cheap short shifter.......should i do it
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cheap short shifter.......should i do it
i want to get a short shifter, but then again its like 100 bucks and i dont have the money right now but i want the short shifter right now.....should i just cut it or is that too much rice. i know a bunch of people who cut theirs and it seems fine.
i just wanna do it soon.
Flame me if you want
i just wanna do it soon.
Flame me if you want
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Re: cheap short shifter.......should i do it (TheKidd)
but what are the advantages and disadvantages? is there really a difference?
you know how many v-tec stickers i can buy with a hundred bucks!!
you know how many v-tec stickers i can buy with a hundred bucks!!
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Re: cheap short shifter.......should i do it (Civic_EX)
Cutting it down doesn't really make it a "short shifter" in the real sense. Yea, it's "shorter", but the throw is still the same.
But it's your money...go for it. *Or lack of money*
But it's your money...go for it. *Or lack of money*
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Re: cheap short shifter.......should i do it (Civic_EX)
it will be tougher to shift if you cut the shifter...less leverage...a true "short shifter" pivots higher on the shifter itself - this keeps shifts smooth and quicker. I have used both - hated the cut one.
Now...I have used cheap no-name shifters from ebay and also a DC sports and there as a HUGE difference...wait it out if youre going with a short shifter and buy a good one...DC had a really smooth tight shift....It was great - highly reccomended
Now...I have used cheap no-name shifters from ebay and also a DC sports and there as a HUGE difference...wait it out if youre going with a short shifter and buy a good one...DC had a really smooth tight shift....It was great - highly reccomended
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Re: cheap short shifter.......should i do it (amber-bling)
Don't cut it and DON'T buy a cheap one either. I had a cheap one and it ******* SUCKED!! I swear those cheap ones **** up your transmission...they are so rough and stiff and aren't very well designed. Just wait until you can save for a good one
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Re: cheap short shifter.......should i do it (amber-bling)
I have had a cheap no name one too, and that came out as soon as I could get the dc sports one. There is a world of difference between the two. Definitely worth the money.
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Re: cheap short shifter.......should i do it (Civic_EX)
but i want the short shifter right now.....
And cutting a little off the top of the OEM shifter won't do anything. If you want to make your own short shifter, get a thick piece of cylindrical metal, cut off a piece of your stock shifter BELOW the pivot ball, and weld that piece of metal in between the cut part of your stock shifter and the rest of your stock shifter. Lengthening the "bar" below the pivot ball is what does it for you.
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Re: cheap short shifter.......should i do it (Daniel)
but i want the short shifter right now.....
Why do you want it right now? Spend your money on other things! Or at least be patient enough to wait for a good SS like Skunk2's, DC Sports', or Neuspeed's.
And cutting a little off the top of the OEM shifter won't do anything. If you want to make your own short shifter, get a thick piece of cylindrical metal, cut off a piece of your stock shifter BELOW the pivot ball, and weld that piece of metal in between the cut part of your stock shifter and the rest of your stock shifter. Lengthening the "bar" below the pivot ball is what does it for you.
Why do you want it right now? Spend your money on other things! Or at least be patient enough to wait for a good SS like Skunk2's, DC Sports', or Neuspeed's.
And cutting a little off the top of the OEM shifter won't do anything. If you want to make your own short shifter, get a thick piece of cylindrical metal, cut off a piece of your stock shifter BELOW the pivot ball, and weld that piece of metal in between the cut part of your stock shifter and the rest of your stock shifter. Lengthening the "bar" below the pivot ball is what does it for you.
I'd rather go and buy one myself. 
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