whats happenin pplz...remember a few days ago i told yall i was bout to get an integra? well i still plan on doing so, and the first mod ima get for myself is a short shifter? im wondering what is the best kind, why they the best, and how much they cost? n/e one can help out, that'll be great! thanx guyz....

-scott

 

well i dont know which is "best" but i personally love bangin thru my gears with my Skunk short shifter...and i like the DC one my bro has on his Type R too...i dont remeber how much mine cost...but my bros was like..130..or so...not exactly sure.


[Modified by UnionCity LS, 3:43 PM 2/12/2003]

 

skunk2.

 

The best is C's. The best affordable ss is skunk2.

 

 

i hear the b&m are good i know the skunk2 are good but 100 $ when you can get the bm for 50 bucks

 

my roomate has the single bend skunk2 and he loves it.. it brings it a little lower than stock hieght and brings it back a little closer to the armrest i think... but it shortens the throw and makes it more precise

 

What car does your roommate have it in?

 

skunk 2 rocks, probablly the nicest shifter out of the whole bunch

 

01 gsr

 

the secret to the C's is....rollerblade bearings. I'm serious haha.

the pivot at the bottom has rollerblade bearings on either side. It's much smoother that way. Depending on if the bottom of the short shifter can fit these you can buy any old setup.

 

What about the B and M shifter? Is that one good?

 

thanx for all the help...im likin the skunk....heheh funny name though! whats this beotch look like...n/e pics?

-scott

 

Since we are on the subject of short shifters.... approximately a year back my friends got me a short shifter (generic) with energy bushings. It was okay for some time but a while back it started to create a rattling noise... any ideas on why its doing this?

 

i hear really good things about the C's shifter. it's madd expensive though.

because of that, i'm prolly going to go with a skunk2. i hear good things about them too.

 

Skunk2 is near factory height, but with much more precise and short throws (the point of a shifter). I've heard far to many a B&M shifter rattle like a mother, so I avoided that, and was well pleased with the Skunk2.

 

Either a loose bearing/connection. Probably right at the end of the short shifter. Or it's hitting the top of the b-pipe.

I'd go with skunk2... stainless steel, dual bend (same as stock) so you don't have to reach further, high quality construction. Whatever shifter you get, make sure it's made of steel. I'd also recommend picking up some shifter bushings (energy suspension or neuspeed). They may have made a bigger difference that the shifter itself.

 

i heard good things about B&M but don't talk to many that use it.

what about neuspeed. they are a good company and they claim they pioneered the shortshifter.

 

b&m rattles, get skunk

 

Yeah they rattle unless you got them really on really tight. Usually on rattles on 5th gear though going > 60mph. Prob say go w/the skunk2...think I'm gonna switch sooner or later.

 

if i were you i would get a B&M short throw shifter. its easy to install if you know what to do because you may need to put alittle elbow grease into it (depends on the year of your integ.) but all in all you'll be ripping thru the gears in no time bro............

 

never go cheap on car parts unless they're extremely good and decent priced. get b&m and eventually will be changed to a better one. Might as well spend that extra $$ and get Skunk2 (I still enjoy drivin it).

 

i also hear that the skunk2 is perfect with the shift ****. the two weights combined create a perfect counter weight for more positive gear engagments. but that's what I hear.

 

When you C's short shifter do you mean DC sports or are they 2 different shifters???

 

C's is a different company