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First impressions....
First of all the installation is really easy... it took me 45mins including taking the central console off....
I must say that the fit in the stock boot is quite tight... I am thinking of getting rid of the boot altogether, but will need a solution to prevent dirt and dust to get into the shifter.
The reach in every gear is perfect. I am tall (6'2") but I also have monkey arms. But it feels to me as if the Wevo and the stock have the same position relative to the driver. The fact that the throw is reduced improves things as you do not have to move the shifter lever as much to get into the chosen gear.
Wevo claims that the throw is 30% shorter... I can't argue with that. I think the 2-3-4 shifts are the most affected (maybe I am stating the obvious, I am just reporting what it feels like).
As someone previously said it takes more effort to select any gear than with the stock shifter... Again no surprise here as the 30% shorter throw has to come from somewhere (i.e. shorter lever = more force to be applied)
I have not been able to take the car for some spirited driving so my impressions are limited to city driving only...
I guess (and I hope) the shifter will shine on the track, where precision and speed are the 2 most important factors. I have a DE scheduled for 11/11....
To be honest if I did not take the car to the track I am not sure I would find it worth it. It's beautifully made and obviously very well put together. It fits in any stock cockpit and it takes nothing to go back to OEM. But the I think the stock solution sets very good standards to which is much more difficult to improve upon (as opposed to the 915 maybe). Again I am looking forward to my track day... to see if the Wevo improves a coulpe of "issues" I had.
Put it this way... if you must have a SS kit and money is not tight I'd go for this in an instant... I did and would do it again.
If you are happy with your stock shifter and don't really need a SS then it's a lot of money for a little bling.
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