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CSB3: Sterkrazzys Five Page Dissertation - TLDR He Got A Flat Tire

aspro_gti

Autocross Champion
Location
Central Massachusetts
Car(s)
2012 K04 GTI
60 Bucks On DG Gear Getter:
  • Guaranteed to make your stick stiffer
  • More smiles per miles
  • No more fumbling around trying to find the notch
60 Bucks on a Night Out:
  • No guarantee of a stiff stick
  • Even if so, you will still fumble around trying to find the notch
  • Likeliest outcome is ending up alone and sad

Seems like a pretty easy choice to me 🤷‍♂️
That was my point when I said 60 can be blown on dinner and bowling or whatever

I just don't think it's gonna solve my issue guaranteed... why?
Because I upgraded from a basic shortshifter to the dieselgeek (with bushings) and noticed no difference.
 

jay745

What Would Glenn Danzig Do
Location
Slightly Outside Chicago
Car(s)
Mk6 racecar, Tacoma
Paying 60 bucks for something that personally I doubt will net 60 bucks of satisfaction back to me
Then again 60 bucks can be blown just as easily on a night out so...
It's one of the best things you can do to your shifter. I'd bet you find it to be a bigger difference in how it feels than the short shifter itself
 

GTIfan99

Autocross Champion
Location
FL
Does it have the V6?
All US 164's got the dohc version of the Busso V6. It's the only good thing about the 164.

I'll still take a sohc 3.0l Busso in a 75. Well, if they haven't all rusted away to nothing. 🤣
 

Acadia18

Autocross Champion
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The Greater Boston Metropolitan Area
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2019 Golf R

GolNat

Autocross Champion
Location
Delaware
Car(s)
13 GTI & 98 Prelude
That was my point when I said 60 can be blown on dinner and bowling or whatever

I just don't think it's gonna solve my issue guaranteed... why?
Because I upgraded from a basic shortshifter to the dieselgeek (with bushings) and noticed no difference.

I don’t have a $60 thingy and don’t have that issue so it can be achieved without it. I just have the basic short throw piece.
 

GolNat

Autocross Champion
Location
Delaware
Car(s)
13 GTI & 98 Prelude
never said his problem wasn’t real but don’t think he needs to spend $60 to fix it. I thought it was $30 for the piece.
 

jay745

What Would Glenn Danzig Do
Location
Slightly Outside Chicago
Car(s)
Mk6 racecar, Tacoma
never said his problem wasn’t real but don’t think he needs to spend $60 to fix it. I thought it was $30 for the piece.
It doesn't sound like it's a cable adjustment to me because it's only 1-2 and the other gears are fine. Sounds like the linkage under the shift boot is rotting because they do that.

What do I know, I like Chicago pizza. Clearly I'm an idiot
 

GolNat

Autocross Champion
Location
Delaware
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13 GTI & 98 Prelude
Idk you might be on to something with that Chicago pizza. Every time I see a video it looks delicious.
 

sterkrazzy

Autocross Champion
Location
United States
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Turbo. Blue.
It doesn't sound like it's a cable adjustment to me because it's only 1-2 and the other gears are fine. Sounds like the linkage under the shift boot is rotting because they do that.

What do I know, I like Chicago pizza. Clearly I'm an idiot
To me it means he could just be 1 or 2 threads off on the side to side adjustment. I've had this problem before and pulling out the side to side cable just a tiny bit fixed it.
 

Acadia18

Autocross Champion
Location
The Greater Boston Metropolitan Area
Car(s)
2019 Golf R
Idk you might be on to something with that Chicago pizza. Every time I see a video it looks delicious.

That's what I'm saying.

Never had it, but how can a pile of melted cheese be bad?
 
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