Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 15/02/12 02:06 AM Share Posted 15/02/12 02:06 AM Yeah around the track would work wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/02/12 02:17 AM Share Posted 15/02/12 02:17 AM (edited) There is a difference between a short shifter, quick shifter and a short throw shifter.A short shifter means you have cut the length of the gear stick down, so now the height is less. The distance between the top of first and the bottom of 2nd will be marginally shorter due to geometry.A short throw shifter has a modified pivot point so a lesser movement of the stick will have a greater movement on the gearbox linkage. The modified pivot point is also done in conjunction with a stronger spring which centralises the shifter when in neutral. As 3rd is directly up from neutral it makes 2nd to 3rd shifts tighter and more direct.I have a mal wood with a 10 inch hurst gear stick. I believe the longer stick gives better leverage. The shorter stick may look cool, but in my opinion doesn't perform as well as the longer stick which has more mechanical advantage.Plus you dont want a girl jumping in your car and saying you have a short stick.The best mod you can do is get rid of the rubber damper on the bottom of the gear stick, or at the very least install metal plates at the sides to firm the shift up.It should be noted that you get some gearstick vibration a low rpm in higher gears. Edited 15/02/12 02:19 AM by arronm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/02/12 02:28 AM Share Posted 15/02/12 02:28 AM I have a mal wood with a 10 inch hurst gear stick. I believe the longer stick gives better leverage. The shorter stick may look cool, but in my opinion doesn't perform as well as the longer stick which has more mechanical advantage.The best mod you can do is get rid of the rubber damper on the bottom of the gear stick, or at the very least install metal plates at the sides to firm the shift up.It should be noted that you get some gearstick vibration a low rpm in higher gears.^This! My latest shifter mod is another 15mm added too the already 25mm longer modded shifter I had. I have also angled the stick back and slighty towards the driver. The longer shift lever greatly reduces the force required too shift gear and will give you a faster shifter the a 3" stick that need 40kgs of force too get a gear!I have been running solid mounting bushes for ages, Great feel but as Arron said increased noise as well as feed back through the stick. I recently reverted back too the stock rubber damper as a trial and have increased the preload on the rubber damper, much quieter and heaps less feed back but it does feel disconnected compared too the solid bushes, it has a shifting throught a bowl of silly putty feel too it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/02/12 09:54 PM Share Posted 20/02/12 09:54 PM Has anyone tried to make there own short throw shifter??Thinking about giving it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m 20d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 20/02/12 09:55 PM Share Posted 20/02/12 09:55 PM Mal Wood did 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 20/02/12 09:59 PM Share Posted 20/02/12 09:59 PM Pretty sure henz made his by cutting down a standard one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/02/12 11:36 PM Share Posted 20/02/12 11:36 PM (edited) Mal Wood did true, cant be that hard to do...400bux is abit out there for something I could do myself.I'd most likely end up doing as wiggum did and extend the shifter slightly leaning over to the steering wheel. Edited 20/02/12 11:37 PM by Kroozin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m 20d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 20/02/12 11:41 PM Share Posted 20/02/12 11:41 PM There is more to making a short shifter than cutting down the shift lever, yes it will make it have a shorter throw, but it will not be the same as a shifter that has been made with different pivot point, different rate springs etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/02/12 01:39 AM Share Posted 21/02/12 01:39 AM true, cant be that hard to do...400bux is abit out there for something I could do myself.I'd most likely end up doing as wiggum did and extend the shifter slightly leaning over to the steering wheel.read post 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/02/12 03:26 AM Share Posted 21/02/12 03:26 AM true, cant be that hard to do...400bux is abit out there for something I could do myself.I'd most likely end up doing as wiggum did and extend the shifter slightly leaning over to the steering wheel.Complete waste of time unless you already have a short shifter installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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