Check this bad-boy out.
http://www.fastlineperformance.com/shifter.htm

Apparently it puts the shifter very close to the driver just like a rally car or an EP3 Civic for quicker shifts. Lifetime warranty, OEM bushings, etc. Sounds pretty good. It's gotten some good reviews on "cough" honda-tech "cough"it does look kinda ghey. Any thoughts?

 

yep thats something I want .....

nice and close to the steering wheel for quick shifts... of course you have to extend the part that goes below the car so that you arn't shifting like a transport

 

we need a group buy going

 

its pretty large and incharge

 

I like the steering wheel

That's in a del sol eh...

 

It looks ugly.

 

this is a cosmetic vs. performance thing
most civics arent performance cars, like mine
ill stick with my stock shifter that got the hack saw treatment

 

IIRC, the shifter position in Del Sol is already low enough, with its own seat. When I was driving one, it felt nice.

Tall shifter like these, if anything, should really be modified "towards" the driver, not just "taller" imo. If the shifter still remains in the same position as it was before vertically, then it defeats the purpose. Unless, the double bend is bending towards the driver (which I don't think this one is).

Having said that, aren't these high positioned shifter tiptronic? Like what they use in rally?

 

that's so ****ing ghay. best ones are OEM Civic and Integra Type Rs.

 

shortshifters suck!

 

I'd like to try it, how much do they go for?

 

i have trouble with short shifters for some reason...always missing gears..gah!!!....this looks pretty bad though too..lol..why not stay stock..but maybe cut it down a bit...now thats good stuff..=D

 

been looking for something like this...nice find!

 

the reason for the taller shifter is so that the hand doesn't have to move as far from the steering wheel to touch the shifter.

with that said, if you just increase the height of the shifter you'll have longer throws to put it in gear. this is bad. so what they did for this design was also increase the distance to the connecting rods under the car from the pivot point. that way the throw is shorter or stock while the shifter is longer. making for a quicker shifts because you have less distance to move with the right hand.

remember the time it takes to shift starts the moment you take your hand off the steering wheel and ends when it's back on the wheel.

 

no I won't be there I have to work on my sponsorship proposals for the 2005 season.

 

nice, if someone gave it to me I would use it, otherwise, I will stick to stock.......function>style....

 

i love my B&M dual bend... i drove my buddies civic the other day and it was aweful

 

it probably is still a short throw shifter..


you guys never seen a "C short shifter" before?

you can set it up how youd like..really short throws too. but $$$

 

the ones on the 01-05 civics are **** it feels like its falling apart!

 

01-05 civics dont have a shift linkage, they use cables, so there is little weight in the shifter assembly, hence the flimsy feel