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RE: quick poll - MoMo knobs



cholo? hey vato wassup is that like ET (Eddie Torres the extra testicle 
(from Cheech and Chong)?

Brian

87 16v
86 8v (parts car)
85 Wolfsburg (white coming to a garage near me soon)



>From: Josh Hignight <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>
>To: 'Randy B' <sirocco@telocity.com>, "L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com>, 
>Josh Hignight <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: quick poll - MoMo knobs
>Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:57:07 -0700
>
>I have the up/down adjustment at full down. Seat back cranked to nearly
>perpendicular angle, seat moved back to proper reach for my feet to move
>around correctly on the pedals. This allows my hand to reach 10 and 2 with
>my arms bent slightly. Very comfortable, very correct seating (back 
>straight
>for good posture :)  ) position. 5th is just out of reach, I have to lean
>forward a little bit. Shifter set at 50% reduced throw.
>
>I used to drive in cholo mode (seat leaned back really far ala TMB style),
>but found that several years of doing that have led to further pain in my
>bad back.
>
>Joshua Hignight
>Student Services/Technical Services
>New Mexico Campus
>(505) 821-4800
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Randy B [mailto:sirocco@telocity.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 2:33 PM
>To: L. M. Lloyd; Josh Hignight; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: quick poll - MoMo knobs
>
>I'm not quite that tall, 6'1", but have developed a trick getting into 5th.
>The other problem I have had with all my Scirocco's is the distance I sit
>from the steering wheel.
>In order to sit at a comfortable distance from the pedals I sacrifice the
>correct arm angle to the wheel.
>Sitting comfortably and wrapping my fingers around the steering wheel at 10
>and 2 (#'s on a clock) my arms are fully extended.
>The way I have adjusted while spirited driving is I use mostly the bottom
>half of the steering wheel with both hands.
>I also hold the wheel in my left hand at about 7 while driving normally.
>I would eventually like to get the wheel further away from the dash.
>
>Does anyone else have this problem?
>I have considered using a removable steering collar becuase it will push 
>the
>wheel toward me about 2".
>Anyone using one of these?
>
>Randy
>81 Scirocco S
>81 Scirocco S
>87 Jetta GLI 16V - for sale
>
> >
> > Ah... I am 6'4" and I know exactly what you mean about the length of
> > the throw, especially in 5th! Oddly enough it never occurred to me
> > that cutting down the shift knob would solve this problem. In fact, I
> > always kind of assumed it would make it worse because the knob would
> > be closer to the floorboard, thus further from my shoulder.
> >
> > So, how much was cut off? Did it make a huge difference, because I
> > would give just about anything to be able to shift into 5th with more
> > than two fingers, and that is with a short shift kit!
> >
> >
> > The goal is to overcome the deliberate nature of the process.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Josh Hignight
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 2:56 PM
> > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: RE: quick poll - MoMo knobs
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm in this debate at the moment. I'm a taller guy (about 6'1" -
> > > 6'2") and the shifter is almost at the top of my reach going into
> > > 3rd and 5th at the moment. I'd never thought about cutting my
> > > shifter stalk until I went to waterfest, where EVERYONE's shifter
> > > stalk was cut (except Jan's)
> > > IIRC. Lucky
> > > me, Josh S. let me drive his car while there and I REALLY liked
> > > the feel of
> > > the cut shifter (Thanks again Josh! If it weren't for that, I may
> > > have gone
> > > crazy waiting for mine!). It's the grits!
> > > So, as soon as I get the money, I'm going to get a nice Momo (or
> > > other aftermarket shift knob) and cut that sucka.
> > >
> > > Joshua Hignight
> > > Student Services/Technical Services
> > > New Mexico Campus
> > > (505) 821-4800
> >
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> >
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