[s-cars] to short shift or not to short shift

[Djdawson2@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/13/2005 9:57:23 PM Mountain Daylight Time,  
HaroldMcComas at comcast.net writes:

I think  improper shifting would lead to the synchros wearing out, the short 
shift  kit just encourages more slamming through the gears. On my GTI I used 
to  pause between gears, maybe 1/2 sec, so instead of a 1 to 2 shift it was  
more like a 1 to neutral to 2 shift, etc. Not really sure if it helped,  but 
seemed to.




I agree.  You can't abuse a trans, short shift kit or not, and expect  it to 
live a long life.  You have to "feel" when it's ready to slip into  that next 
gear, rather than jamming it through.  Doing that, I feel you're  in no danger 
of doing damage just because of the kit itself.
 
Dave... short shifted with plenty of ponies on  tap.