What the hell does this do? From the catalog I have it looks like it goes between the knob and the boot on a shifter, but I'm confused as to its purpose... just looks?

9/25/2005 3:51:38 PM

stop ricing out your car!

9/25/2005 3:53:31 PM

Yes, because obviously asking a question about what the function of a part in a catalog is means I am intent on ricing out my car.

9/25/2005 3:55:30 PM

i would guess it would create a more balanced shift feeling by adding more weight closer to the handle/shifter

9/25/2005 3:56:25 PM

^^^^^^adding .0000005 oz. of almn isnt going to change the balance of anything.

9/25/2005 3:59:00 PM

its just another bullshit part for ricers to brag about how "heavily modified" their car is.

9/25/2005 4:05:59 PM

i thought a shorter shift was better

9/25/2005 4:20:15 PM

you want a real shifter.

9/25/2005 6:28:52 PM

Well I would think that a longer shifter rod would give you more leverage and make shifting require less physical effort. I can't see any major performance benefits from this because presumably the throw would be lengthened, or at the very least unaffected. I know that when I installed my short shifter the throws became more precise but it requires more effort to go through the gears.

[Edited on September 25, 2005 at 6:45 PM. Reason : .]

9/25/2005 6:44:54 PM

the length from the pivot to the shifter fork is what makes the throw shorter. longer length, shorter throw.

my blue integra has a short throw on it, and damn its pretty fucking short. my other integra has a factory "short throw" but its nothing compared to my blueteg.

9/25/2005 6:53:19 PM

no.. if you want a *REAL* shifter:




[Edited on September 25, 2005 at 8:12 PM. Reason :
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9/25/2005 8:12:11 PM

9/25/2005 9:49:07 PM

not a real shifter unless you can hit your hand on the seat running through the gears.

9/25/2005 10:40:51 PM

drove a Dakota v8 manual once and the throw was pretty damn sloppy

9/26/2005 7:23:53 AM

I would wager that this "mod" (assuming the rest of the system works well to support this) is intended to reduce the time your hand stays away from the steering wheel. You will notice that in most forms of racing, vehicles that have not gone to sequential/paddle shift boxes have the shifters sitting quite close to the steering wheel.
Ahmet

9/26/2005 1:33:39 PM

^yey, that's why I'm hesitant to go with a short shift on the 951...love the short distance of travel from wheel to stick and back

9/26/2005 4:36:55 PM

lol

9/26/2005 10:55:42 PM