Rip shifter

[roger440]

Hurrahh! After sitting on the shelf for months, i finally fitted my rip shifter.

What a mod! Hard to believe its the same gearbox! Just so good.

One question however. According to the instructions, the top of the shifter (where the stop bolts are does not have any form of cover or boot, effectively leaving it exposed. Is this correct?

I know there not a lot of dirt etc gets up there, but i'm not convinced.

[anonymous-user]

GSE said:

I have a couple of problems with the car though. The exhaust, that intermittantly would knock on left hand bends, now seems to be knocking a lot more. I'm going to have to get Linden to re - fit it. And the ripshifter - whilst it improves the gearchange / selection, it buzzes like hell when under power. I've had a look at it and I can't see or feel anything loose, I guess thats just how they are. But I might consider putting the original (damped) lever back.

roger440 said:

Not having heard your knocking noises its difficult to judge, but i now have a knocking noise that sounds just like an exhaust in contact with the body. But it is actually the Ripshifter!! Did you fit it at the same time as the exhaust. The clearance around the top of the shifter is a lot tighter on later cars according to the instructions. I had to ease mine a touch but it clearly wasn't enough! The gearbox is very softly mounted and the clearance is tight on the right hand side of the shifter, hence the noise when turning left. I've got at least 6mm clearance, but will be increasing that. Its easy to do once the centre console is out as the edge of the hole is "rolled". Hope this helps!

That could explain it. I've had a good look underneath at the exhaust, and shaken it around, but I couldn't find anywhere where it appeared to be touching the body. The noise happens under hard acceleration - when the engine twists to the right due to the torque - but also if I turn the car left, sharply, without any engine power. So it must be the ripshifter housing touching the transmission tunnel.