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    Another shifter thread. IRP campared to CAE

    Does anyone have any real world track experience with the IRP v3 self centering shifter?

    I am getting tired of the sloppy shifter and missing shifts.
    I don't have the cash for a CAE right now and the IRP is closer to a price that I might be able to afford for next season.

    I am mostly concerned with 3rd to second and being able to slam it against the reverse lockout and pulling back without getting blocked. Right now this is an autocross car.

    I just want to be able to shift without getting locked out or the fear of getting the wrong gear.

    I currently have nylon motor mounts and hard poly transmission mounts. It is better than it was but is is still not tolerable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by guymandude View Post
    I just want to be able to shift without getting locked out or the fear of getting the wrong gear.
    Buy a sequential?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmypet View Post
    Buy a sequential?
    I like the way you think.

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    Wouldn't that be fun!!! I'd scream DOG BOX at every turn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aeronaut View Post
    Wouldn't that be fun!!! I'd scream DOG BOX at every turn.
    Thats a very different thing.
    A real racing dog ring box "will" go into pretty much any gear at any speed / engine speed with zero resistance,,, sometimes to the good,,, sometimes to the very bad...
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    I would no longer be whining about missed shifts.
    The gears would be doing enough whining for the both of us.😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmypet View Post
    Thats a very different thing.
    A real racing dog ring box "will" go into pretty much any gear at any speed / engine speed with zero resistance,,, sometimes to the good,,, sometimes to the very bad...
    Understood, but don't most sequential trans use dog box gears?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aeronaut View Post
    Understood, but don't most sequential trans use dog box gears?
    LOL,,,Yep,,, well I believe they do at least the way I understand them,,, I have never owned one (i'd like to).
    I guess when I think of dog ring boxes I usually think of an H Pattern dog ring box
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    I don't know much about 'em, I just like saying DOG BOX.

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    Is it just me or is there no sound?


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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmypet View Post
    LOL,,,Yep,,, well I believe they do at least the way I understand them,,, I have never owned one (i'd like to).
    Never owned a motorcycle? The original sequential gearbox.

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    Quote Originally Posted by guymandude View Post
    Does anyone have any real world track experience with the IRP v3 self centering shifter?

    I am getting tired of the sloppy shifter and missing shifts.
    I don't have the cash for a CAE right now and the IRP is closer to a price that I might be able to afford for next season.

    I am mostly concerned with 3rd to second and being able to slam it against the reverse lockout and pulling back without getting blocked. Right now this is an autocross car.

    I just want to be able to shift without getting locked out or the fear of getting the wrong gear.

    I currently have nylon motor mounts and hard poly transmission mounts. It is better than it was but is is still not tolerable.
    I would also like to know more about the IRP shifter

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    I had the IRP in my SE30 and liked it a lot. It doesn't have all the fancy adjustable gates and such that the CAE has. It does have the adjustable reverse lockout, but to be honest I never set it up as it seemed like you had to work pretty hard to get it over to reverse instead of 1st and I didn't see the point. The position relative to the steering wheel and the short throws were perfect. It did seem to take a little more effort to make the shift. (This is going from a completely stock setup to the IRP.) I didn't have a fancy DSSR installed, as this worked with my stock selector rod perfectly and I didn't see a need to make an upgrade there.

    I sold the E30 and am building an E46, and I plan to put the IRP in there as well.

    Here's some video of it in action.

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