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I have recently driven an elise S2 but have to be honest and admit I struggled ( particularly through slow traffic ) in getting to grips with the gearchange.
The owner of the car didn't seem to have any such problems so should this be something to worry about or is it more likely that I perhaps needed more time to get used to it.
( An elise is a far cry from my previous cars - ie boring 4 doors / practical etc ).
I was told it probably helped to blip the throttel when changing - again true or false.
I believe the gearchange stick had been changed and was not std and think a shorter stick would be better.
I guess the obvious is to try driving another car for comparison but in the meantime would appreciate any comments as at the moment I'm not sure wether it's just me not being used to the elise gearshift.
Eos
The owner of the car didn't seem to have any such problems so should this be something to worry about or is it more likely that I perhaps needed more time to get used to it.
( An elise is a far cry from my previous cars - ie boring 4 doors / practical etc ).
I was told it probably helped to blip the throttel when changing - again true or false.
I believe the gearchange stick had been changed and was not std and think a shorter stick would be better.
I guess the obvious is to try driving another car for comparison but in the meantime would appreciate any comments as at the moment I'm not sure wether it's just me not being used to the elise gearshift.
Eos
try other cars - it may just be that car...you can improve it by fitting a quick shift and gear linkage kit from www.eliseparts.com
Hey Eos,
Yeh the Elise shift does take a bit of getting used to. It's probably the one weak point of a fantastic car. It's cable operated and so very often, not very precice.
As Bogie suggests, the uprated linkage and bushes makes a huge difference, as does the short shift. I fitted both recently and it transformed the shift.
That said, even left as standard, it's something you do get used to and you can make very quick shifts, just not very satisfying ones.
Dunc
Yeh the Elise shift does take a bit of getting used to. It's probably the one weak point of a fantastic car. It's cable operated and so very often, not very precice.
As Bogie suggests, the uprated linkage and bushes makes a huge difference, as does the short shift. I fitted both recently and it transformed the shift.
That said, even left as standard, it's something you do get used to and you can make very quick shifts, just not very satisfying ones.
Dunc
my gearchange is pretty pants too!
mine hates the 3rd to 2nd change and sometimes has probs with 1st to 2nd.
Putting on the eliseparts gear linkage helped a bit, but i had to take the quickshift off again, cos it just amplified the problems going into second! - you had to wrench your arm off with the quickshift instead of the firm push the normal stick needs.
it does come and go though. - some days it's perfect, some days every single damn shift is a bitch!!!
my linkage is properly adjusted (i've checked and re-adjusted it dozens of times).
not the end of the world, but quite annoying sometimes!
any ideas guys??
A.
mine hates the 3rd to 2nd change and sometimes has probs with 1st to 2nd.
Putting on the eliseparts gear linkage helped a bit, but i had to take the quickshift off again, cos it just amplified the problems going into second! - you had to wrench your arm off with the quickshift instead of the firm push the normal stick needs.
it does come and go though. - some days it's perfect, some days every single damn shift is a bitch!!!
my linkage is properly adjusted (i've checked and re-adjusted it dozens of times).
not the end of the world, but quite annoying sometimes!
any ideas guys??
A.
All K-series Elises have cr@p gearchanges. Proper adjustment helps as does the Eliseparts quickshift and linkage kit (though more applicable to S1 than S2).
Try the Toyota engined S2 (111R), if you can afford one - the gearchange is fantastic in comparison to the K-series engine/gearbox.
Try the Toyota engined S2 (111R), if you can afford one - the gearchange is fantastic in comparison to the K-series engine/gearbox.
My K series gearchange was awful when I got the car, fitting the eliseparts linkage kit was a great step but it still occasionally jumped out of fith which needed a bunch of "adjustment" and it still crunches something horrible shifting 2nd to 3rd at high revs (e.g on track). All part of the charm.
hbaumhardt said:
My K series gearchange was awful when I got the car, fitting the eliseparts linkage kit was a great step but it still occasionally jumped out of fith which needed a bunch of "adjustment" and it still crunches something horrible shifting 2nd to 3rd at high revs (e.g on track). All part of the charm.
That thingy on the left in the footwell - it's called a clutch. You did realise your elise didn't have an auto box?
Fixed my gearchange!
went under the car again
(spending so much time under there the past couple of weeks what with DIY B service, cambelt change and now the gear problem, that i'm thinking of getting hangar111's quick release panel clips! - what a faf!)
...and somehow the bar which does the crosgate action of the lever (the L shaped one at the back) had got bent, so that the two ends of the gearchange cables were just catching when in 1st and 2nd. - 15 seconds with a rubber mallet, and i have instant spangly nice and lovely gearchange! (with the eliseparts linkage kit of course!)
yipeee!!! - I thought my gearbox was FUBAR!
A.
went under the car again
(spending so much time under there the past couple of weeks what with DIY B service, cambelt change and now the gear problem, that i'm thinking of getting hangar111's quick release panel clips! - what a faf!)
...and somehow the bar which does the crosgate action of the lever (the L shaped one at the back) had got bent, so that the two ends of the gearchange cables were just catching when in 1st and 2nd. - 15 seconds with a rubber mallet, and i have instant spangly nice and lovely gearchange! (with the eliseparts linkage kit of course!)
yipeee!!! - I thought my gearbox was FUBAR!
A.
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