[gstomp06]

Well the alitech is no longer in production. Supposedly there's a version 2 in the works, but you'll probably be waiting forever.

I'm intrigued by the Dolomiti one. Just looking at pictures and without an engineering background, I think it looks better engineered and designed than the inokinetic one. So take that for what it's worth (probably nothing).

Inokinetic is a great company. Some people have had given feedback from their shifter. And some have said it's marginally improved. I think if your existing shift feel isn't too horrible... You might not see a huge difference.

For me... a heavier knob, Stan's mod, shift reinforcing plate, SSC cables and the LETSLA improved shifting greatly. Still not like a s2k or Miata if you're comparing.

 

[gstomp06]

Not just the shifter to improve shifting. Motor mounts, Re enforcer/Stans mod, upgraded cables, bellcrank bushings all can help the feel of the shifter making shifting more precise.

Oh ya. The rear motor mount was also a noticeable improvement.

I've also always wondered if there was a way to improve the shift cable routing. So that it didn't have to go down and loop around the transmission and back. Shortening the cable and making it more direct would be a huge improvement in my mind. But who knows... Maybe if I had a race car with a fully gutted interior.

 

[gstomp06]

Can confirm. There is not really any noticeable shift difference feel in my Spyder vs my Elise both C6X series transaxles. Both have similar shift hardware upgrades (solid bushings, rollers on the linkage, Etc..) The Elise may be slightly more direct but that could just be geometry and the slightly longer shift arm.

TLDR: You won't feel the difference in cable length.

Haha...well there goes that theory out the window.

 

[gstomp06]

Let us know how that goes, I have the dolomiti one on order and am looking forward to that, it really seems like a solid piece. It just didn't make sense for me to wait on the testing by seriously lotus and then buy all of the parts for the open shifter from Lotus, do the modifications to get it to fit, and also buy a new shift cable when I already switched over to the inokinetic cables when I bought the car two years ago.

Can you update us a on the dolomiti when you get it? I've been emailing with Manuel, but I'm just on the fence. It looks to be the best engineered one of the bunch.

 

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I also have a deposit on a unit from Manuel...hoping it comes in sometime this month.

 

[gstomp06]

Had the dolomiti installed on my k-swapped Elise. Really impressed with it so far. Looks great.