just got my egay shifter and yah i know wat you guys are gonna say, you get wat you pay for but i was jsut wondering. after instaling the shifter it sits prety much stock height and as for the sleeve it alrdy come with one in it. Now my question is when i shift gears it is extremely stiff not smooth but very stiff i acutally have to struggle to shift 3,4,5 sometimes. I have been in other cars with the same egay shifter and they are more loose and crisp. Is this due to the crappy shifter or did i over tighten the shift linkage? if i greased up the ball and dust shield would it make a diff?

fogot to add my tranny is a cx and the other one was a dx. would the tranny size and shitlinkage make a diff?

 

not sure about anybody else, but i have driven all diff shifters, but i prefer the stock gsr shifter in my swap over anything else. just my two cents. but by the way, the short throw i had was stiff in my car.....i hated it

 

yoou overtightened..


loosen the nut on the bottom of the shifter alittle....

 

ya i also have an ebay short shifter in my car for over a year now, it loosens a little over time but my guess is you overtightened it cuz i never struggled with mine

 

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as do i.... ive never felt anything nicer other than a type r... ive got my stock gsr tranny linkage and shifter in my hatch w/ a polyurethane bushing kit and spoon ****, its feels perfect, just a tiny bit notchy, but smooth, easy to find the gears and jst a pleasure to drive... id say ditch the egay and go w/ something oem

 

The problem with short shifters:

1. The aftermarket wants you to believe that the solution to the problem is shifting faster. 'Short shifters' do this by decreasing the shift throw, allowing you to feel like you are shifting faster. In reality, the transmission regulates how fast you can shift, not the shifter. Shifting too fast causes synchro wear ('crunching' between shifts), and forcing the shifter into gear (easy to do on short shifters) bends or breaks the shift forks inside the transmission.

2. 'Short shifters' are all shorter (height wise) than the stock shifter. While this may look 'cool' or give the illusion of 'performance', it is the furthest thing from the truth. The stock shifter is too far away from the steering wheel to provide proper shifting and steering techniques in the first place. So the worst thing to do is move the shifter even farther away from the steering wheel (with a shorter shifter).

3. Most all short shifters are made of aluminum. Aluminum is inexpensive and easy to manufacture, but it is soft and easily broken. There are many cases where even expensive short shifters from reputable companies shear off during shifts, in some cases causing over revving and engine damage.

 

kinda off topic but how much did you pay for your "egay" shifter? i got my b&m for $50 i love my b&m. one of the best on the market esp for the price...imo

 

You probably overtightened the nut that holds the linkage. Loosen it up a bit. It should be a Nylock nut so that it won't back off.