Thinking of what I wanna do for my car for XMAS besides a rear sway bar. I was looking into the shifter bushings and the short shifter. What experience have you guys had? I have searched into it and read potential problems of excess tranny wear and more heightened chance of a mis shift but is this true? Or is it driver stupidity? I wanna hear from some of you that have either or item and what difference it has made!

Thanks guys!

 

Buy the p-spec short throw shift kit. Also comes with the metal shift bushings. Greatest shifter I've ever had!

 

Don't think they make it for the EP3.

 

snap sorry sometimes I hate that we are in the same chat forum. I didn't look at the picture of your car. No they don't make it for the ep3. In that case Buddy Club for sure.

 

I second this, went from a BCSS (Which is crap by the way) to the PSpec.

 

I have the bcss and its been good to me. Had it for about year an half now. But having both a SS and bushings replaced would seem best. Seems a lot have done that. I just have a bcss an have had no issues. I checked out the p-spec an it looks nice. Did not know it was out there. First time seeing it. Might have to switch down the road. Found and saved link to p-spec. Does everything stock hook back up on the p-spec?

 

I am thinking about rocking the BCSS and the bushings. Of many cars I have driven the EP3 is still pretty stiff and a pretty short throw (especially compared to a sloppy long WRX) but a stiffer shorter throw would be nice.

 

get both the bcss with the corsport bushings...I got both and so far so good...

you DC5 guys are funnie...lol...

 

I have the BCSS and the "underhood" bushings and it feels pretty solid. If you get the BCSS I would plan on getting the JDM shift boot as well.

Oh, and have fun installing it. It's a total pain in the ***, I had to remove the entire center console and fight with the shifter linkage for a while.

 

This is why I haven't done it already haha. I'm in lazy mode for winter. If I can't do it without getting frustrated then I'm gonna pass haha.

 

^^ I'd be EXTREMELY cautious doing this in the winter, plastic doesn't like to bend when it's cold, it's gets very brittle.

 

BCSS is on my list for spring mods. I already have the aluminum b00shings.

 

I have decided to NOT get the BCSS... I have heard too many bad things about extreme wear on the tranny and stuff. And it furthered confirmed that fact to me when I was reading Sport Compact Car today and they were explaining why they frown upon short shifters except on pure track cars because of the tranny stress. A little shorter throw for 150 bucks isn't worth possibly causing more expensive troubles in the future. And the EP shift throw is stock pretty nice.

I did just order all the bushings though!

Thanks for the help guys.

 

I have never purchased a short shifter on any of my hondas, Integra, Accord, Rsx. I have never used a short shifter, does it really do such an upgrade?

 

i think it varies from people to people. i felt a difference. got the short throw and bushings.

 

I actually got the bushings. Big difference and it is cheaper too!

 

I've heard similar stories about shortshifter on ep's..., but def. bushings

 

Well like I said there are a bit of complaints about them and it seems every other week someone on here has mis shifted and bent a valve.

 

I had the buddy club short shifter but took it out and now have just the shifter bushings and metal tranny bushings...feels great

 

Still have the short shifter? Im looking for one