Short shifters

[FRISKI]

I"ve had my short shifter for awhile now and everything seems to be fine, i was told the for syncros to go, it's in the driving. Sometimes it's just wear and tear

[rev210]

With the short shift kits , the problem is gear over-selection.

It's the same issue with people who rest their hand on the gearstick when driving. A sure fire way of wearing out the syncros earlier

[400HP]

short shift kit app 300

I doubt you'd get a C's Short Shift kit for that much?!?

[rev210]

Originally posted by 400HP

I doubt you'd get a C's Short Shift kit for that much?!?

yeah, I think they are $375.

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[Ozzy]

I read an article recently about a particular shift kit that you just have to ram it forward and back...somewhat like motorbike gears....the concensus in that particular article was that it wasn't really a good idea, or worthwhile with a standard synchro box, but rather for use with a dog box, that way u would not need to clutch...just ram it in gear.

I'll see if I can find the article and report back the source.

[Jimbo2000]

Is there a lot of labor involved, or is it bang in and out?

i'm not too good with that sort of thing but i will learn over time.

[Merli]

Hmmm.... Lots of comments from people who haven't experienced a good quality short shifter in here I think...

Lets just say that once you've driven around with a good quality short shifter (C's, Mines, NISMO), you will *NEVER* want to drive a car with a standard throw again. It feels sloppy, inaccurate and slow as hell.

Yes, if you rip gears from one to the next as fast as possible all the time and generally give your gearbox a hard time, a short shifter will increase wear on your synchros. Of course it will, your throw is a LOT shorter, and you can crunch the gears if you rip the gearstick with all your strength...

If you drive around like that all the time, you probably deserve to be faced with a gearbox rebuild anyway ... But you can learn to shift as fast as possible without beating the synchros. You will learn how fast you can shift that is optimum for your gearbox, so you don't crunch your gears, and you will then be extracting the very best your gearbox can give you on those 1/4 mile passes...

That's not the best thing about short shift kits anyway. It's for the 95% of the time you're driving on the road and shifting leisurely... It feels so much tighter and direct, it makes the car a pleasure to drive and shifting much nicer...

[Duncan]

Is ONARUN a short shifter?

BTW, how much to rebuild a gearbox?

[rs73]

I just got one brand new C's quickshift for $305 delivered from a guy (Grahame King) in QLD.

Free plug: www.fvej.com

Grahame was very quick with delivery and the shifter was packed really well.

[predator]

a short shifter is indeed nice whether it wears more or not - my r33 is the nicest manual i've driven. The short shifter makes it feel much less like a manual and changing gears is no longer such a chore in daily stop/start driving.

Its worth it!