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      07-25-2012, 10:35 PM   #3
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Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3
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Originally Posted by e92_m3 View Post
Hmmm, I also have a 6MT and don't experience what you mentioned on the m3. Try changing how you grip the shift knob. Try the over-hand grip where you cover the numbers with your palm. That might help.

Btw, I also did the bar grip technique on my old galant that came with a large console. My elbow hit it as well. When I changed my grip to the over-hand style, I never hit my elbow on the console any longer.
man, I'm very rigid, i hate the over-hand style. I drove that way on my first MT for the first year or so, then changed to bar grip and I haven't changed it since (7 years now) as I'm more quicker and smoother.
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