danielle0528

I am looking into purchasing a short shifter for a gift, been looking at skunk 2 but have recently come up on DC sports. Anyone know if there is a big difference, and can recommend a good short shifter. It is for a 2000 Honda Civic SI. Thanks!

x93coupex

dc sports short shifter is ok i dont like aluminum short shifters thought my buddy broke a dc at the drags going into second when i was racing him i have a b&m its made of steel its pretty stong and i ve heard good things about the skunk 2 also

boostedcivicsir

the skunk is nice, i myself rock an 11$ ebay special with ES bushings.

bmoua

yea i hear the DC snaps...though my cousin has it in his lude and its been 3-4 years, still hasn't snapped yet...i've got the B&M short shifter...love it...make sure you tighten things up good when you install it though...B&M short shifters are known to hit your exhuast pipe...mine use to, but just stopped out of now where...

danielle0528

what have you guys heard about ebay ones, he has an ebay short throw now, and wants a better one, cause he has heard that ebay ones snap.

JDMFreak

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you pay for what you get bro, i would pay the extra cheese and get a B&M short shifter or get an GSR one hehe i have one and i like... i will get B&M SS one day

danielle0528

haha yeah that is what i figured, just wanted to mention that i am not a guy also, haha, just got a good laugh outta that. thanks for all the imput guys.

Sijray21

you do indeed get what you pay for. A cheap shifter WILL break eventually. I bought a cheap generic one for $20 or so, snaped at the ball joint 7 months after i installed it- had to drive home in 2nd...not fun from where i was. I was at school and had to have my g/f drive back 3 hours to my mom's house to pick up the stock shifter. This was about 4.5 years ago.

Then i bought another one for a similar price (i didn't learn)...this time it broke at the base of the threads after 5 months. I then purchased a skunk2 short shifter. MUCH better. not only did it feel more solid, but it didn't break. I sold it for almost how much i bought it for as well. for skunk2 short shifters

if you do get one though you might have to extend the exhaust hanger if you have a stock exhaust system. The shifter might rub against the exhaust piping/heat shield. Minor $...just $5 from autozone though.

don't stiff on the short shifter if you get one - having one break is such a pain in the ***.

boostedcivicsir

i should also mention that i took almost 3" off of it too and put a weighted momo **** on it.

tallyturbo

skunk 2 duel bend

Spinnbait

My B & M short shifter is one of the things I love most about my car. It's definately worth it to spend a little extra cash.

HondaEJ7

B&M short shifter with bushings and skunk 2 shift **** are what i got..worth ****** amazing...well worth the money

SovXietday

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x2

JDM-EJ698

Buddy Club single bend

germz

rocking the skunk2 dual bend on both my cars. (daily driver & track car)

PurEvl

its the same **** just get a shifter its jsut a damn short shifter

jbs

iTrader: (1)

Neuspeed are nice and solid as well. Just another option. . . .

SovXietday

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I definitely disagree. Totally different feel, I don't think I'll drive without my shortshifter again.

john666

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shyboi4u

here is something to think about. i had a apc ss for a couple years now. i recently done a gsr swap and it also came with the stock shifter on the linkage. i ordered a b&m ss. i compared all three of them and they were all the same length from the ball to the bottom. the b&m was like 1-2mm longer than both of them. when i first did my swap. i put the stock gsr shifter on. and i was like it already feels like a short shifter. when i got the b&m in thats when i did the comparison. any input? so now i'm wondering bout the type-r shifter.

g3teg97

I heard that the short shifters mess up your synchros. Is that true?

AJR EJ8

buddy club or c's but $$

john666

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i always thought it was just all on the driver.. considering its just a piece of metal thats moves a bar around.. im thinking it has more to do when u press and release the clutch. of course if i buy a shifter im not going to buy the 10 dollar special

DC4_MADMAN

Skunk2 single bend with skunk2 weighted ****. Awesome. My friend has a cheapo in his hatch and you can definately tell the dif between mine and his, mine being better.

Sijray21

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if you suck at shifting or try to shift to quickly then yes you will f-up your synchros (but you don't need a short shifter to do this), this is a driving style issue, not a short shifter issue.