Are short shifters worth it?
This is because less time is wasted on the shifting movement. In reality, though, the performance benefits will be negligible to most drivers. Another key benefit is that cars with short shifters will be slightly more difficult to drive smoothly, especially if you’re not used to driving with a stick.
Are short shifters universal?
A: Short shifters are vehicle specific and are not universal. They are not available for any automatic transmission vehicles. Q: What is a short shifter?
How do short shifters work?
A true short shifter decreases throw by reducing the angle that the shifter shaft travels through during its stroke between gears. By reducing the angle that the shaft travels through between gears, the distance that your hand needs to move between gears is also reduced.
When to move the pattern away from the pushrod?
A narrower pattern always moves the pattern away from the pushrod side If the pattern’s furthest edge from valve center isn’t more than 10% off center when narrowest (less than .034″ for a .341″ valve), it is generally acceptable. Ideally it should sweep equally both sides of center.
Where are the shift levers on a truck?
Because of the location of the shift levers, most hackers just hack a hole way back near the seat pedestal and on the left side, then make a shift lever that ‘works’. So here is #1 solution criteria: a) The shifter must come through the floor in the exact same spot as the STOCK 4 speed transmission did when the truck was new.
How tall does a shaft have to be to move a rocker?
For every 0.1 inch shaft or fulcrum height increase, the valve and shaft move 0.1 * 10sin = .0174 inches closer together. The valve and a rocker stud would actually touch about 10 inches above the TFS-3 high port Ford head. This drawing shows how height alone can change spacing.
What do the rocker arms on a push rod do?
Traditional push rod engine rocker arms are very simple first order levers, like a teeter-totter. Rocker arm ends move in circular arcs. Thinking of rockers like spokes of a wheel can be helpful, the axle being the rocker shaft or fulcrum point.
Is there a way to adjust the shift rod?
In neutral you can raise and lower it slightly and you feel what it means-second nature to me (when you have lost count of the number of water pump services you have done) and once you do it and feel it then adjust there.
How tall should the shift rod be when selected in neutral?
One thing that had me a little confused was the amount of up and down play in the shift shaft when selected in neutral; about 1/4″. Reading the manual there is the statement: “IMPORTANT: The NEUTRAL detent is a two-step design. Make sure the NEUTRAL detent ball is in the center step before checking shift rod height.”
How big is a Barnacle Bill shift shaft?
I made my own measuring tool using a length of wood and a drill bit inserted at the appropriate length (26 29/32″). One thing that had me a little confused was the amount of up and down play in the shift shaft when selected in neutral; about 1/4″.
What should I do if I have a shifting problem?
Any time you may have a shifting problem, do not immediately question the gearbox, ESPECIALLY if you happen to be using a motor that is hooked up to remote controls. The cables can become seized internally, or possibly stretched, out of adjustment or even become unhooked from the motor.