Ikeya formula sequential shifter

BGTV8 · 02-16-2014, 05:35 PM

Sequential shifters that are hand-operated are a WOFTAM .... UNLESS you are in a race car, equipped with a dog-box (dog-engagement rather than syncro) - you are better of getting a AT7 and playing with the paddles - the ONLY thing a H-pattern to sequential shifter on a Z34 would give you is bling/bragging rights.

Some folks might think that is reason enough, and good luck to them.

My race car (not a Nissan) has a Holinger H-pattern dog box and it works just fine, albeit that I have ordered the sequential shifter upgrade so I can flat change AND because I need to avoid a wrong-slot which H-patterns are prone to.

Since I upgraded the engine to full ECU control for last seasons, and picked up ~100bhp (went E85 and 14:1 compression at the same time), flat-changes on the way up the box becomes necessary as I am chasing GT3 machinery and they all have either sequential stick OR paddle shifters and this is worth a bit less than a tenth per change and that means a lot to me - equates to (relatively) cheap lap-time improvement.

If you want one, get it, but it only delivers Bling/Bragging rights.

RB

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02-16-2014, 05:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,516 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	Sequential shifters that are hand-operated are a WOFTAM .... UNLESS you are in a race car, equipped with a dog-box (dog-engagement rather than syncro) - you are better of getting a AT7 and playing with the paddles - the ONLY thing a H-pattern to sequential shifter on a Z34 would give you is bling/bragging rights. Some folks might think that is reason enough, and good luck to them. My race car (not a Nissan) has a Holinger H-pattern dog box and it works just fine, albeit that I have ordered the sequential shifter upgrade so I can flat change AND because I need to avoid a wrong-slot which H-patterns are prone to. Since I upgraded the engine to full ECU control for last seasons, and picked up ~100bhp (went E85 and 14:1 compression at the same time), flat-changes on the way up the box becomes necessary as I am chasing GT3 machinery and they all have either sequential stick OR paddle shifters and this is worth a bit less than a tenth per change and that means a lot to me - equates to (relatively) cheap lap-time improvement. If you want one, get it, but it only delivers Bling/Bragging rights. RB