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TWM Stage 2 vs. Doc I's Gearswitcher

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Old 03-07-2008, 11:18 PM
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Sometimes I have a hard time shifting into reverse. I still love it nonetheless.
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Old 03-07-2008, 11:29 PM
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I thought that was normal in most tCs? Like you have to shift in first than shift in reverse, it had something to do w/ the sychro. I always had this problem where I had to put it back in neutral, and shift back into reverse. It feels like its halfway in gear right?
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Old 03-07-2008, 11:41 PM
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The difficulty people have shifting into reverse is endemic of the transmission-- reverse has no syncro, so sometimes it just doesn't line up. I've had 5 different shifters in my car, and shifting into reverse has been the same with every one.
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Old 03-07-2008, 11:58 PM
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Yeah, it was like this pre-SS for me.
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Old 03-07-2008, 11:59 PM
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Wait wait wait doc.... what kind of shifter do you have in your car.
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Old 03-08-2008, 12:28 AM
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Why... the LazyBoy, of course.



I ran stock, then TWM stage 2, then the original Gearswitcher (-1.5"), then a +5" Gearswitcher, and now finally the Lazyboy 1.0.

Leverage-based shifting... it ain't for everybody.
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^nice!

I'm ready to place my offer a little later tonight I am so ready to rock a Dr. Isotope product.
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