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Old 10-14-2023, 01:27 AM   #196
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Originally Posted by redlined600 View Post
I'm not sure if they are happy or upset when you call, but they must know you on a first name basis by now though.
Haha, more like "that asshole" or something

Also...

I noticed this while I was on the way back from the dyno.



Tearing stuff apart I found out that the two steel pins that go through the shift selector rod wallowed out the aluminum selector rod.



Probably should have noticed this earlier but I hadn't really had any shifting issues with the car until the event I misshifted it at.

I M O - KPower tried to emulate the BMW DSSR / dual sheer selector rod (https://www.uucmotorwerks.com/DSSR/) but they didn't understand what made it actually work. The point is that the side to side motion of the shifter is transmitted from the shifter to the sides of the selector rod and from the selector rod to the transmission shift input... instead the load goes through the steel pin to the aluminum selector shaft.

BMW piece:


KPower piece:



They left a gap because the stock plastic bushings have an outer lip. That was a mistake.

So yeah, here I go again overnighting another part from them. Shoulda just bought a Lotus instead of trying to save a bit of money

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