I love HPDE and Auto-x and road course racing, its been in my blood since birth, along with drag racing, but anyway, the new paddle shift setup in the Fit Sport would be a welcome setup to the racing arena that I like...Im only starting to research the problems and pros and cons of the transmision etc...

Has anyone done this yet? Anyone here? Or for that matter, any ideas from the peanut gallery?

I WANT PADDLE SHIFT IN MY CRX!

-discuss-

 

I'd like to see it

 

If they can put a S2k cluster ion a EF i'm sure someone will eventually figure it out.

 

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I'm on the eventually list, and its sooner than later.....my new obsession.

1-raised center consol for support
2-paddle shift conversion
3-K24 lower K20R upper
4-10lbs boost
5-6pt autofab cage
6-full custom interior.

 

what is this paddle shifter u speak of?

 

I'm pretty sure most the paddle shifters on the market today are "automatics" by definition. I don't think it's ever going to happen but best of luck to you.

 

I give you permission to figure it out. That would be a very cool mod. It would almost justify buying an automatic car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vteckillenzc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what is this paddle shifter u speak of?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think its that thing when you shift you dont feel the weight of the car shift also.

correct me if im wrong

 

anyone with a pic of this shifter in any type of car?like a scca race car

 

No silly. I know paddle shifters from two places, Rally Racing, and the steering wheel joystick you bought for your PS2 when GT3 came out. On the steering wheel you have shifters that you tap with your fingers. One on the left for downshift, one on the right for upshift. They're the ****. Only problem is that YOU NEED AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SEQUENTIAL TRANSMI$$ION. You can't do it with a clutch, and you can't do it with a shift rod/linkage.

 

youll need from honda fit

1 motor
2 tranny
3 ecu
4 steering column

thats really about it.. jsut make sure youre wearing your custom fab shoes cuz youll be doing a lot of it.

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIred91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I love HPDE and Auto-x and road course racing, its been in my blood since birth, along with drag racing, but anyway, the new paddle shift setup in the Fit Sport would be a welcome setup to the racing arena that I like...Im only starting to research the problems and pros and cons of the transmision etc...

Has anyone done this yet? Anyone here? Or for that matter, any ideas from the peanut gallery?

I WANT PADDLE SHIFT IN MY CRX!

-discuss-</TD></TR></TABLE>


Modified by SIred91 at 6:35 PM 7/17/2006

 

ahhhhh! i see something like F1 cars use,they have things on back of streering wheel.

 

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I too would like to see it.

 

The way i was thinking itd work is with the FIT stuff swapped over...like mentioned above. That would be sick!

 

why not swap a H or F series motor with a 97-01 Prelude Shift-Tronic transmission, then just rewire the up and down switches to padles on the steering wheel

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DEIVIONCRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why not swap a H or F series motor with a 97-01 Prelude Shift-Tronic transmission, then just rewire the up and down switches to padles on the steering wheel</TD></TR></TABLE>

now you're getting close to the plan.

but with the K toys and 10psi.

 

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1 motor
2 tranny
3 ecu
4 steering column

thats really about it.. jsut make sure youre wearing your custom fab shoes cuz youll be doing a lot of it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats it? Ill do it tomorrow morning before work and ill let you guys know how it works.

 

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i think this guy is on track the fit stuff wont be very strong you could make some great power with the lude setup and it would be cheaper and easier

 

Keep us updated !!!
Good luck

 

Just do an EP3 shifter like I did. I just tested it last night. It worked great. Automatic trannys suck. I'm using a buddy club EP3 short shifter, all the gears worked grewat, and reverse was easy to select. I had to brace the dash a bit though, which is good, should eliminate some rattles.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by suspendedHatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No silly. I know paddle shifters from two places, Rally Racing, and the steering wheel joystick you bought for your PS2 when GT3 came out. On the steering wheel you have shifters that you tap with your fingers. One on the left for downshift, one on the right for upshift. They're the ****. Only problem is that YOU NEED AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SEQUENTIAL TRANSMI$$ION. You can't do it with a clutch, and you can't do it with a shift rod/linkage.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ohhh thats that thing Ferrari's have. with a switch of a button you can turn a manual car to an automatic or a paddle shifter

you can see it above the turn signals



that would be pretty cool thing to have

 

The prelude sequential had lots of problems.

Anyone that says honda automatics suck loses all credibility with me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Zaakro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ohhh thats that thing Ferrari's have. with a switch of a button you can turn a manual car to an automatic or a paddle shifter

you can see it above the turn signals



that would be pretty cool thing to have</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ferarri has just about the only good sequential transmission out there. While ALL other sequential transmissions are automatic transmissions (complete with power-sucking torque converter) that simply allow you to (within limits) select the shift points, Ferarri's system is actually a manual transmission (complete with clutch) in which both the clutch and shifting can be operated automatically by a computer. I seriously don't know why this concept doesn't catch on (in spite of the fact that it is hardly difficult these days).

By the way, keep in mind that swapping any kind of automatic other than a D-series automatic is going to require some creative fabrication to both mount and fit. Automatics tend to be ALOT larger than manual transmissions.

 

You're going K on me? I was supposed to go first!