So I've been rocking a B&M short shifter for the last 3 years now. I haven't had yet one problem with this shifter, no mis shifts, no grinds. The only 2 complaints I have of this shifter are that it rattles like a ************ but that's only because the resonator makes contact with the counterweight on the shift linkage.

So I've been reading about this super weird and innovative shifter from this company http://www.fastlineperformance.com and I have always been one who likes to support independant companies and try out new parts and ****.

<FONT SIZE="5">INSTALLED</FONT>



I couldn't find a review with any decent pictures, I mean't to document this whole install but somehow my battery charger for my camera somehow unplugged itself and was 80 miles away while I did my install so I only had enough energy to snap a few pics. *Sorry*

So the install like any short shifter was pretty strait forward. The instructions included are pretty accurate, my only gripe was the whole torquing the locking nut for the shifter to the linkage at 20 ft lbs... my tq wrench never clicked once indicating it was at 20 lbs and the shifter was impossible to move. So I loosened it up and were good to go.

I also took this time to install energy suspension inserts into my shift linkage.

<FONT SIZE="5"><FONT COLOR="red">Driving impressions</FONT>[/b]</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="blue">PROS!!!
- I love the position of the shifter, I just move my right hand slightly over to the right and boom. No more reaching, no more stunner slouching to reach my shifter.

- A little wd40 and my itr shift **** screwed right on without having to rethread it or the shifter.

- the construction is top notch, its pretty heavy too. So you can use it to beat people with if they make fun of how stupid it looks lol. Function&gt;Form.

- Changing gears during spirited driving is direct and firm. There is never a lack of confidence of going into an incorrect gear, the throws feel like they're a slick of the wrist and plus you can drive your car with both hands if you're into that type of ****. I personally cant do that all the time thanks to capul tunnel.

- The bushings they use are pretty neat, I didnt need to grease them and they were very easy to move while inside of the shifter. Unlike the oem with wear on its ring bushings.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="red">CONS *HEEEEERE WE GO*
Due to the size of this thing there were some concerns and im gonna give the undercarridge another look to make sure everything was tightened down and im also gonna try it with the oem bushings but anyway let me express my concerns.

- The shifter is so long that you cannot use the exhaust hangar under the shifter to hold your resonator up. The shifter just wont allow it and it will have to be modified. The resonator will eventually come up and hit the shifter when releasing the gas during driving. But thats all nit picky ****, doesnt really bother me. Its more my resonator getting PUNCTURED by something since its not being held up any longer and also the stress its putting on the rest of the exhaust bolts by sitting loose.

- The shifter is pretty sloppy, but being used to the b&m which is very direct, utilized the stock equipment *none of their rollerskate bearings the competition likes to use* I may just not be used to a stock shifting feel.
They say a lot of research went into this thing, and im just wondering if it was research that actually went into it or coming up with the money to mass produce them for profit.

- When in gear you can feel play in the shifter wiggling it from left to right, almost as much play as you would get having it in neutral and shaking your stick left to right to make sure its not in gear. Some people do this some people dont, but I never have made a mistake of having my car in gear at a stop or starting it. Im affraid I might get caught off guard with this shifter. Again it might be I didnt tighten the lateral ES Bushing enough under the car. -dunno- I will double check but im pretty sure thats due to the design of the shifter.


- Did I forget to mention you cant use the exhaust hangar under the shift linkage anymore and my exhaust is starting to hit a lot more things going through a parking lot than it did before?
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- Some people will think it looks stupid because you have a big rig shifter in your car now. Or it might gain your car some "unwanted" attention. But if you put a performance part on your car because of its looks then you have some issues. </FONT>


Anyway for 150 dollars I think if b&m personally would just put a bend in their shifter then they would have a winner on their hands. C's is out of business so there is no picking up one of those but they still sit rediculously low. I think it's just gonna take some time for me to get used to the way this shifts and then I wont be able to drive with anything else but I definately am going to weld a new exhaust hangar down under the car for the b pipe. I dont really have much more to say than that.

ill go snap a quick vid of me going through the gears.

EDIT:
<FONT SIZE="5">Here is me going through the motions. </FONT>



<FONT SIZE="5">Here is the play the shifter has when its IN gear. </FONT>



<FONT SIZE="5">Resonator chilling w/o its Exhaust hangar.</FONT>



Its not all that bad but imo they should at least make the connecting end on the bottom of the shifter a tad shorter, the oem one isnt even this long.


Modified by 137 at 3:23 PM 4/8/2005

 

damn wayne...talk about a write-up.

truck driver status:

 

I get that a lot... you'll be the first ill test my FLP knightstick technique on.

 

haha.. its all in the wrist.

 

Ribbed for her pleasure... ill take magnum please.

 

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awww booo! shitty

 

when u shift to 1st, 3rd, & 5th how close is it from the bottom of the climate control?

 

damn that **** is long....

 

I wouldn't buy it just based on the fact that I would not be able to run the hanger. Looks good though.

 

anyone have more pics of these installed??

 

when you said truck driver status i didnt expect to see a real truck driving shifter

but yeah, no exhaust hanger? i probably wouldnt go with it because of this

 

im posting more right now.

 

^ You know you need a SS when you constantly bust your knuckles on the dash

 

knuckles are short of the dash. and you can change the position of where it sits so you can make it stick just a tad further back, I have it slightly close to the steering wheel.

 

Ummm, wayne. B&M does make a dual bend SS.

Good write up!

 

never seen it, they only had the pro shifter I had and the other one they make in the billet shift plate they manufacture.

 

i want one of these

 

Damn, that sits high, but if it works and you like it, that's all that matters.

User Eggman sells an adapter that you can just screw onto your short shifter and take it off when you don't want to use it.

 

you ever use the b&m pro edge short shifter... id definately never get it into first, third, or fifth.

 

gawd dam that shifter is huge

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 137 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you ever use the b&m pro edge short shifter... id definately never get it into first, third, or fifth. </TD></TR></TABLE>lol. yeah I figured that, it would hit the dash, I guess it's only used for dual bends.

 

The shifter looks nice...

I wouldn't buy it because of how it hits the exhaust though... I also really don't like it when there is play in the shifter.

Good writeup

 

https://honda-tech.com/zeroforum?id=15

 

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Your mother should've swallowed. There is an asthetic reference of the shifter as well as a technical discussion of the shifter. Please pour yourself a glass of shut the **** up and compliment that with a bowl of dicks.

KTXGGDIEINAFIRE

 

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