installing a short shifter.......

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Oct 30, 2003 | 07:54 AM

kilpatty43

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installing a short shifter.......

is it bad for the tranny? i bought one and i was talking to a guy and he said that it tears up your tranny if you have more than 100k on your car. i thought it just reduced my throw. is he right?

Oct 30, 2003 | 09:20 AM

illnasty

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how the hells it tear up your tranny?

Oct 30, 2003 | 11:32 AM

kilpatty43

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that is exactly what i asked. he went into some spiel about it. i think he;s full of shi* but I wanted to double check with HAN

Oct 30, 2003 | 11:36 AM

DVPGSR

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The guy is a moron and full of crap.

Get a short shifter, your throws will be shorter and your tranny will be fine. Unless, of course, you like to grind your gears often.

Oct 30, 2003 | 02:32 PM

kfar09

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if you know how to shift and dont grind, then you will be fine.

i have heard of a few people grinding more with a short shifter... maybe they just aren't used to it or something. i like mine

Oct 30, 2003 | 02:46 PM

Epoch

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Short Shifters will place more stress on your synchrogears, but not so much to kill your tranny outright...

Oct 30, 2003 | 04:31 PM

gatsu_98integra

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Heh heh tear up tranny......... very funny.
I have mine installed about two months, and my car has 115k
At first it was kinda notchy, after I changed the bushing it's fine.

Nov 1, 2003 | 07:59 AM

Shore 96 Teg

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Quote:

Originally posted by Epoch
Short Shifters will place more stress on your synchrogears, but not so much to kill your tranny outright...

why would the short shifter do this? Also would this happen if u just chop the top off the stock one? Im thinkin about doing that cause i like the feel of the stock shifter. Unless 4bidden makes a teggy short shifter i wont buy anything else.

Nov 1, 2003 | 08:42 AM

kfar09

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Originally posted by Shore 96 Teg
Unless 4bidden makes a teggy short shifter i wont buy anything else.

i have the skunk2 short shifter and it is awesome. i just bought some prothane polyurethane bushings and will put those in when i get my car back. even without the bushings, it is still a great feel. i highly recommend it

Nov 1, 2003 | 08:47 AM

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Shore 96 Teg

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Quote:

Originally posted by kfar09
i have the skunk2 short shifter and it is awesome. i just bought some prothane polyurethane bushings and will put those in when i get my car back. even without the bushings, it is still a great feel. i highly recommend it

how much? is install hard??? does it lower the height of the knob at all? How much does it shorten the throw? Whats it made of? What color is it?

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