Recent content by Spart

You asked HB, but I'll tell you why I do it. My blips are pretty practiced for the RPM spacing of ONE gear. Trying to do two doesn't engage the muscle memory easily. There's also the issue of increased synchro resistance (shift effort.) Instead of trying to change the RPM of the input shaft...

There's a little bit of camera trickery going on due to the upright seating position in my truck making the angle funny, but yeah they are a wide sized Asics. The worst thing is I have heard constantly that people "can't heel-toe" because they have wide/big feet. Those conversations usually go...

HB makes an excellent point about cars being deliberately setup for engine braking. Although the braking force it provides is small compared to the actual brakes, there's margin left in the rear axle in order to make sure the car is balanced front to rear while braking hard in gear with the...

I hate to keep being mean in this thread, but that's the method that OP specifically said he was having trouble with. He's trying to bridge the pedals instead of rotate his foot to use his heel. This is a much better video to explain the style of heel-toe OP is trying to implement: Also, in...

This is harder than you would think to learn (because we get used to modulating brake pressure with our calf muscles rather than the big muscles in your thigh) but very effective on a range of cars. Guys' feet tend to pigeon toe out also, so the clockwise rotation works for most of us...

But that's not the argument you're making. The argument you're making, in your own words, is this: This is objectively false. While we may differ in matters of taste (at least I would certainly hope we have little in common) you cannot write your own laws of physics. I will break this down...

OP: asks question on an S550 forum about difficulties with driving an S550 with an S550 transmission. You, an intellectual: huh well how about this completely different other car where you don't have to use the clutch to shift? HUR HUR HUR CHECKMATE, CHUDS! Do you even realize how...

Only when the people making the excuses get to decide what a "fast and smooth driver" is. It's amateurish not to downshift properly, and at the correct time. The correct time is not mid-corner. Do it while braking, in a straight line if possible. Be in the correct gear ahead of time to roll...

You sound familiar - is this your YouTube channel?

If you have wide feet, you might try getting shoes in an actual wide size that let you more easily cover both pedals. The width of the actual sole matters for this. I used to just let regular width shoes and boots "break in" until I realized I actually needed a wide size. You also really need...

Straight to the ignore list, what an ignorant comment to add to this thread. Almost certainly riding around on D all day, too, and mad about it. Most PRNDL trolls are.

I've installed two MGW shifters. I am very familiar with what I'm talking about here. You misunderstand. The MGW OEM knob adapter replicates the reverse lockout collar. It's dimensionally the same. It's designed to fit in the hole in the bottom of an OEM knob that the reverse lockout collar...

Is the issue that you bought the wrong knob? I think the diameter of the hole in the "tall teardrop" and "short teardrop" may be different. I think most of us went with the "short teardrop". Billetworkz description of the short teardrop: The "large factory reverse lockout" would be the...

Mine fit inside, but it was a slightly different style than the one you have. Made of bare stainless with hidden wrench flats and a good deal shorter. Still an MGW product though. The Billetworkz knobs are designed to fit over the shift boot collar, so it *should* fit inside the knob, but you...

If you think you have a problem you just need to contact them. The jam nut they include is intended for use with a pull-up collar. You don't have one of those. I did not use the jam nut they included with my MGW shifter, I used the MGW OEM knob adapter as a jam nut. Don't know what else to...