What is the heaviest shift knob available?

Jag32 · 08-23-2006, 04:31 PM

I'm thinking about buying an STI Titanium Shift Knob but I would like to know if it's heavier or lighter than the regular stock STI shift knob?

Does shifting gears have a different "feel" with the Titanium Shift Knob as opposed to the regular stock STI shift knob?

I bought a Prodrive shift knob and it sucked, it was a lot lighter than the stock STI shift knob and it made changing gears feel like crap, I then put my stock STI shift knob back on and the tranny felt a thousand times better, so i'm wondering if the STI Titanium Shift Knob will have any sort of different feel.

Thanks!

***Insane06STi*** · 08-23-2006, 04:55 PM

Jsh139 has one, Josh where you at?

DoctorSTi · 08-23-2006, 05:11 PM

it's much much heavier then stock. It gives the shifter a more solid feel with shifting due to the extra weight. In terms of size it's actually smaller by like 10-15% or so. When installed it actually makes the shifter ball slightly lower then the stock knob as well. All around it's awesome. Only drawbacks for me were how hot it got and I just think the stock knob looks better. If they made a stock knob the same size and weighted like the ti knob, it would be PERFECT.

***austinpike*** · 08-23-2006, 06:34 PM

The 04-05 stock knobs weigh nothing, supposedly the '06 is heavier. The Ti is much heavier then the 04-05, not sure how it compares to the '06.

Muffnbluff · 08-23-2006, 07:19 PM

I honestly don't think the titanium knob is THAT much heavier. I'd say it's more like it's about the same weight as the stock, but its smaller.

If you thought your prodrive got hot...the STi ti shift knob gets hot as fuggin hell. I sold mine cuz I was sick of how hot it would get sitting out in the sun all day in the summer.

Mikael1052 · 08-23-2006, 07:26 PM

It's totally worth it. Get it. It is a little smaller, a little heavier, and gets a lot hotter but overall it just feels way better. The heat issue isn't that bad. You just have to man-up and tough it out the first 5 or 6 shifts.

SamKochel · 08-23-2006, 10:26 PM

I had the titanium knob...but it's too low for me, too hot in the sun, too heavy...and, and this was a serious one for me (and kind of a werid thing to complain about perhaps) it was TOO HARD. I am fairly thin and don't have meaty hands, and I didn't like grabing onto the knob so low, hot, and hard (hmmm...is this sounding a little strang...??). Anyway, I like holding my shifter like a sword handle and so I want it to be taller...

Anyway, I didn't like it.

SK

STi489 · 08-23-2006, 11:46 PM

i love it..just cover it when sparked in sun..i use a microfiber

**jsh139** · 08-24-2006, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikael1052

It's totally worth it. Get it. It is a little smaller, a little heavier, and gets a lot hotter but overall it just feels way better. The heat issue isn't that bad. You just have to man-up and tough-out out the first 5 or 6 shifts.

Jag32 · 08-24-2006, 10:57 AM

I want the heaviest shift knob available, any suggestions? From what i've been told, the Titanium isn't that much heavier than the stock shift knob and I already have the Prodrive which is way too light, i'm looking for something a LOT heavier.

***sti-liger*** · 08-24-2006, 11:32 AM

the titanium one is heavier than the stock one and the kartboy one since i have all three i havent been able to find one significantly heavier w/o going to extremely big

***ELD4AU6*** · 08-24-2006, 12:22 PM

i like mine, but i dunno on comparo, mine came that way

wrxracer123 · 08-24-2006, 12:42 PM

ya i have one i bought it about 5 months after i got my car and i wish i would of got it sooner i love mine! it is alot better than stock i think and it also comes with the 6 speed decal for the center console.

**nandanrp** · 08-24-2006, 08:29 PM

I wonder how that fancy ARC Ti knob compares to the STi one in terms of weight.

STIBLITZ · 08-25-2006, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nandanrp

I wonder how that fancy ARC Ti knob compares to the STi one in terms of weight.

significantly heavier. i would say compared to my stock 04 knob, its easily 4 times heavier. never weighed it but it would be a bad comparison either.

edit:
check out razo made by carmate japan.

this one here is 472grams or 16.2 oz or 1.2 pounds

08-23-2006, 04:31 PM	#1
Jag32 Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Impreza WRX STI Fav Mod: Flux Capacitor Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Posts: 774 Join Date: May 2003 Trader Rating: (5)	STI Titanium Shift Knob... is it heavier than the stock shift knob? Different feel? I'm thinking about buying an STI Titanium Shift Knob but I would like to know if it's heavier or lighter than the regular stock STI shift knob? Does shifting gears have a different "feel" with the Titanium Shift Knob as opposed to the regular stock STI shift knob? I bought a Prodrive shift knob and it sucked, it was a lot lighter than the stock STI shift knob and it made changing gears feel like crap, I then put my stock STI shift knob back on and the tranny felt a thousand times better, so i'm wondering if the STI Titanium Shift Knob will have any sort of different feel. Thanks! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by Jag32 : 08-23-2006 at 04:40 PM.

08-23-2006, 07:26 PM	#6
Mikael1052 STI Driver Car: Red 08 STi Fav Mod: Sways Location: Draper, UT Posts: 200 Join Date: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	It's totally worth it. Get it. It is a little smaller, a little heavier, and gets a lot hotter but overall it just feels way better. The heat issue isn't that bad. You just have to man-up and tough it out the first 5 or 6 shifts. Last edited by Mikael1052 : 08-25-2006 at 03:14 PM.

08-24-2006, 10:57 AM	#10
Jag32 Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Impreza WRX STI Fav Mod: Flux Capacitor Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Posts: 774 Join Date: May 2003 Trader Rating: (5)	What is the heaviest shift knob available? I want the heaviest shift knob available, any suggestions? From what i've been told, the Titanium isn't that much heavier than the stock shift knob and I already have the Prodrive which is way too light, i'm looking for something a LOT heavier. Last edited by Jag32 : 08-24-2006 at 11:03 AM.

08-23-2006, 04:55 PM	#2
*Insane06STi* Nanned ® Location: Where the left lane is th Posts: 17,349 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (9)	Jsh139 has one, Josh where you at?

08-23-2006, 05:11 PM	#3
DoctorSTi The Next Petter Solberg Car: 05 CGM STI on 57F br Fav Mod: stage 2 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 869 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (2)	it's much much heavier then stock. It gives the shifter a more solid feel with shifting due to the extra weight. In terms of size it's actually smaller by like 10-15% or so. When installed it actually makes the shifter ball slightly lower then the stock knob as well. All around it's awesome. Only drawbacks for me were how hot it got and I just think the stock knob looks better. If they made a stock knob the same size and weighted like the ti knob, it would be PERFECT.

08-23-2006, 06:34 PM	#4
*austinpike* Platinum Member Car: 2oo5 cgm STi Location: MN Posts: 1,925 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (7)	The 04-05 stock knobs weigh nothing, supposedly the '06 is heavier. The Ti is much heavier then the 04-05, not sure how it compares to the '06.

08-23-2006, 07:19 PM	#5
Muffnbluff DOMINATOR Car: 05 STi OBP Fav Mod: Strut Clunk Location: STL Posts: 5,615 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	I honestly don't think the titanium knob is THAT much heavier. I'd say it's more like it's about the same weight as the stock, but its smaller. If you thought your prodrive got hot...the STi ti shift knob gets hot as fuggin hell. I sold mine cuz I was sick of how hot it would get sitting out in the sun all day in the summer.

08-23-2006, 10:26 PM	#7
SamKochel Amateur STI Driver Car: 2005 Crystal Grey ST Fav Mod: Big Front Sway Bar Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 24 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	I had the titanium knob...but it's too low for me, too hot in the sun, too heavy...and, and this was a serious one for me (and kind of a werid thing to complain about perhaps) it was TOO HARD. I am fairly thin and don't have meaty hands, and I didn't like grabing onto the knob so low, hot, and hard (hmmm...is this sounding a little strang...??). Anyway, I like holding my shifter like a sword handle and so I want it to be taller... Anyway, I didn't like it. SK

08-23-2006, 11:46 PM	#8
STi489 Junior STI Driver Car: 04 STi Blue/Silver Posts: 134 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	i love it..just cover it when sparked in sun..i use a microfiber

08-24-2006, 11:32 AM	#11
*sti-liger* this space for rent Car: 04 psm sti Fav Mod: custom 03 seats Location: california Posts: 742 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (8)	the titanium one is heavier than the stock one and the kartboy one since i have all three i havent been able to find one significantly heavier w/o going to extremely big

08-24-2006, 12:22 PM	#12
*ELD4AU6* Platinum Member Car: 05 WRX STi CGM Fav Mod: RCE Location: Anniston, AL Posts: 1,905 Join Date: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	i like mine, but i dunno on comparo, mine came that way

08-24-2006, 12:42 PM	#13
wrxracer123 STI Driver Car: 06 Evo MR Se Fav Mod: NOS Location: colorado springs Posts: 295 Join Date: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	ya i have one i bought it about 5 months after i got my car and i wish i would of got it sooner i love mine! it is alot better than stock i think and it also comes with the 6 speed decal for the center console.

08-24-2006, 08:29 PM	#14
nandanrp Indiatr0n in yo IWDPL Car: 05FTW OBP STi Fav Mod: Brum Brum Location: downtown Chicago Posts: 48,830 Join Date: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	I wonder how that fancy ARC Ti knob compares to the STi one in terms of weight.