For years now I wanted to build a shift/clutch lockout so I could only shift when the clutch is fully engaged but never got around to it
Have you seen the thread on the Bash Pro Active H-Shifter HERE?
I looked at this shifter for quite a while yesterday. Saw a review including the internal mechanisms and how it works. To be honest, though it appears to be built solid, all the moving parts looked like extra points of failure. I think they are on the right track if there is enough of a market for H pattens since it seems everyone likes their sequential paddles. But, boy that thing is UGLY... LOL And pricy...
H patten might be more of a USA thing as many of us grew up with either 4 on the floor or 3 on the tree. A race car without a clutch??? Wasn't even on my radar through I am sure I will learn to love the wheel paddles in the future.
I didn't see the above linked thread until this morning but, his conclusions mirrored what I was thinking.
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I see a few opportunities for improvement:
- The box is unattractive
- Sequential mode could use a side-to-side restriction
- It's noisy
- Have 8 slots total, like the Fanatec shifter pattern, so reverse can be mapped on the other side of the box if desired