short shifter for 97-98
im looking for a short shifter for my 97 protege but i dont really wanna spend 180+ for the b&m one. is the RVM one sold on evay any decent? and how easy are short shifters to install? any help would be greatly appreciated.
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the pacesetter one is around 60 and is nice you can get it at www.nopi.com or you can cut yours short or have a machine shop cut it and thread it for a decent price
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would cutting it really help, i know the stick will be shorter, but wont the throws be the same? i thought that was the point
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the pacesetter one doesnt come up for the 97 protege on nopis website. are you sure that it will fir the 97-98 ?
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to be honest that is the only thing that really makes a short shifter a short shifter, is that its shorter than a normal one.
if you think about the ball at the bottom of the shifter as a point and draw a line to the top of the shifter and leave a point there then move the top of the shifter from say 1st to 2nd and leave a point at the top where it is in second and measure then distance then go down the shifer 3 or 4 inches and do the same measurement you will find a reduction in movement. |
Originally posted by protegeboy78 to be honest that is the only thing that really makes a short shifter a short shifter, is that its shorter than a normal one. if you think about the ball at the bottom of the shifter as a point and draw a line to the top of the shifter and leave a point there then move the top of the shifter from say 1st to 2nd and leave a point at the top where it is in second and measure then distance then go down the shifer 3 or 4 inches and do the same measurement you will find a reduction in movement. |
I'm sure that moving the pivot point up more would shorten it even more. Mine is really short as it is so I like it a lot.
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Originally posted by midnightblue97 I always thought that the pivot point was placed higher on the shifter, thus making the top part shorter, and the part underneath longer. If cutting a shifter was the same as buying one, do you think Steven Papadakis would bother installing one?¿? Food for thought... |
i agree that it does make it even shorter but there is a very noticible difference in shifting lenght in mine also
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so where can i find a decent, not crazy priced one for my 97 protege?
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the ones for the 95-96 will work in the 97 ,,, same thing
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