11-01-2023, 10:43 PM | #287 | |
Private
130
Rep 89
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
2024 BMW M3-M/T
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-02-2023, 01:31 AM | #288 | |
i can haz horsepowr ??
3830
Rep 1,927
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
Dakar Yellow G80 M3
Ivory White Interior @dakar.g80 #savethemanuals Gone but not forgotten: 991.1 GT3, F80 M3 ZCP, E46 M3 |
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-07-2023, 10:53 PM | #290 |
First Lieutenant
294
Rep 338
Posts |
Just installed. Shoutout to Jake at Stryker Performance in Fullerton. Cool guy and awesome work.
On to the kit, shout to Ron. It’s just flat out awesome. I haven’t had an SSK before, but have played with a couple. The shifter feels like racking my AR now. Ron let’s you customize your shifter, and I asked for 20% reduction at a 20mm height increase. It’s crisp, notchy, but not too short. I wanted something that felt tactile and crisp but gave me time to enjoy the shift. Luckily, I think Ron’s awesome work and the chosen specs gave me exactly that. In combination with the bucket seats, the mid pipe, the valve controller, the intake, and this kit, the car finally feels like what I envisioned my dream STOCK M4 would feel like growing up. Unfortunately, it took quite a bit of money to get here. Either way, I’m finally fully happy with the car. Sound clip: View post on imgur.com |
Appreciate
4
|
11-11-2023, 06:06 AM | #291 | |
Private
96
Rep 53
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-11-2023, 08:24 AM | #292 |
Lieutenant Colonel
2566
Rep 1,929
Posts |
__________________
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-28-2023, 09:47 PM | #293 |
Private
130
Rep 89
Posts |
Got my car back today from installation and CDV delete. To anyone that’s thinking about getting one of these from Ron, stop thinking and get an order in. My specs are 15% reduction base before a 3/8” height reduction. The effective reduction is around 18% which to me is long enough to enjoy the shifting motion, but short enough to feel like I can get through the gearbox as fast as I would like while maintaining the confidence that I’ll find each gate repeatedly. The 1-2 shift “stickiness” is gone which I found incredibly frustrating. Totally changed my connection with the car, couldn’t be happier.
__________________
2024 BMW M3-M/T
|
Appreciate
1
mattssi876.00 |
11-30-2023, 02:07 AM | #295 | |
Second Lieutenant
202
Rep 229
Posts |
Quote:
The dogbone/selector rod has clips you can pop off on both ends, then the pins just slide out of the shifter and the dogbone coupler on the tranny side. You can then remove the 'jesus' clips and pins holding the front of the carrier to the tranny, then the rear carrier bushing bolts. Push the drive shaft back and to the passenger side, and you can drop the whole carrier w the shifter in it down and out w a bit of swearing and varying angles. Then you need to remove the retaining clip around the selector housing coupler on the tranny, so you can pop the pin it's holding in place out. The coupler then comes off, and you'll use the new coupler and clip that came w the AS SSK. With the carrier and shifter out, you can try to rotate the white plastic retainer counter clockwise from the top, or you can just stick 2 straight slots on either side in the gap in the aluminum housing and compress the white plastic. The shifter pops out the top. New shifter and bushings go in. Like I said the process isn't overly technical, but unless you've done a beem shifter before, I'd plan for most of the day. The odd clips, weird angles, and learning about all the connections by feel made things pretty tedious. If you like DIY, you got this. Paying someone who has done it before and won't spend hours swearing at the car sounds a fine path to me lol. If you take it on..
For what most people care about though.. This thing is amaze. It makes the shifting much notchier and more solid feeling. I went with a 20% reduction, feels great. No concern about missing gates w the less lateral movement. The loss of leverage is noticeable going into first, it takes a tad more force, since you normally are only moving it 'half' distance from N -> 1. All other shifts where you full swing it's not noticeable at all. The extra bump required for 1st isn't a thought next to how amazing the shifts feel now. |
|
Appreciate
2
mattssi876.00 GrannyShiftG801295.00 |
11-30-2023, 02:34 AM | #296 |
Second Lieutenant
202
Rep 229
Posts |
Forgot to mention, I asked Ron about the rear bushing upgrade some vendors sell. He said he would keep the OEM rear bushing, which allows the shifter/carrier to move with the transmission. This is most important for precise shifting. Replacing the rear bushing means the shifter might feel a bit more solid when wiggling it, but it will be more locked in with the body, and the transmission can 'move away' from the shifter under load.
He said the only time you'd want to replace the rear bushing is if you went w a hard transmission mount, limiting its movement from the body. Then you could do the rear carrier bushing also to tie all 3 shifter/body/transmission together in a solid way. |
Appreciate
2
mattssi876.00 GrannyShiftG801295.00 |
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|