short throw shfters
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Originally Posted by HellrsnCL
I have a 98 2.3cl, and i was wondernig if anyone knew of a short throw kit for the cl. If so, where can i get it and is it hard to install.
these guys make a real short throw shifter for the 1st gen cl. it will run about 170. I think you can get it right through their site or sometimes on ebay. I have heard that they are a bit of a bitch to install, but pspec atleast throws in step by step instructions (along with a new shift knob and boot)
dc sports make a short shift adapter, which I havent heard much good stuff about. runs about 50 bucks on ebay.
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Fat AraB is a 2.3 CL
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No offense mr Pspec but u guyz charge n arm and a leg... I know its good stuff, but ouch.... I think theres a thread like 4 lines down about the same thing. ANd ill repeat myself so u wont spend $170bux. Do it Yourself He used a 92-96 prelude shifter, and that shortened it about 30%. but if you buy a shift adapter on ebay for the 92-96 prelude it will shorten it even more. $40-60 compared to $170. Gitrr done.
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No offense taken. Let me inform you about why my products are priced the way they are.
If you are paying $40-$60 for an adapter you are paying much more for your money than what you get when you buy my kit.
The adapter is made from 1 peice of solid billet aluminum. My shifter kit has 4 solid peices of aluminum. 3 peices of stainless steel.
So whatever is costs the manufacturer to make that one adapter, it costs me 4 times more in aluminum and machining. Then I have to pay for 3 stainless steel peices. Stainless steel costs more as a raw material and to machine than aluminum. The stainless steel shaft gets bent, thats more time and money. Then all my parts are hand polished, thats more money. The aluminum is anodized. The shift knob gets laser etched with the gear positions and then it gets a high gloss clear powdercoat. Everything gets assembled with stainless steel hardware. The shift boot is top grade cow hide.
So basically, If I was charging as much as the adapter company was, my kit would cost somewhere around $500-$600. I feel like my products are very competitively priced.
If you are on a small budget, and you are satisfied with a DIY shifter, then by all means DIY. My kits are marketed to people that want really nice parts for their cars and are willing to pay a bit more to have the best product out there. Also, I have yet to see an adapter that can compare in feel to one of my kits. Thats the reason why I started making kits in the first place, because I hated the way adapters felt, and C's shifters were out of production. C's shifters were $350 when they were new, and they don't compare at all to what I have for sale now, and they don't come with a boot and knob.
No hard feelings, I just hope you can understand why I priced the kit the way I did. Take care
If you are paying $40-$60 for an adapter you are paying much more for your money than what you get when you buy my kit.
The adapter is made from 1 peice of solid billet aluminum. My shifter kit has 4 solid peices of aluminum. 3 peices of stainless steel.
So whatever is costs the manufacturer to make that one adapter, it costs me 4 times more in aluminum and machining. Then I have to pay for 3 stainless steel peices. Stainless steel costs more as a raw material and to machine than aluminum. The stainless steel shaft gets bent, thats more time and money. Then all my parts are hand polished, thats more money. The aluminum is anodized. The shift knob gets laser etched with the gear positions and then it gets a high gloss clear powdercoat. Everything gets assembled with stainless steel hardware. The shift boot is top grade cow hide.
So basically, If I was charging as much as the adapter company was, my kit would cost somewhere around $500-$600. I feel like my products are very competitively priced.
If you are on a small budget, and you are satisfied with a DIY shifter, then by all means DIY. My kits are marketed to people that want really nice parts for their cars and are willing to pay a bit more to have the best product out there. Also, I have yet to see an adapter that can compare in feel to one of my kits. Thats the reason why I started making kits in the first place, because I hated the way adapters felt, and C's shifters were out of production. C's shifters were $350 when they were new, and they don't compare at all to what I have for sale now, and they don't come with a boot and knob.
No hard feelings, I just hope you can understand why I priced the kit the way I did. Take care
Fat AraB is a 2.3 CL
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From: Pasadena
I just wanted to say..WOW. Ive never heard a manufacturer validate themselfs like that. Lol, thats kool man thanks. I think for street use, a DIY would be okay. But if hardcore, u need the goodstuff!
Hey Pspec can i put ur kit on lay away?!?
Hey Pspec can i put ur kit on lay away?!?
Thanks