I bought one of these a couple of months ago. I wanted something similar to the C's driving position one - but since C's went **** up - there was nothing similar on the market until this thing came available.

It has been written about before - but I thought I might chime in with my opinion.





I took some before/after pics for comparison purposes: (sorry if the pics are slow but there is something seriously wrong with the WTDR server)

Centered:


1st gear:


2nd gear:


Near-ness (is that a word?) to steering wheel:



Overall - the shifter is great. I love it. It moves the shifter to within your peripheral vision and throw is the same as stock. The construction is very solid and the counterweighting helps.

I plan to take it to the track to really test it next month. I will be able to compare it more to the C's Driving position one soon too. (soon as I get to see Dr. Pooface's new turbo R)

Overall

 

Nice pics Jonathan; looks like a really well thought out piece

That's one weird lookin shift ****

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Near-ness (is that a word?) to steering wheel:
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I think "proximity" is the word you are looking for

 

What's the going rate for one of those?

 

is that agricultural enough for you?

 

looks kinda weird to me but clean. good write up!

 

Good write up!!! How much was it and where can I get one?

 

How is the quality?

 

so it doesnt have shorter throws...or it does? i was gonna fabricate something simular to that w/ a short shifter. i had no idea some one made those.

 

thanks for posting this up. i have been searching for this shifter for a while. for some reason i though it was SSP who makes it. now to read up on it.

price?

 

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how about you read a little closer?

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if you cut the shifter like 2/3 of the way down, then it would be much shorter than stock.

 

Does your knuckles hit the climate control when you shift by any chance? It looks awfully close to it.

 

thats one long stick

 

Quote, originally posted by dcvt16 »
so it doesnt have shorter throws...or it does?

how about you read a little closer?

Quote, originally posted by Big Phat R »
It moves the shifter to within your peripheral vision and throw is the same as stock


how bout you look at the pics. the shift throw gets shorter when you move the lower linkage mount away from the pivot ball. this shifter is obviously much further from the pivot than stock. i know the rest of the shifter is longer but that should not affect if it shifts shorter or not. so i was asking if he made some mistake because that confuses me. plus i wasn't asking you i was asking Big Phat R.

 

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how bout you look at the pics. the shift throw gets shorter when you move the lower linkage mount away from the pivot ball. this shifter is obviously much further from the pivot than stock. i know the rest of the shifter is longer but that should not affect if it shifts shorter or not.
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This is where you are wrong, if this shifter was the same length as the stock piece you would be correct in assuming it would have a shorter throw, but as this shifter is much longer than stock it will counteract the longer distance between the linkage mount and pivot, and give you close to stock throw. Only difference beeing the **** is much closer to the steering wheel.

 

Isn`t the **** in 5th too far away because of this long stick ?

 

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This is where you are wrong, if this shifter was the same length as the stock piece you would be correct in assuming it would have a shorter throw, but as this shifter is much longer than stock it will counteract the longer distance between the linkage mount and pivot, and give you close to stock throw. Only difference beeing the **** is much closer to the steering wheel. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Precisely.

- Slater

 

C's went out of business?

 

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yup

 

mmmm....stick......

MUST...DRIVE...ON...RACE...TRACK!!!!!!!!!

Is it just me or has it been an extra long winter?

 

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Just you

&lt;-- was at VIR in december and february

 

Nice.. What kind of shift **** is that? Sparco?

 

cool review.
that piece looks really really clean.

my coworker has had that c's position shifter on his dc2 for quite a while.
it seems to get looser and looser over time, even with tightening.
i guess cause it's not one clean piece.
plus it looks funky haha.

 

I have long legs - and thus I want my seat as far back as possible to aid heel/toeing. I have a 60mm extension to my steering wheel.

Even with all this - I can easily reach the shifter (even 5th gear). The shifter is nowhere close to the air vents. Throws are short (only a few inches) from 1st to 2nd. Proximity ( ) to the steering wheel is the best part.

I have the Energy shifter bushings as well - which really help reduce sloppiness.

Cost is $149 USD from Heel Toe Automotive

http://www.fastlineperformance.com/shifter.htm

 

I know what your talking abouut ~ I wanted the C's one too, but i cant see myself regular driving like that, only for auto-x and i dont do that enough

I like tho