictures.dealer.com/b/boardwa...105771bd40.jpg

Gallardo
http://ipocars.com/imgs/a/c/p/f/g/la...2004_8_lgw.jpg

LP640 Roadster
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PbubPhP3gp...la02653-53.jpg

Correct. They look great but they really like slow shifts, you have to be precise with shifting motions, etc..

Since I'm a function>form guy, I would never want one. But they do look cool.

I rather like the shifter they use on the Volvo; it's pretty cool-looking IMO.

I would honestly be happy with a proper leather boot and just a metal lockout ring; less plastic and more metal would help to make this car feel more upscale.

I rowed through the gears in a Gallardo Balboni earlier this year (not driving, just sitting) and ermahgerd did it feel so good! Just like Richard Hammond said on Top Gear: "it feels like shaking hands with an old friend." If they don't like to be shifted quickly though, that's a problem.

This. I like a shifter that I can just shove 2-3 with my palm instead of having to zig-zag through some gates. Granted, that's from years of drag racing T56 cars.

My Volvo S60 had that type of shifter... It was neat at first... Then I realized I was driving/owning a Volvo. I HATED that car. Horrible engineering outside of the engine/turbo. I could def. tell Ford had their hands in on making the car I owned.

I still think Spyker has the coolest shifter of any car:

http://tvrphoto.files.wordpress.com/...leron_2256.jpg

Nothing beats the *ting* sound when shifting

That's why I have a metal slinky sitting around my shifter. My shifts sound like they're out of Fast and Furious... Even when I double clutch up shifting, you know, like in the movie! ;)

Well, yes, I wasn't saying Volvo was cool, just their shifter design ;)

To add one on afermark wouldnt work really, probably just get in the way. I will say the Audi R8's gated shifter is fantastic, really really impressive

Unless you have one of the odd shift patterns like some older exotics (Ferrari comes to mind) Where the shift pattern is

R 2 4
1 3 5

Then 2-3 shifts are fantastic! 1-2, not so much.

Haha.

Jeff

Actually I'd have to say that Pagani makes the best shifter on the face of the earth:

http://just.razzi.me/photos/118124/a...jpg?1314262561

Actually I would love to have a gated shifter, please somebody make one.

IMO it doesn't make them shift worse and it adds to the experience.

Do you honestly believe Ferrari would have continued with the gated shifter for so long just for aesthetics? The only reason the gated shifter is no longer offered, is because they no longer have a true manual (stick) shift in the range.

Yes.

Someone make one

Did you have a regular S60 or an S60R?

Dogleg shift pattern.

Yes.

You're from Adelaide. Find someone with a VY/VZ Commodore or Monaro that has a GMM Ripshifter in it and see if they'll let you run up through the gears. Then try to match that in your F-Car.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un8qf0IwiDg"]Lamborghini Gallardo Inside Ride (6 speed gated shifter) - YouTube[/ame]

Note how 2-3 is two movements. Up to neutral, center, then up to 3rd.

On the other hand...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uEgBr-9RaM&feature=related"]2011 Mustang GT 5.0L Steeda Shifter Test - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b46xZAGuza8"]Barton Industries 2011 Mustang 5.0 Short Throw Shifter - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6_pNWLn1Cg"]CORVETTE Z06 ONBOARD HD CAMERA LAPS AROUND WILLOW SPRINGS 580 HORSE POWER AT THE WHEELS - YouTube[/ame]

Now without shift gates, 2-3 is just a shove. It's faster and more natural.

Exotics are babied luxury symbols and if you miss shift and fuck something up it'll cost tens of thousands. Do any race cars have gated shifters?

No, they have paddle or sequential shifters. A/T for the win!

I'm not sure being in Adelaide helps but If I ever find anyone with a GMM Ripshifter in a Commodore or Monaro, I'll bear that in mind thanks.

My original point was that of the "stock shifters" I have driven, including BMW's and Porsches, I haven't found much difference. Having said that I do now run a slightly modified slick shift gate, so that helps also.

Do you also downshift in the quarter mile?

Daytona USA Arcade shifter all day baby!

http://na.suzohapp.com/images/50/50849600.jpg

It all depends on if I want to win by only an inch or by a mile. :thumbup:

Well, that moots my argument. That aftermarket gate removes most of the complaints I have about gated shifters. Do they sell those for the last generation of gated shifter cars?

I don't think so, 355 was the last I could find

Regular UK/Euro S60... The original owner as an option had the T5 put in it. The car would scoot up to speed but it felt as if it weighed 6000lbs.

:laughabove::word: I agree that the shifter was interesting!

I could make these easilly but my friend who bought an 86 decided to buy an Auto.If anybody in perth wants to lend me their car for an afternoon then I will organise a group buy as my first contribution to the Sponsorship Section :o

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I'm firing up the mill for some proto type fun.
I'm old and in the way and get lost in my 6 speed box.
Like the idea of a visual refrence , and they look so euro.