suggestions...?

 

I see this topic everyday... It's a toss-up between Skunk2 and B&M. If you want the shifter close to you get a bent SS. If you want it to look centered, get a straight SS.

 

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im with stupid.....lol

 

i used the b&m straight stick for my 99 Si and it does shorten the shifts nicely but being a straight stick it's to far away from me so i still have to reach all the way out to engage 3 & 5. i'm going to replace it with the b&m factory bend short shifter and replace the bushings. everything should only be like $70 for parts.

 

b&m

 

fidanza

 

Go C's all the way with Prothane shifter bushings! Nice a solid feeling shifts through every gear!

 

ITR shifter with bushings and skunk 2 ****. no missed shifts

 

i have the skunk2 dual bend and ****, love it

 

B&M FTW.

 

stock cx shifter that came in my hatch...it was custom made for me.

 

TWM is the best ever, people like B & M cause it's more affordable

 

I hate to sound stupid but isn't grabbing the regular shifter in the lower portion of it the same as having a short shifter?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nocturnal &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I hate to sound stupid but isn't grabbing the regular shifter in the lower portion of it the same as having a short shifter?</TD></TR></TABLE>

no lol, the acctual movment is decreased..

Short Shifter, doesn't mean the acctual "stick" is shorter... the acctual throw is shorter

 

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no lol, the acctual movment is decreased..

Short Shifter, doesn't mean the acctual "stick" is shorter... the acctual throw is shorter</TD></TR></TABLE>

The shifter is shorter in length. The amount of throw that the driver has to input is shorter, but the actual shifter travel is the same. Take a stock shift **** and hold it lower on the shaft. Same thing as a short shifter.

 

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then how come I hear it's easier to miss? I have driven a car with a short shifter.. and I'm in gear almost instantly

 

megan racing, cant go wrong for 25 bucks .

 

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Yo dog, that don't mean ****.

D16 shifter with bushings, original stock honda OEM ****. no missed shifts

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Get what I'm sayin?

In any event.

I'd go B&M or skunk 2 like other pple said, and agreeing with some other pple the duel bend shifter has my vote.

 

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then how come I hear it's easier to miss? I have driven a car with a short shifter.. and I'm in gear almost instantly</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's because the driver isn't used to the lesser input that he/she has to give when shifting. Hold a stock shifter at the top and go through a few gears then hold it lower near the boot and go through a few gears. You will feel a difference because you will not have to give as much input into the shift as opposed to holding it at the top. I can't even explain it very well

 

you are correct in saying that holding the shifter lower on the lever is going to shorten the shift, but thats not all that a short shifter does. the angle of the linkage changes which allows for a short shift as well as shortening some by a reduced height.

 

question on how dual bend gets it closer to you.

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I'm assuming in both these pics, the shifters are laying the same way, but which way are they facing? For instance, in this pic, which arrow is facing towards the front of the car?

 

i used to have a skunk2 dual bend shifter and i loved it. very positive shifting

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I'm assuming in both these pics, the shifters are laying the same way, but which way are they facing? For instance, in this pic, which arrow is facing towards the front of the car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

when i had it installed, the top bend was facing the rear.

 

with the dual bend... when you move the top in 2 inches, the bottom actually moves like 3 inches because the bottom (the part that actually matters) is like an inch or so closer to you then the top is. its all about leverage.


IMHO don't waste your money on a short shifter. You can do a lot more to your car for it to be fast then the .001 sec. it saves you in shifting distance.

 

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I'm assuming in both these pics, the shifters are laying the same way, but which way are they facing? For instance, in this pic, which arrow is facing towards the front of the car?

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it doesn't matter which way they are facing in the picture. you want the bends closer to you.

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IMHO don't waste your money on a short shifter. You can do a lot more to your car for it to be fast then the .001 sec. it saves you in shifting distance. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i have a B&M short shifter and it has nothing to do with being faster or saving .001seconds, i just like how it shifts, the feel for it.