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Counterweight shift knobs?

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Old 08-30-2002, 11:30 PM
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Well this got me thinking, I have an old bowling ball that weighs about 12 lbs, maybe I could tap it to fit the shifter? I mean its already set up for my fingers and all :bigok:
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Old 08-30-2002, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by isamu' date='Aug 30 2002, 10:30 PM
Well this got me thinking, I have an old bowling ball that weighs about 12 lbs, maybe I could tap it to fit the shifter? I mean its already set up for my fingers and all :bigok:
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Old 08-31-2002, 10:47 AM
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The leather MazdaSpeed one is also weighted not sure how many pounds though....



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Old 09-01-2002, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Aug 30 2002, 02:56 PM
[quote name='Seppuku' date='Aug 29 2002, 11:35 PM']well for the same price guess it wouldnt hurt to try it. Unless that much weight screws you up when shifting. Maybe ill buy one and try it out.
What are you going to try it out on? [/quote]

this is the same thing i was thinking. you could put it on your bike, as in not motorcycle.
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Old 09-01-2002, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' date='Sep 1 2002, 02:47 PM
[quote name='Rob x-7' date='Aug 30 2002, 02:56 PM'][quote name='Seppuku' date='Aug 29 2002, 11:35 PM']well for the same price guess it wouldnt hurt to try it. Unless that much weight screws you up when shifting. Maybe ill buy one and try it out.
What are you going to try it out on? [/quote]

this is the same thing i was thinking. you could put it on your bike, as in not motorcycle.[/quote]

come on guys i have car now :bigok:
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Old 09-01-2002, 09:32 PM
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the shifter is not LBS..its ounces
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Old 09-01-2002, 10:20 PM
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sorry i didnt see the post where you said that you bought a car. what did you get?
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Old 09-01-2002, 10:38 PM
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its a 88 vert
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Old 09-01-2002, 10:41 PM
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The stock S5 ones are weighted, not sure how much though.
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there are some pictures up on here if you want to see it shane: http://nopistons.net/seppuku/cars/images/vert
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