E-mail me for more info; I can engrave just about anything you'd like on the ****.

whamac@msn.com

 

I've actually got the MiniMania (aka Ultrik) along with a JCM **** set up about 1" taller than stock. No problems with resonator clearance, even with the larger dust cover, and it feels about perfect to me.

 

Si, yo la tengo. A mi me gust mucho.

 

AH, XAlfa.....muchas gracias para tu feedback. En ese caso, parece que va a gustarme a mi mucho tambien.

Shorter throw, 1" taller, feels good and good installation - what else could one want?

Now I want to know what someone thinks about the Randy Webb unit. Apparently Randy has used it on track during the MINI races and likes it, but he has a slightly biased opinion no doubt - how about an independant reviewer?

p.s. Is the board going bilingual now?

 

Hello GP1216,

The stock **** is not hard to remove, mine just pulled straight off the shaft. (it has progs that hld it on) A good tug and it should pop right off.

The Whalen **** attaches easily, you just raise the sleeve, slid the **** on and then release the sleeve back down to lock it in place.

As for the custom engraving, talk to Doug, at Whalen Shift Machine. I believe he already posted to you.

My **** has a bead blast finish and was engraved with the Getrag name and logo.

here is the image i used and a close up of the **** after it was finished.







It looks great in the pics but it looks even better in person!!!

If you do a search on "Whalen" i believe you will find threads of people posting pics of their ***** and their custom engravings. Some of them are alot more detailed than mine. I like to keep it simple.

 

I installed the MINI Mania Ultrik kit because I wanted a short shift throw without having the **** any lower than stock. I also added a Momo Super Ergo **** that is approximately 2.25" taller than the stock ****.

I have installed this on both of my MINIs and it works great. The shift pattern is nicely tighter with a great feel. Short, direct, and precise. The taller **** is nicely closer to the wheel and falls nicely to hand.

Unlike the Whalen ****, and it's 18oz cannon ball like weight, balanced on top of the shift lever, the Momo **** is light weight. The lighter weight of the Momo **** allows the springs of the shift mechanism to rapidly center the lever within the pattern. It facilitates easy, rapid, and precise shifts with a great feel.

The light weight of the Momo **** is also easier to accelerate thru the shift pattern and places less stress on the shifter mechanism. Lighter weight = less work to shift.

Another added benefit of the Momo **** is that it is a beautifully finished mahagony, or other tropical wood, which does not get as hot in the summer or as cold in the winter as any metal, or even the stock, **** does. You hands will thank you.

JOHO

 

word 2 tha *****.

 

If it feels good, great for you, but there are no springs in the shifter mechanism.

 

Play Nice!

 

Good info here and either I'll figure this out for my GP during the next few months or I reckon I'll see many of you at MOTD '07!