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seen a techtronics quickshifter 4 sale,just wondered exactly they did and how they work,and are they any good

think they are mainly for drag racing. NotNot really much use on the road.

Basically allows you to keep the throttle pinned while changing up gears. It cuts the ignition for a very short period which allows you to change up gear, much quicker than doing it manually with the throttle. Probably worth it if you are chasing that .2 a lap but not really needed for trackdays imo.

billinom8s wrote:think they are mainly for drag racing. NotNot really much use on the road.

You're confusing Quickshifters with Air or Nitrous shifters. A quick shifter is typically a tension/compression activated microswitch connected to the gearshift pedal and is activated y shifting the gear pedal as normal and works by cutting the ignition for a few milliseconds which unloads the gearbox and allows full throttle clutchless upchanging without the need to dip the throttle. Airshifters and Nitrous shifters work in a similar manner but use a gas powered ram connected to the gearshift pedal to shift gear whilst cutting the ignition for a short period. Air shifters typically work at around 150psi and Nitrous shifters at around 900psi, which shifts a lot faster, but can suffer problems with Nitrous gas freezing in the ram.

fair enough.

Shorten's your lap times & your gearbox life!

graham22 wrote:Shorten's your lap times & your gearbox life!

If it is set up correctly there is no reason why it should have a detrimental effect on the gearbox. Air/Nitrous shifters can damage the gearbox if activated whilst the engine is not running, but a normal quickshifter should not harm the gearbox if the kill time is set properly.

True,shouldn't effect your gearbox at all.

I had one on the 1098S, was an awesome piece of kit but really not worth it for road riding...

Made wheelies a piece of piss tho...