Voodoo Shift Knobs
10-22-2003, 09:44 PM
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The momo ***** I see are similarly brand-name over-priced and are set-screw mounted. I'd rather have something that threads directly in
there was a comment on the heat the metal ***** absorb...just crack a window so the air will circulate a bit or cover the **** with a hat or glove....problem solved. and if you have arthritis, the heat makes it feel better!:D
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10-22-2003, 09:54 PM
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there was a comment on the heat the metal ***** absorb...just crack a window so the air will circulate a bit or cover the **** with a hat or glove....problem solved. and if you have arthritis, the heat makes it feel better!
10-22-2003, 10:41 PM
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10-22-2003, 11:11 PM
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Originally posted by blizz81
I still don't get what can even look cheap about the voodoo *****. They're so simple. Maybe if you have a black spun one with an 8-ball engraved on it, but this does not look cheap to me:
Especially when compared to this, for $70 and from what I can tell is a set-screw universal ****:
The momo ***** I see are similarly brand-name over-priced and are set-screw mounted. I'd rather have something that threads directly in.
I still don't get what can even look cheap about the voodoo *****. They're so simple. Maybe if you have a black spun one with an 8-ball engraved on it, but this does not look cheap to me:
Especially when compared to this, for $70 and from what I can tell is a set-screw universal ****:
The momo ***** I see are similarly brand-name over-priced and are set-screw mounted. I'd rather have something that threads directly in.
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10-23-2003, 03:20 AM
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Originally posted by blizz81
I still don't get what can even look cheap about the voodoo *****. They're so simple. Maybe if you have a black spun one with an 8-ball engraved on it, but this does not look cheap to me:
I still don't get what can even look cheap about the voodoo *****. They're so simple. Maybe if you have a black spun one with an 8-ball engraved on it, but this does not look cheap to me:
8 - get it?
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....forehead
naw, i still think it'd be cute.
10-23-2003, 09:23 AM
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You don't know who Prodrive is do you? No it's not a set screw it's a direct fit
You don't know who Prodrive is do you? No it's not a set screw it's a direct fit
The momo ***** I see are similarly brand-name over-priced and are set-screw mounted
If you ever wanted someone to show you an example of how you troll for arguments, here it is - you're deliberately picking an argument out of thin air. You just couldn't concede that maybe the Voodoo ***** do resemble the shift **** on that F360, huh?
As for attaching to the shift boot - Voodoo ***** (nor any other Miata shift *****) don't need to, because the shifter height is so short that the shift **** sits right down against the shift boot anyway - there's never any gap. I would expect an RX-8 version to be the same.
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10-23-2003, 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by Gord96BRG
Obviously you don't disagree with that point, yet you come up with a response ranting about how he doesn't know who Prodrive is. He never mentioned Prodrive!!
Obviously you don't disagree with that point, yet you come up with a response ranting about how he doesn't know who Prodrive is. He never mentioned Prodrive!!
Talk about fitting shift boots, look at the neck on that ****...overall = not the best looking shift **** to me. I'm sure it does its job, but $70?The voodoo ***** are designed for their specific applications to fit the boot correctly, ie:
If you take a look at my homepage pictures of my old acura, you'll see that since I got an S2000 ****, it didn't quite fit the boot. But, if you wish, you can always move the boot ring up yourself. I'm generally a function-over-form guy though (which some people claim as a personal quality, *ahem*
), and didn't really care about that
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10-23-2003, 11:07 AM
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Well, I *did* go out and find the first prodrive **** pic I could find, and posted it in comparison, and said it looked cheaper
Well, I *did* go out and find the first prodrive **** pic I could find, and posted it in comparison, and said it looked cheaper
THAT was the ProDrive shift ****?? Maybe it is threaded rather than setscrew, but I thought you posted it as an example of a generic cheesy shift ****! Seriously, that pic makes it look like crap. Apologies to Ike, then, in that you did mention ProDrive, so his rant wasn't quite the unjustified argument that I suggested. However, I have to seriously question Ike's taste if he thinks THAT thing looks classy and the Voodoo looks cheesy! :p
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10-24-2003, 12:06 AM
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Gord I think you need to go read page two over again :p By the way I don't have the black **** from prodrive, I don't like painted shift ***** because they are bound to get scratched and look like hell. In case you didn't already figure it out I don't own a Momo ****, I have the Prodrive but like Momo *****. Though I uderstand why people wouldn't want to Momo due to not having a direct fit, it's why I didn't ask for the Momo to match my Momo steering wheel. Anyhow the Prodrive was a gift and normally I would be satisfied with stock, but needed to think of something for someone that wanted to give me a birthday gift.
10-24-2003, 08:03 AM
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Originally posted by IkeWRX
Speaking of that sig. what year Lotus Elite, I don't suppose you have any digital photos of it?
And to stay on topic, I'll take a Momo ****, or my current Prodrive ****. The Voodoo **** just looks cheap and cheesy to me, maybe they are great ***** but I'm not impressed by the pics.
Speaking of that sig. what year Lotus Elite, I don't suppose you have any digital photos of it?
And to stay on topic, I'll take a Momo ****, or my current Prodrive ****. The Voodoo **** just looks cheap and cheesy to me, maybe they are great ***** but I'm not impressed by the pics.
Can't find an Elite pic right now but I'll go look. Meanwhile here's a pic of the Miata at Pacific Grove, CA and the Seven at the air races in Olathe, KS.
10-27-2003, 04:07 PM
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OK, kids, here's a picture of a smooth black Voodoo **** in an RX-8. I think it compliments the piano black rather nicely.
And Ike, you get 10 bonus points for even being aware of the mid-'70s P.O.S. Elite.
I should also add the Knobmeister (http://www.knobmeister.com/) does great engraving on these *****. He also has a Visor Glove which may well fit the RX-8 and can be embroidered to suit.
And Ike, you get 10 bonus points for even being aware of the mid-'70s P.O.S. Elite.
I should also add the Knobmeister (http://www.knobmeister.com/) does great engraving on these *****. He also has a Visor Glove which may well fit the RX-8 and can be embroidered to suit.
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10-27-2003, 07:05 PM
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10-27-2003, 07:42 PM
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I think I might try a titanium one since it goes with the car. I can shift pretty much anyway and I like the look. If I dont like it I can always sell it off on ebay.
10-28-2003, 08:31 PM
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I installed my pearl Voodoo **** tonight. I find it very nice to hold, but makes the shifter even shorter.
My seat is quite low to give me headroom, and my arm rubs on the armrest a bit. I will have to try it for a week and see how it turns out.
My seat is quite low to give me headroom, and my arm rubs on the armrest a bit. I will have to try it for a week and see how it turns out.
10-28-2003, 08:43 PM
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damn, that pearl is hott too, i was thinking of getting the pearl, but the black is so damned stealth...hmmmmmmmm
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10-28-2003, 09:02 PM
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10-29-2003, 05:52 AM
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Originally posted by mdmaclean
My seat is quite low to give me headroom, and my arm rubs on the armrest a bit. I will have to try it for a week and see how it turns out.
My seat is quite low to give me headroom, and my arm rubs on the armrest a bit. I will have to try it for a week and see how it turns out.
The Voodoo certainly does impart a different feel. It almosts seems like a smaller car when shifting.
Those worried about heat or cold can get a **** Glove from the Knobmeister.
10-31-2003, 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by mdmaclean
I installed my pearl Voodoo **** tonight. I find it very nice to hold, but makes the shifter even shorter.
My seat is quite low to give me headroom, and my arm rubs on the armrest a bit. I will have to try it for a week and see how it turns out.
I installed my pearl Voodoo **** tonight. I find it very nice to hold, but makes the shifter even shorter.
My seat is quite low to give me headroom, and my arm rubs on the armrest a bit. I will have to try it for a week and see how it turns out.
10-31-2003, 03:16 PM
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2 questions, first of all, do you guys think the titanium **** would go well with the interior? (because there really is no other titanium bits on the inside) and secondly, if I have the NAV system, do you think the controls would get in the way of shifting? Seeing that the **** is so short? thanks a lot
01-21-2004, 01:47 AM
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Re: voodoo *****
Originally posted by Dick Carlson
I had one on my Miata, and still have one on the wife's SVT Contour, and I'm ordering one for the RX-8. Wouldn't live without it. And you know you can have it engraved by Joe Portas the Knobmeister.
I had one on my Miata, and still have one on the wife's SVT Contour, and I'm ordering one for the RX-8. Wouldn't live without it. And you know you can have it engraved by Joe Portas the Knobmeister.