Does anyone own the Rspeed shift ****? I know everyone will say and suggest the whalen, but I can not justify spending 130-150 dollars for a shift ****. I would like to know if anyone owns the rspeed **** and tell what they think about it? How much does it weight? Is it comparable to the whalen? Any pictures of it installed in the cars? I did a search and not much info was brought up or none really answered my questions.


Garrett

 

I am not familiar with the Rspeed shift ****. I bought the Whalen about 3 weeks ago. It is by far the most bang for buck of any Mini purchase so far except the Alta 15% pulley. Save the money somewhere else and buy the Whalen.

 

I too thought people were completely NUTS to pay so much for a Whalen. . . .

until I bought one.

 

You can't be serious. I've tried the Whalen out and while it is a nice piece, it's nowhere near good "bang for the buck".

BTW, I believe the RSpeed shift ***** he's talking about are these:



Available here

 

I bought my Whalen from Joseph at RSpeed. It was his personally until he started getting his own done. I have an RSpeed hand brake lever and it is a first class piece of work made in PA. I think. My suggestion is to call Joseph and ask him about the weight......he is great guy.

 

Anyone have one of these installed? I would like to compare it to the RSpeed **** and would like to know what the weight is like on this **** as well. For 45 bucks, it sure sounds like a great deal. It is a shame that today is a holiday and I am working. I wish I can give them a call now. The sooner I order a **** the faster I can enjoy my driving.

Garrett

 

I took the plung and bought a Whalen. It was more then what I wanted to spend on a shift ****, but to be honest with you, its good seeing that the money goes to someone who does this to survive. It is also good to know that these ***** are hand made! Can not wait to see what all the rage is about and also see what the logo will look like when done.

Garrett

 

i'll have to try out someone's whalen.

I was NUTS over the VooDoo ***** on the miata. Perfectly weighted, and fit awesome in my little hands. And i got it powdercoated all sparkly :smile:

 

My Whalen shift **** kept me from making a mistake and removing the Rogue short shifter from my MC. I love the way it takes out the notchy feel of the Rogue upgrade. My tranny feels more like a Getrag tranny I have tried on other MINIs. I also customized mine to fit my MINI. The handmade aspect is great too, don't see that alot anymore. A big plus is I let my fellow mini owners try it out because it is so easy to remove and reinstall. Several people did not want to give it back!!! That is the difference - have fun with yours too!:smile:

 

Another long time VooDoo user...I wonder if VooDoo Bob would consider making MINI shift *****....

-jac

 

I've been wondering the same thing. If i could put my shift **** that i kept from my miata on there, i'd be a very happy camper. I knew i couldn't USE the shift ****, but i love it so much. MAYBE one day i'll be able to use it again

 

heh, that is very funny....I am getting ready to sell my 95 turbo. And i know for sure that I will be keeping that VooDoo ****. Nice to see someone else with the same attachment....

I just sent an e-mail to the VooDoo team...we'll have to wait & see...

-jac

 

Voo Doo Rules!!! I have one for my wives' S2000 and Bob's version that is threaded 1/4-20 will fit any hurst lever and is in my PT cruiser. It would be great if we could convince him to make them for the Mini

 

I have an e-mail from Bob explaining why he will not be able to make ***** for the MINI.

I have e-mailed him for permission to post his e-mail here. As soon as he ok's it, i will post his comments. (or give a rough summary)

so....no MINI VooDoo.....

-jac

 

If anyone in the West Los Angeles area wants to try a Whalen shift **** I have an extra one. The design, however, may not be to everyones liking. The price is right - FREE.

 

Just curious, but what kind of design do you have on the ****?

Garrett

 

here is my e-mail from VooDoo Bob, posted with permission with the condition that "Sure, that's fine...as long as I don't start getting a bunch of virus-ridden hate mail. [g]"

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Unfortunately, the simple answer is no, there will not be a new Mini Voodoo
**** forthcoming. The reason? BMW and Porsche are among the few car
manufacturers (Chevrolet is now included with the introduction of the C60
Corvette) who choose to use attachments other than threads for their shift
*****/levers. The development and manufacturing costs to address these more complex attachment methods are simply to much to make it worthwhile for small companies like Team Voodoo to pursue **** designs for these manufacturers' shifting mechanisms.

This, in addition the to the inevitable "BMW factor," is why the aftermarket
shift ***** that you do find for these cars are so expensive. Why do the
manufacturers do this? Beats me. I can't believe that they feel so
threatened by the aftermarket that they would increase their own development and manufacturing costs to come up with some of these bizarre designs. I figure it must be plain stupidity.

Now, if you had an OLD Mini, that I have a **** design for. I even have one in stock.

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-jac

 

:(

I've never taken my shift **** off... but how about we make a threaded lever so we can put our voodoo ***** on! Or just glue them on. ha. ha.

I want voodoo in my mini!!

 

Most of the SSK are threaded as well as press on...

 

doesn't the Alta SS make your shifter threaded?
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My BM SS does not have threads on it, it just has the cut out for the shifter to snap in.

Garrett