Yeah got to love manuals. How cars were made to be driven until the lazy driver arrived on the scene.

lol ^^

when my cuz's came to australia from turkey, they were like wtf r u doin driving a car for disabled ppl?

i couldnt stop laughin!!!

like 99% of cars in europe are manual, autos are for disabled ppl

Thanks ordered it and its on the way

With a clutch there is both localised heating and bulk heating. When you engage the clutch too hard and fast you create locaised hot spots which cause premature wear to the clutch material and burning of the oil. Over time the burnt clutch material can flake off causing other problems in the transmission and the burnt oil loses its lubrication and frictional properties. Too much pressure can also squeeze too much oil from between the plates before they have syncronised speeds causing squark and severe wear.

You can also get bulk heating from having shifts that are too long with similar effects to the above. These are usually caused by an insufficient pressure application rate (or an engine that is making much more torque).

Like most things shifts that are too hard are bad, shifts that are too soft are bad. The middle is just right.

The accelleration is lower during a gear change but only because the ECU performs torque limiting to assist with the speed of the gearchange. While tricking the trans into performing a shift faster will also reduce the torque limiting time slightly the other effects above are a bigger concern.

In general with a standard trans and standard car there is no reason to put on a shift kit. It can only worsen the wear and tear on the trans for negliable accelleration improvement. However if you have modified the engine then your trans is now not calibrated properly for the torque your new engine is making. This is much more of a problem with aftermarket ECU's that can't perform torque limiting during a shift. In this case firming up the shifts will help prevent clutch wear by shortening shifts that are too long.

Anything else you would like to know?

well if it breaks theres my excuse to put a manual in, so its win win.

That's the spirit! Manuals are the best for modified cars.

lol yeah there all types of fun, im miss my old XF ute she was manual good times, the EF is way faster but not as much fun to bash around with the auto box

Yeah, point & squirt is only good for when you're eating maccas + driving

*dreams of the day i have the money for the conversion