XGC75
Go Kart Champion
Installed the TyrolSport shift link bracket bushings yesterday. Easy install - just took out the intake and could reach everything down there. Didn't even take out the battery, though, the cuts on your hands and arms are inversely proportional to the number of things in your way you remove 
So my impressions overall are very positive. This doesn't drastically change the feel or mechanics of the shifter, but makes the action of pushing and pulling through the gates much more positive. There isn't hardly any change when you're in gear. You can't feel the engine vibes any better than before. Where this works is the feel of rowing through the gate and when you're out of gear. Basically, any time there is resistance on the lever, you'll have a more positive feedback.
Pushing up against a gate feels more metallic. It's certainly easier to get through the gate, especially when shifting quickly. In fact, the faster you push through the gate the better shifting feels. It's a bit more like rowing the bolt of a rifle, but not all the way there. In neutral, there's less slop. I know it seems like it wouldn't matter in neutral since the shifter moves around freely, but it's tighter and less bouncy and therefore feels better.
Finally, one last note is that this doesn't feel out-of-place if you're not familiar with the feel of the mk6 shifter. You wouldn't comment on it on a test drive other than to note that the shifter feels smooth. On that note, it feels a bit like an older Mazda's shifter but without the engine feel. Based on my experience driving mid 90's to early 00's models.
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So my impressions overall are very positive. This doesn't drastically change the feel or mechanics of the shifter, but makes the action of pushing and pulling through the gates much more positive. There isn't hardly any change when you're in gear. You can't feel the engine vibes any better than before. Where this works is the feel of rowing through the gate and when you're out of gear. Basically, any time there is resistance on the lever, you'll have a more positive feedback.
Pushing up against a gate feels more metallic. It's certainly easier to get through the gate, especially when shifting quickly. In fact, the faster you push through the gate the better shifting feels. It's a bit more like rowing the bolt of a rifle, but not all the way there. In neutral, there's less slop. I know it seems like it wouldn't matter in neutral since the shifter moves around freely, but it's tighter and less bouncy and therefore feels better.
Finally, one last note is that this doesn't feel out-of-place if you're not familiar with the feel of the mk6 shifter. You wouldn't comment on it on a test drive other than to note that the shifter feels smooth. On that note, it feels a bit like an older Mazda's shifter but without the engine feel. Based on my experience driving mid 90's to early 00's models.
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