Here in Australia its summer. It reached 98.8F here in Perth today, and when I went to drive my ITR in the middle of the day, my titanium shift **** was so HOT!

Did anyone at Honda consider warm weather at all when designing this thing?

Then I looked at the Mugen shift ****. Duralumin, not titanium. Curious, I went looking for the relative thermal conductivity of titanium vs Duralumin... and Duralumin is like 10 times more conductive! I can only imagine how many people have burst into flames after touching their Mugen shift **** in summer.

For reference:
http://www.electro-optical.com/mater...ops/metals.htm

Just thought I'd share this discovery. If anyone has a Mugenshift **** and hasn't yet burst into flames, please let me know. Also, if anyone has evidence to dispute my findings, please post it.

--
ntt

 

The ITR is for track use. They expect you to wear racing gloves......

 

Nothin for nothin but. I took a spin last night and the Temp was around 18 degrees Farenheit. So you can imagine the chill I got with each shift till, it was a little warmer in the cabin. The heat I understand as well, but the cold is soo cold!

It is a nice shift **** though...

A.

 

http://www.ricks2k.com/products/knobsock.html

**** condom for your ITR.

Will
-who whould like a yellow one

 

I love my stock leather shift ****.

 

no burned or frozen hands


yshi

 

judging by that pik yoshi......your short!!!!

 

lol, yes I am vertically challenged somewhat, but that pic was taken after I moved the seat fwd to vaccuum the car. Whadaya x'pect thou, I'm asian

yshi - who feels tall amongst his family

 

im just messin with ya.....

im also vertically challenged........6'4" in the house. had to swap my civic seats out of necessity. kept bangin my cranium on the headliner

 

i have an R shift **** as well and whether hot or cold, I just take it like a man.

Ron


[Modified by G_S_R, 7:43 AM 2/6/2002]

 

I was thinking about offering an extensive line of "8 ball" shift *****. Do you think they'd sell well?

 

how about "magic 8-ball" shift *****??
Tell our fortune with every shift....

 

want to be partners steve? ill make um, you market them.... we'll have the market cornered

 

I have a 98 (obviously) and ditched the stock "NSX Style" shift **** for the OEM "Carbon Fiber" one. It is wonderfully thermostable.

And I bet it weighs less than your 00-01 "titanium" knobbers

 

a spoon knobie will fit that

 

I just use a rag and cover it until it cools off a bit. Might just get a GSR leather one someday.

 

my solution for my RSX accessory **** (am i an RSX ricer?) is a pair of mechanix gloves, available at Advance Auto for free if you're friend works the register

 

Yeah i had a fake CTR **** and my hands would get sweaty and slip off the ****. Also after driving for a while the **** would get hot. I finally took it off and replaced it with my stock GSR ****. That thing is so comfy and grips good. I love it.

 

George:
I made the **** in my garage. It has 432 quasi-icosahedral dimple design for maximum grip, thin surlyn cover, and light muscle fiber core.

yshi - who calls it the Precept MC Lady

 

Much more fun to obtain. Doubles as a handy change holder, too

 

Sort of OT, but Bang & Olufsen makes the remotes for their sound systems out of zinc because of its thermal properties. No matter how long you hold the remote in your hand it will not make your palm sweat.

 

I got the Momo Zebrano Wood Super Anatomico precisely because the wood is always a pretty comfortable temperature. It looks out of place with the aluminum interior kit, but I refuse it give it up.

 

I'm using a RAZO RA54 shift ****. I haven't had any thermal problems as the **** is covered by mostly carbon fibre.

If anybody is looking to get rid of their titanium shift ****, let me know.

 

98 degrees? Bah! I live in AZ USA. You don't know hot until you have driven in a 128 degree Lake Havasu summer. I have a black Mugen ****. Let's just say I have learned to shift quickly and cleanly.

If you can't stand the temp, get the 97-98 ****.