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With a product coming from Australia, the sequential shifter v8 from RACEX, I present it immediately in detail, go!
the package of the shifter v8 is in wood, I find it very well finally the shifter is well protected
there was a plastic film over it
nothing to say, there a very nice packaging for this shifter, with RACEX markings spray-painted
it's a package that we can keep for decoration, it's really very clean or if some have
wine to store, you can enjoy!
To open the package, you need a Phillips screwdriver or a electric screwdriver, so there are 8 screws
to remove, personally, I opted for the electric screwdriver,
8 screws on the front
I think the package is really good, very good packaging, a good thing for RACEX
It's very clean
And then just take off the top cover
and here
inside the package
the shifter does not move, there is no risk since it is fixed with four screws on the bottom,
it's very good for RACEX
inside, a usb cable with four mounting screws, we will look at this a little more in detail
a manual for assembly
a RACEX card and on the back
a tecnical drawing with the dimensions for the base of the shifter
I took a 5 mm Allen key to take out the shifter
of the package, 4 screws removed, simply
I find it very good finally,
with the package
in wood
the shifter is well protected and
the fact that it is fixed on
The wooden box, I find it very well, it does not move and no risk in the transport
It is true that it is a good idea of RACEX, moreover one notices that these are
Quality screws
inside, we find the RACEX card
with the telephone number, the email address, the website, the assembly instructions
and on the back, a tecnical drawing with the dimensions at the scale of the base of the shifter
inside the package we also have a USB cable with a length of 3 meters, we can connect easily
to the pc and there is a ferrite
the shifter also comes with screws
M8 of 20mm, washers to be able to fix the shifter on the chassis
here is the RACEX shifter v8, it measures
22.5cm long and 9 cm wide and has a height of 41 cm
he weighs 4 kilos 760
the lever is in aluminum
machined cnc, 25 cm high, it is very clean, the base of the shifter is laser cut steel
with uprights of 7 mm thickness
on the front we notice a steel square of 1.5
cm welded on the uprights that serves as a support for the lever stop bolt.
the base is covered with powder based on synthetic resins
which adheres by electrostatic effect, it is of superior quality to that obtained with the liquid paint. the mechanical characteristics
hardness, elasticity are high. on the sides we have two stickers of RACEX
and on the underside of the base, four threaded holes for mounting the shifter on the rig
to access the inside of the shifter, and 2 threaded holes to be able to fix it to the rig
simply remove the four screws m3 on the hood, a hood with a thickness of 2 mm
here is the internal shifter
v8 of RACEX, on the bottom, there is a usb controller, the XM PS3
on the top an aluminum plate of 2 mm thick
which is used to activate the micro switchs, so 1 on the front and 1
on the back and the plate is grooved on the top, which gives access to the stainless steel shaft, we will be able to grease it
easily and on the side we have two screws
in stainless steel with countersunk head of 3 cm length
with
brass rings
the first step to disassemble the inside of the shifter, i remove the two screws that hold the bolt bracket for
the stop of the lever,
with an Allen key,
all the screws are stainless steel, it's really
quality screws
here is the aluminum bracket with the bolt for the lever stopper
an aluminum part of 4 cm long and
1.5 cm wide
then simply remove the screw on the bottom of the lever
Then remove the axis of the lever, with an Allen key of 4 mm
Here are the parts that we have, once the lever disassembled
two rings CNC machined aluminum of 1.5 cm thick
it's very clean, no smudge, very clean, nice work!
The countersunk head screw for the bottom of the lever
There is a cylindrical shaft 12 mm in diameter, made of stainless steel
361, it is greased, I am careful not to get dirty and on each side we have
two small aluminum rings
Small aluminum rings and countersunk screws
stainless steel
the lever is machined aluminum cnc, it's awesome! honestly
it weighs a little over 500 grams, a
nice part
with a lot of details
All angles have been softened, it's very clean, there are some traces on each side, in the middle,
I wanted to point it out
but honestly, a beautiful part machined, it's really beautiful!
here, we notice a smooth brass bearing
self-lubricated, there will be no maintenance
also
and the knob is screwed, simply on the lever
here
so an aluminum knob also machined cnc, very clean, the top is brushed, it's very beautiful
a leather grip
With stitching
made by hand, a good grip
with a diameter of 4.2 cm, you have to have big hands
and he has a height of 12.7
cm
the finish is really impeccable, it's really very beautiful work
Then I dismount the ball end with female thread
Here is the ball end in metal, a female thread
Then I remove the brass ring
I remove this screw with the Allen key of 4 mm
Then I can remove the resistance spring
and I can removed the alloy plate
a alloy plate of 2 mm thick
grooved on top, which gives, in fact, access
to the shaft
stainless steel, to be able to grease it. inside we have two springs of 18 mm in diameter
25 mm long, both springs are used for shifter resistance
here is the inside of the shifter v8, we have a better visual, there is aluminum square of
4,5 cm, it is pierced and we notice that the stainless steel shaft passes through,
on the top, it is pierced, since it is here that we can grease it
on the sides, two brass rings
there are self-lubricated brass bearings, one on the front and one on the back of the aluminum square
and the spring is placed here, between the alloy part and the aluminum square, on the sides
the square aluminum, there are two microswitches, one on each side, for the upper and lower ratio
and on the underside of the aluminum square, I do not know if you will see,
but there is another spring that actually serves as support for the square
here it is, this shifter offers a big resistance and me that's what I like, the shifters with a hard feeling
a setting made in the factory
with on the front and the back, 2 stainless steel bolts that serve as stops for the lever. the stroke
is quite short, there is
about 3 cm, 2-3 cm, and it is not possible to adjust
the hardness on the shifter but I find that original, the resistance is very good
the price for this sequential shifter v8 from RACEX is
699 Australian dollars + shipping + any taxes that may be in some countries
I install the shifter on the rig and I give you my feeling in game
I'm on the bathurst track, with the falcon ford, I'm testing
the RACEX shifter v8 and I make a small conclusion, go!
we left for a few laps
to test this beautiful RACEX shifter v8
a massive Shifter
With an imposing weight, you have to have a good rig,
with its cnc machined aluminum lever, it's very beautiful
The knob is also machined aluminum cnc
with a leather grip
hand sewn
that's wonderful
the grip is very good
after it takes big hands, it has a diameter
more than 4 cm
a fairly large knob
we have a big resistance in the lever, that's what I like, I find it really good
With a steel shifter body
We still have
From high end
After maybe a little pity, that we can not adjust the hardness, the stroke of the lever
But honestly, I have a good feeling
The shifter is plug and play, no special software to download
So regarding the RACEX company, I made contact with mick
And it's a very professional company, listening to customers
I repeat it often enough, but I find that
when you have a company that listens to its customers, that's a big part of the quality of a product
I thank mick for all this information and the time he spent
to give it to me
And honestly a very very good shifter, a big resistance
That's the test of the RACEX shifter V8 is over, the positives points that I give are:
a massive shifter, quality, very well done, it's very beautiful
a knob with a good grip, the leather is perfect, a big resistance
in the lever, I find this really very good and I also put in a positive point
the packaging of the shifter, since it is delivered in a wooden case, no risk for the transport, very well
and the negatives points that I give for this shifter is the lack of adjustement for the hardness
I talked to mick about it and maybe he plans to provide
different springs to choose your feeling, this can be a good option
and the adjustment of the stroke which is adjustable slightly, but I really advise not to touch it
since otherwise you will lose all the feeling of the shifter
and I put also in negative point, the weight of the shifter, it is necessary to have a very good rig
here, I put you the link in the description of the video, if you are interested in this shifter v8
I take this opportunity to thank again, mick, for the confidence he gave me to make this review,
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