While I'm swapping my motor, I want to ahead and change the shifter bushings out and put a short shifter in. I see tons of different ones, just curious which ones you are running?

 

I personally use Skunk2, but that's because their product has never let me down.

I would say, as long as its name brand and NOT ebay, you are good to go, just choose one you like.

 

I love my fastline shifter. It's not a short shifter but an extended shifter, super close to the steering wheel. Depending on your setup, the shifter may contact your exhaust since the shifter is a tad longer on the bottom side of the pivot compared to stock.. no problems yet. I bought mine from heel toe auto.

 

Any preference as far as single or double bend?

 

What about something like this one?

http://www.andysautosport.com/honda/...a00087781.html

 

There is only 2 differences in short bend and dual bend.

Short bend there is one bend, which depending which way you make it face (front or rear) will end up with the shifter further or closer to your body (at its base position.) That also affects which gears feel "shorter". You are basically replacing your 50/50 ratio for a 25/75. For example, if you have it facing towards the front of your car (the elbow of the bend pointing rear) first to second feels shorter but second to third will be slightly longer. Also take into account the fact that the shifter is longer, that also decrease's overall shortness (If tractor trailer's had short shift stalks it would be an insanely long distance to move the shifter to shift.)

The dual bend, moves the shifter **** higher, but because the first bend is put from the second bend, your 50/50 ratio from gear to gear stays the same, but gets a shorter distance because the overall length of the shifter is longer. once again, you will either move the shifter closer or further from you.

I'm not good at explaining this, but its all true (from a mathematical standpoint).

 

Its megan racing, so if you like megan racing, go for it. Its going to be the same as skunk 2, your just paying for the name usually. I trust skunk2, that doesn't make them better then others, it just means I feel better when I buy their parts. Someone who likes buddy club will go buddy club because they trust them.....

 

Just keep your stock shifter and replace the bushings, it will feel great. Invest your money elsewhere.

 

skunk2, blox, or buddy club

 

i've heard short shifters are detrimental to the health of your tranny. Can anyone verify this?

 

Best option.....oem Integra dual bend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feels perfect in EG and EK models!

 

man i had gotten me a dual bend shifter i forgot the brand but it works great and i only spent like 30-40 just stay away from the shifters that cost like 10 dollars

 

Nope. It wont hurt the tranny. Pretty much, the shifter is longer at the top and minimally longer at the bottom. This allows the throw to feel different (its slight but some people notice it, others say short shifters are a waste of time).

Maybe its only detrimental because most wanna-be tuners who buy short shifters think at that point they will shift faster and can race faster so they constantly try to shift super fast and doing so they grind gears. Only thing I can think of......

I've had a short shifter in my car for like 6 months and the tranny is still the same pos it was the day I bought the car.

 

Any particular year or model I should look for?

 

i had a B&M dual bend and energy suspension bushings and it felt nice but i think i would rather go with a stock gsr or type r one with the bushings, the B&M sat too low for me

 

94-01 Integra, any model, they are all the same
Exactly! This is why oem is best

 

99% of all short shifters are modeled after ITR shifter buy one of them for cheaper and be OEM

but Fastline has my vote for aftermarket

 

LOL, why do you refer to the ITR?

ITR, LS, RS, GS, GSR all have the same shifter!

 

ITR shifter is chrome.

 

^^ yeah yeah, i have one in my car, you can't even see it

 

I have a skunk2 on order

 

buddy club seems to have a nice shifter. they make one specific for d-series and one specific for b series i believe

 

yes! thats what i use with an oem integra shift **** to boot. swap out to energy suspension shifter bushings and youll be set.

 

Fastline performance shifter, that thing is fantastic!

 

Take out your center console and just hold the stock shifter at the base. Those will be the shortest shifts you could make.