This thing is bone stock. One of the first things I'd like to do is get new bushings in there. I found the Energy Suspension kit, nice and cheap - or are there others you'd recommend?

While I'm in there, I'd like to fix the centering springs too. They're much stronger on the 5-R side than the 1-2 side. Are these external or internal?

Lastly, and more on the odd note, I feel like the shifter is set a little far forward and low for me. Is there a dog legged shifter (not talking about a dogleg shift pattern) unit out there, shaped like the SN95/New Edge Mustang shifters? Or maybe just an old school bent one like you had on 60s muscle cars? Not concerned about long throws...I learned stick o a Ford T10 4-speed and drive a truck with an Eaton 10-speed now, so if anything I'm more at home with throws that stretch across half the county.

Sorry for the Noob questions. I really am a Noob to Hondas in every way, despite being a fair self-taught wrench.

 

The lateral tension while in neutral is in the trans, not shift linkage. Springs on either side of the shift rod.

 

Blah :/ that's no fun.

 

Get yourself a short shifter kit on it along with the bushings. You'll never go back.

 

Question: would that exacerbate the problem I have with the reach to the shifter?

 

Found this while searching around. Maybe this will solve the centering spring issue?

Speed Factory Spring

 

Also been looking at some of the shift extenders, plus the short throw stuff like B+M, etc. The extender won't really solve the problem I'm having, by merely raising the **** it looks like it would hit my hand on the dash on 1-3-5, and make those shifts end up even further away...?

The dual-bend aftermarket shifters look like they might offer something, but I can't tell where the **** ends up vs. stock. I'm not really all about the short throws, but if it gets the **** in a more comfortable place, I'm game. The FPR takes what I want to do and goes waaaay overboard, lol. I sure wish there were a dual-bend shifter extender.

Seriously, any suggestions would help. I don't know where to look for Honda stuff.