[WannaBe]

I am replacing my stock stick with a short throw shifter and i was wondering if there are any mods that i need to make for it to work. I have an '88 DX with stock engine and tranny....bought the shifter before i realized that i wasn't going to be swapping out my engine and tranny but i would still like to put it in....any ideas?

 

[Tiersin]

It should install lik the old one. Which brand did you get?

 

[WannaBe]

ooohhh, i kind of forget.....i ordered it off ebay and i can't look at it because i don't get to even look or touch my car until i get back home from Iraq but only a couple more months and then she's all mine!!!!!! :twisted:

 

[jmart]

If it was an ebay cheapie then beware. They are cheaply cast metal and often break due to internal voids. Don't let the cheap coating fool you.
Or maybe it was a skunk or b&m brand... if so then install and enjoy.

 

[Tiersin]

I'm sure someone can conjure up a pic of a broken shifter. I know it happened to my friend. Its well worth the price for a good one once your holding half a shifter.

 

[ludesrv]

Beware of the EBAY garbage. They lack in quality. A Skunk 2 or B&M (what I have) are definitly worth there price. I've reffed on my B&M and it always takes it like a champ. Skunk 2 makes there's out of steel not aluminum I beleive, much higher strength.

 

[downest]

Even a B&M is only like 40 bucks...

 

[toxiclows]

I have an ebay cheapo . .. . and yeah its crappy. . . . but i dont bang on it that hard. . . .and when it does brake i will curse all crappy ebay shifters. . . .but for now. . . . . it works. . . . .not really a big deal to change. . . . . but yeah. . . . for 40 bux. . . . the brand name one is a good deal . . .

as for fitment. . . .the only thing you " may" runtnto is the shifter sticks down farther and my rub on the top of your exhaust pipe a little. . . . .sometimes you can tewak the top hanger nubs down a little to clear it. . . . sometimes you have to clearance the exh pipe a little bit.. . . . its not a huge deal . . . .but something to be aware of. .

chris

 

[downest]

Get the fastline anyway, it's better.

Matt post pics!

 

[Charles]

Hell, just get the Shorte brand. Nice steel shifter custom made to your specs.

 

[shorte]

Hell, just get the Shorte brand. Nice steel shifter custom made to your specs.

lol, Right now I don't even have time to make one for my new crx, and a friend I owe one to.
Here's the one I made for Charles, the bottom one, top is a stock one.

 

[Charles]

It is shorter, but also about an inch back and a bit to the left I believe. I sit further back than your average Japanese driver. Now it is much more comfortable because my arm is not as extended in 3rd gear.

 

[mattminerDOTcom]

yeah my shifter sits up right next to the steering wheel. between the weighted-ness of it, the ultra smooth delrin bushings, and the rotatability of the main shaft..its by far the nices shifter Ive ever used.

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[Charles]

Which one do you have, matt?

 

[mattminerDOTcom]

Get the fastline anyway, it's better.

Matt post pics!

Fastline Performance.

I will take pics asap, Ive been a slacker. Its one of my favorite things Ive ever purchased for my car.

http://www.fastlineperformance.com/shifter.htm

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[ITruns20s]

i used to have an ebay short throw on my 95 civic with a ls. i never had any problems breaking it in half... i always figured the point of a short throw shifter is so you dont' have to slam gears to shift quickly.

 

[Dren]

Replace or get better bushings, you'll be happy.

 

[jmart]

it makes sense that you want the shifter close to the location wehre your hands normally are. however i don't buy this mumbo jumbo about the increased weight being deireable. for those of us modifying our cars motors and suspensions, i doubt that nvh through the shifter is really a big deal. plus, its a shifter not an armrest. i do no think that increased weight really helps shifting that much more, i think the weight difference between the two is two small to make any substantial arguement for benefiting from inertia or something like that.
all said and done, i might buy one down the road when i have 150 bucks lying around.

 

[mattminerDOTcom]

i was skeptical as well, but drive it once and youll see what i mean...it shifts so damn smooth.

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[Charles]

I am also worried about the looks. Can you post pics?