Stigissimo's ZHP Touring

[ZHPizza]

Oh man I had one of those in my e36 years ago.

Shifted awesome.

Had to keep a sock in the car to put over the knob in order to drive after it had been sitting in the sun.

Fun times.

[Stigissimo]

Ciao folks! So yesterday I threw in the BMW Performance short shift lever, coupled to the UUC DSSR. First impressions are fantastic... this mod took what I considered to be a pretty good shifter with one major drawback (the slop in gear) and transformed it into one of the most enjoyable shifters I've ever used. Throws shortened, engagement crispened, and slop drastically reduced. 3-2 downshifts are amazing.

Install was a 6/10. Not overly technical nor does it require specialized tools... only a lot of dexterity, determination, and good feel.

Also, I did the OEM SSK install years using a DIY and believed I remembered the orientation of the shift lever to be as shown in the pic below. However, I couldn't verify this as I couldn't relocate a DIY using this particular lever. Can anybody who has done this confirm this is the correct orientation? Front of car is towards the right of the picture. Shifting works but it feels as though the gate is very close to the front of the console. For example, in 5th I'm almost hitting the trim surround while even gears are almost vertical, just south of where neutral would be pre-mod.





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[Hornung418]

I believe the shift lever is backwards.

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[Stigissimo]

I believe the shift lever is backwards.

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Hm. Ok - one vote for backwards. My other piece of reasoning was the both levers had a very slight angle to one side - on the stock lever that angle pointed towards the driver's side of the car and keeping that orientation of the angle on the SSK led to the orientation in my pic above.


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[Hornung418]

If the shift lever is rotated 180° it should stand nearly vertical then.

What's the throw look like? Need pics from in the car.

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[Stigissimo]

whoa - finally dug up a DIY! Dario does mention orientation in the first post, but thanks to photobucket the pics are all broken.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?10952-DIY-BMW-Performance-SSK-Install-doityourself


I believe according to that DIY the orientation I've shown is correct. Hornung - keep in mind in the pic the angle of the shift lever in comparison to the rod is variable as the lever can pivot. It can be vertical if I were to move it. The lever stands a near vertical in neutral when in the car.

[Hornung418]

As long as you can put it into all the gears, it's on the right way. You'll know for sure that it's on backwards.

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[Stigissimo]

As long as you can put it into all the gears, it's on the right way. You'll know for sure that it's on backwards.

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Alright cool. I emailed Turner Motorsport to see if they have anything on it.

Thanks for your help!


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[slater]

this thread needs:

- more pics
- more updates

also...

- more pics
- more updates

maybe some:

- pics
- updates

[johnrando]

lol