Re: Impression: AWE short shifter

["George Turner, Jr." <george@dxnet.com>]

i would most deff get it, but i cannot afford my car to be down in the transition, and i most deff cannot afford the core deposit charge....money is tight now...i tested it out on a guy named myrons gti from midnight motorsports......i loved it...and it didnt feel like i was at the gym...8)
geo
- -----Original Message-----
From: Ng, Kevin <Ng.Kevin@nationscredit.com>
To: 'veedub' <drivers-wanted@wso.williams.edu>; jettaglx <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 8:04 PM
Subject: Impression: AWE short shifter


>
>Well, I just got back from Todd's AWE shop in Philly with his short shift   
>kit (for A3 VR6's) installed on my GLX, and I have to say that this is   
>the *BEST* mod I've done (so far) for the money. Throws have been reduced   
>by 50%, and the shift knob now stands about two inches shorter. When I   
>drove my cousin's Integra GSR last winter, I was jealous of the very   
>slick shifter (but not much else!)-not anymore. The drive back home gave   
>me a major cramp in my arm due to the initial notchiness. Todd told me   
>that it would feel "notchy" for the first 100 miles or so, but I wasn't   
>expecting to participate in the "World's Strongest Man" contest -getting   
>into 1st gear was definitely the hardest part. But now that I've made it   
>back home to CT, with the new shifter broken in, it feels PERFECT. And no   
>more of that "jiggly" feeling-the whole thing feels as SOLID AS A ROCK.
>
>Thanks to Todd and his buddy at AWE for the install. I'm sure everyone   
>who's done business with him agrees, he's a nice guy and a great VW   
>mechanic. He went the extra distance to make sure everything was done   
>right, and even helped reset an engine "fuel vaporization" fault code   
>with his VW Tool for me.
>
>People, if you own an A3 VR6 and don't have the AWE short shifter, what   
>are you waiting for? Get it now!
>
>Kevin
>97 GLX Windsor Blue
>P-chip, modded airbox, Euro switch w/ rear fog, Clarion ProAudio, custom   
>hood lifts,....
>..and AWE short shifter!
>
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