My short shifter is getting really hot??
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My short shifter is getting really hot??
Hey guys, a few days ago my short shifter in my 1999 Civic Si started to get really warm and now its like hot when i drive for only like 10 minutes, I'm not sure what to check can you help me out?
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Re: My short shifter is getting really hot?? (gobblebox59)
When u did your short shifter, did u happen to remove your heatshield from under the car??? The heat is comming from the exhaust. At least thats what happend when i put one on a teg. ****** burns pretty bad
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Re: My short shifter is getting really hot?? (gobblebox59)
How close is it to your exhaust pipes? Also has this been happening alot or just started like today and you had the shifter for a year? Could just be the heat traveling through the metal.
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Re: My short shifter is getting really hot?? (Luserkid)
well since the bottom of a short shifter is longer than an OEM one, it will be closer to the exhaust/cat area. It may even be rubbing the exhaust pipes, which is heating it up. You can either bend your hangers on your exhaust to drop it a bit, or you can live with it.
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Re: My short shifter is getting really hot?? (gobblebox59)
I remember when I had my Skunk2 dual-bend shifter in my Sol, it wasn't really the shift lever itself getting hot, it was the f*ckin' Skunk2 shift ****! I swore that one of these days my hand was gonna have the shift pattern branded onto it eventually.
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Re: My short shifter is getting really hot?? (xavior66)
Just make sure your heatshield is on because i almost forgot about it too. Mine used to be pretty close to my exhaust but once i got my evo2 on my si its not even close to it anymore. Hope this helps
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