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Old 07-22-2003, 10:26 AM
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Default Anyone have a stratosphere short shifter? Do you like it?

I picked one up at waterfest for 150, mainly for the price because all the other ones I have seen were 200+
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Default I thought it was way too notchy, but the throws were short.

I'm installing a Neuspeed SS asap.
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Default no, no one has a strat short shifter =P of course ppl have them hehe. I run one, many others do too

do a search man =) you'll get the answers you're looking for... search before posting is a general rule of thumb since most questions are repeats of previously answered ones.
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impressions? AND I HAVE SEARCHED!
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Default funny thing is it feels different car to car... short shifters will/can amplify any existing

behaviors. The concept of the shifter is to reduce the mechanical advantage from the arm and fulcrum design and require more user force. This means any existing imperfections will now be amplified or will feel like it's amplified. This is true with all shifters. The only thing that will help is proper linkage alignment and reduction of slop in the system.
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Default I'm just going by the 2 Strat equipped cars I have been in.

The neuspeed I drove was much smoother, hopefully mine will be smooth as well.
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Default it's good. I love it, the people who I know with it locally love them. Next to a chip it is

probably the best mod for the money. you use it daily and after you use one you never want to go back to the stock shifter.
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Default odd?

two searches i did....
<a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1282449.phtml">one</a>
<a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1111400.phtml">two</a>
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I have one and it is awesome! I have tried Neuspeed and UUC - IMHO the strat is better
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hijack: how are the Koni c/o? I hope we didn't install them backwards


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