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Old 05-03-2008, 06:12 AM
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My Spoon shift knob feels like it could float away so that's definetely billet titanium....but having just received my dad's ARC knob yesterday all I can say is it's heavy...yes it's a good thing if you want the weight behind it but just wondering why it weighs so much if it's titanium?? thanks in advance for the info

btw: I'm gonna buy an ARC one for myself so look for my Spoon shiftknob on the for sale forum in the very near future (today possibly)!!!!
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There are many different grades of titanium with different alloys put in the mix. Magnesium is the lightest then aluminum then titanium then steel.
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The spoon Ti knob is hallow, while the ARC know is not.
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but i've got the spoon and other than what was bored out for the threads...it looks to be full...how could it be hollow if it's a solid piece with just threads...it's a billet titanium piece...it's just a little baffling to me...
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i just put the skunk 2 knob in my car and it was reallly heavy. put my shifting feels much smoother now i have a heavier knob.
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^ I used a Skunk2 for a while and it was excellent, I replaced it with an ARC which was good but the size didn't do it for me much.
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The spoon knob is hallow on the inside, its just a shell of Ti. Imagine a Ti egg.
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I have the ARC Ti knob and absolutely love it. Shifting is smoother. Nice 'snick snick' movement.
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heavier=better

for shiftknobs
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Originally Posted by JDMQuip,May 3 2008, 11:31 AM
I have the ARC Ti knob and absolutely love it. Shifting is smoother. Nice 'snick snick' movement.
yeah, i'm a big fan of the snick snick myself. countersunk ftw.
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