I installed one of these gates, and it was actually for a Ferrari. I also got the optional flick over plate with it. The reason is to prevent getting 5th instead of 3rd when competing. On hill climbs we never get into 5th. Also prevents trying to get reverse when going from 2nd to 3rd. You can see I had to remove the 'fingers' between the gates as otherwise it was very difficult to get the gears in a hurry, no doubt not helped by 30yr old linkage. I also had to mount it up off the console to allow the gear lever to move far enough to engage the gears. Looks a bit agricultural, but for my purposes it works very well