hey i finnaly got a full account, dats HOT! but yeah, i wanted to ask you guys a question which im not completly sure of. Last week this guy tells me that a short shifter is bad for my transmission, he said that it forces the gears. now, i dont know exacly wut he was talkin about because i have no problem going from 1-2-3-4-5-R. i love the short shifter its a whole lot better than that unblrella stick i had before. but yeah, do you guys have any experience with these.

PS. he said his boy had the same problem, but his friend bought a $5 ebay short shifter. i got B&M

 

i got a ebay short shifter and been using it for almost 2 years now with no problems. yes i've heard that they will shorten the syncros life span but mines dont grind or anything

 

Your B&M was a smart investment. I had a cheap ebay short shifter too, and the thing sucked, made my back hurt from leaning over and it ******* broke in half. A short shifter doesn't hurt your transmission, YOU hurt your transmission.

 

I have had a couple of Ebay short shifters in different cars, and I have never had a problem. One of them has been daily driven/raced on for over 2 years and is still perfect. The B&M one should be just fine

 

you say its better than the "umbrella stick" you had before. the word "short" in short shifter is not the overall length of the shifter, but rather a shorter throw.

lots of threads on this... search my man
here is one fore you b/c i'm nice & also bored at work
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=142981

but yea, this guys has it right
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thanks, i guess you guys answered my question. i knew i shouldnt have been listening to someone driving and auto DC2

 

LOL shorten the syncros life??? Improper shifting does that....not the shifter. Don't use those cheap ones, because all they'll do is break off in your hand.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pioneer162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Don't use those cheap ones, because all they'll do is break off in your hand.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well how long does it take to do that becuase i never had a problem with any breaking..........

 

i have a tezno shifter from ebay its pretty good but i understand that the short shifter shortens the throw and not the shifter i also want to shorten my shifter and ive gotten advice from some people some good and some bad someone told me after i shortened to jb weld back together i was thinkin of getting it welded but not really sure what the shifter is made of and how it will hold together being welded. any one have any ideas?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pioneer162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">LOL shorten the syncros life??? Improper shifting does that....not the shifter. Don't use those cheap ones, because all they'll do is break off in your hand.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea that ^

I would think a people would say a short shifter will hurt your tranny because some poeple will be more prone to slamming it in the gears faster and wearing out the syncros that way. Its not the short shifter itself, but rather the person and how they shift.

With my oem shifter I can slam it into gears too fast as well and gring up stuff, I just make sure I take the extra .0001 sec and shift smoothly so I dont grind.

My tranny &gt; .0001 sec in a race.

If I did get a short shifter it would be more for the feal and not for any 'go faster' purpose.

 

[QUOTE Last week this guy tells me that a short shifter is bad for my transmission, he said that it forces the gears. [/QUOTE]

sometimes i'm just amazed how people get on here and think they know what they are talking about. trust me a short shifter will not ruin your tranny. so enjoy your b&m

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by northkai3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a tezno shifter from ebay its pretty good but i understand that the short shifter shortens the throw and not the shifter i also want to shorten my shifter and ive gotten advice from some people some good and some bad someone told me after i shortened to jb weld back together i was thinkin of getting it welded but not really sure what the shifter is made of and how it will hold together being welded. any one have any ideas?</TD></TR></TABLE>

If i were you i would find a shifter that is height adjustable, i heard of those never really done any homework on them. but they do exist. going through all that trouble to change the height is too much, i think.

 

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well how long does it take to do that becuase i never had a problem with any breaking..........</TD></TR></TABLE>

I bought one and broke it off in less than 3 months, been running a dual bend skunk2 shifter + **** for 2 years now.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sometimes i'm just amazed how people get on here and think they know what they are talking about. trust me a short shifter will not ruin your tranny. so enjoy your b&m </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks I do enjoy my shifter, very much, best investment made!

 

ebay shifter here

 

they are pretty good.

 

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