I'm sure some have visited our forum, but in case you haven't we recently released our billet aluminum shift knobs for the RX-8. Check out our forum for more info. Here's a pic for you. . .

http://www.dpeweb.com/GalleryImages/rx8knob2.jpg

How much shorter than stock is it?

not much,
got mine yesterday it is great. much much better than stock. did not think it would make much difference, but it does.

beers

It's only a couple mm shorter than OEM, but we felt like this was the best approach. Reason being, the ball shape gives you the option of putting your hand comfortably over the top of the shift knob rather than pistol-grip style like OEM. Were our knob any shorter, you'd start running out of finger room for folks with larger hands.

what is the weight?

not very much, i would weigh it for you but dont have anything that goes that low.

beers

Hey quick question, maybe there's already a thread on this I dunno. Does anyone make a knob which does not absorb heat as much ? I live in FLA and it gets very HOT inside in the summer, even parking in the shade/ with windshield reflector, etc. I want o get a better knob, just don't want to burn my hand on it. Let me know if any insight. Thanks,


V

Don't get me wrong tho, that DPE one is very cool......

We're considering making this knob out of black Delrin, which is more or less a plastic of sorts (developed by DuPont) that's really strong and can be finished out pretty nicely (so it doesn't look like plastic). The problem is, it would be slightly more expensive than the billet aluminum knobs, and I'm not sure how many would be willing to pay $50 for a simple black shift knob made out of a plastic-like material.

There are a few who would no doubt love the idea, but whether there are 25-50 takers to justify producing them is another story. Chime in if you would be interested in such a thing.

Another thing we're thinking about is some sort of neoprene 'knob cover', which is both funny to say and would solve the heat issues as needed and then be removable when not. Just haven't gotten past the drawing board on that one.

And sorry I haven't posted an exact weight; keep forgetting to bring one to the shipping place or post office to get an accurate weight. My scale is great for shipping large objects by the pound, but doesn't read accurately under 1lb.

looks very sharp
nice touch