A few observations from a newbie owner
04-18-2012 | 07:18 PM
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Welcome aboard, I will gladly share that I have mis-shifted, result? I'll get to that in a second. I haven't really mis-shifted any other cars before once in my DSM, I am on car #36 now, a few automatics in there but barley any. I actually learned my lesson, I sort of, (no I did ) run away from the cops, I was cursing no a back road, going about 90ish and he stopped and turned around on me, I downshifted took off, I was at 130ish MPH and down shifted into 3rd, why did I? I was not paying attention or something along that line. Anyhow here are the results promised. I have no shame, i blew my motor up, I learned from it, and I drive the speed limit now.
.......Sorry for basically posting my entire build thread rofl, but uhm, yeah you get the idea of the damage, but the end result was nice. I sold that car, now Have a stock '00 BB S2k.
.......Sorry for basically posting my entire build thread rofl, but uhm, yeah you get the idea of the damage, but the end result was nice. I sold that car, now Have a stock '00 BB S2k.
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04-18-2012 | 07:23 PM
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I plan to list the CRX and the bike in the "For Sale" section of this site. If you want a preview, send me a PM ( I assume you can do that, like I said, I am a newbie)
04-19-2012 | 04:40 AM
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My S came with an after-market, ball-type shifter which IMO made it far too easy to miss shifts (at least that's my excuse). This was very disconcerting, especially when trying to grab a downshift on one of the sharp uphill left-handers featured in my favorite "twisties". I was having severe misgivings about the proposition of getting rid of my bike after missing several such shifts.
04-19-2012 | 06:25 AM
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I find the ball-style to be better for *not* missing shifts. When I go 3-4 I have my hand centered on the front of the knob and pull back just like the video posted above; doing that with the OE style knob would be impossible to do comfortably. Holding a pistol grip on the 3-4 is a good way to get into 2nd on accident.
04-19-2012 | 07:37 AM
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Doesn't the weight have more to do with it than the style of the shifter? I found myself grinding second when I first got my S. This was because I was shifting like it was my old integra gsr setup. The S shifts are much closer than my old car, this took some getting used to but I realize it now. If you're unfamilar with a car's traits I see it being more of an issue than the knob itself.. At least in my case.
04-19-2012 | 09:12 AM
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gpw too 
Black looks so amazing at night and when the car is clean but it's so hard to keep it looking clean. My last car was black and I wanted something different but if I had to do it again I'd probably get black.
It took a lot of patience for me to find a white one. But the funny thing is that it's supposed to be such a rare color but when I go on group drives, it seems white is one of the most common colors.
04-19-2012 | 09:24 AM
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But the Ball shifter never felt right in my hand. Sort of like using a tennis racket or bat with too large of a grip. And the reduced length seemed to make it more difficult, but I am sure that was related to my inexperience driving the car as well.
For whatever reason, the OEM set-up just feels more "right". And you can still "slam" shifts as fast as you ever need to.
04-19-2012 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by homersapiens' timestamp='1334768883' post='21619983
My S came with an after-market, ball-type shifter which IMO made it far too easy to miss shifts (at least that's my excuse). This was very disconcerting, especially when trying to grab a downshift on one of the sharp uphill left-handers featured in my favorite "twisties". I was having severe misgivings about the proposition of getting rid of my bike after missing several such shifts.
