Short Shifter?
Protege Newbie
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 40
From: San Diego Ca
No offence, but the protege shifts very easy with the exstension removed, my 115lb girlfriend can powershift it still. Come on lets not talk about it being hard to shift unless you have polio or something. No it doesn't change the fulcrum of the shift point but its free! Thats all I was trying to say, I know you like to blow your money but I was just trying to help. I had more fun spending that money for a b&m shift hit of my FS-ZE cams. We can see if your shifting advantage can overtake my top end gain? Hope somebody finds use in this other than a place to argue uselessly.
Kyle Lancaster--Double Agent Salesman
Kyle Lancaster--Double Agent Salesman
mine is better than yours
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 370
From: Cleveland and Cincinnati
ok...im done arguing, this just goes to show that people have different opinions on what they like, and i cant legitimately say that you are wrong for liking your shifter the way it is, which is fine. and by the same token you have said "i know you like to blow your money", which is true. but we can both agree that the stock shifter is too high, so lets just leave it at that and walk away.....no more fighting 
Use this to install stuff
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,069
From: State College, PA
Originally posted by KYREDP5
Your hand moves less yes. But the shifter linkage moves exactly the same distance as it did before. It does not make you shift any faster. Your hand will move faster but that is all that will be faster. Just think about it. Your only making the shift require more effort.
Your hand moves less yes. But the shifter linkage moves exactly the same distance as it did before. It does not make you shift any faster. Your hand will move faster but that is all that will be faster. Just think about it. Your only making the shift require more effort.
shortening the stock shifter will decrease leverage, which will make it harder to shift. At the same time it decreases the amount of distance the top end of the shifter must travel to select each gear, there by shortening the throw...
Use this to install stuff
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,069
From: State College, PA
Originally posted by mp3wannabe
a short shift kit moves the fulcrum (i think thats the right word) to a position that gives you a much shorter distance for the **** to travel, but a similar amount of effort. it allows you to shift quicker because you dont need to move the shifter as far.
a short shift kit moves the fulcrum (i think thats the right word) to a position that gives you a much shorter distance for the **** to travel, but a similar amount of effort. it allows you to shift quicker because you dont need to move the shifter as far.
Protege Newbie
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 11
From: San Jose, CA. USA
Originally posted by KYREDP5
Your hand moves less yes. But the shifter linkage moves exactly the same distance as it did before. It does not make you shift any faster. Your hand will move faster but that is all that will be faster. Just think about it. Your only making the shift require more effort.
Your hand moves less yes. But the shifter linkage moves exactly the same distance as it did before. It does not make you shift any faster. Your hand will move faster but that is all that will be faster. Just think about it. Your only making the shift require more effort.
Protege Newbie
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 11
From: San Jose, CA. USA
Originally posted by mp3wannabe
ok...im done arguing, this just goes to show that people have different opinions on what they like, and i cant legitimately say that you are wrong for liking your shifter the way it is, which is fine. and by the same token you have said "i know you like to blow your money", which is true. but we can both agree that the stock shifter is too high, so lets just leave it at that and walk away.....no more fighting
ok...im done arguing, this just goes to show that people have different opinions on what they like, and i cant legitimately say that you are wrong for liking your shifter the way it is, which is fine. and by the same token you have said "i know you like to blow your money", which is true. but we can both agree that the stock shifter is too high, so lets just leave it at that and walk away.....no more fighting
Originally posted by mp3wannabe
anyways, back to topic, removing the extension makes the shift **** lower, but does not reduce the throw, which is the main point of a short shifter.
anyways, back to topic, removing the extension makes the shift **** lower, but does not reduce the throw, which is the main point of a short shifter.
Protege Newbie
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 8
From: Columbus, Ohio
just my .02, but my B & M short shifter is a great value in increasing drivability and "fun Quotient" of this car. I can't believe the difference it makes. I am sure the Kart Boy shifter would offer the same kind of improvement...
Registered User
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 253
From: Kelowna, BC
Re: so which one?
Originally posted by capn_krotch
out of the karboy, b&m, and twm, which one is the most popular? which do you prefer and why? thanks
out of the karboy, b&m, and twm, which one is the most popular? which do you prefer and why? thanks
I've only ever used factory and Kartboy (w/bushing) and I quite enjoy it (Kartboy, not factory
).
mine is better than yours
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 370
From: Cleveland and Cincinnati
yeah, i have a feeling you are not going to get very many "i tried several options" posts with this. people tend to buy the one that they can:
a) get the best deal on, speaking of which anyone looking at a ss should go here
b) the one they saw everyone else has.
in this case I think you are pretty much only going to see b&m or kartboy. i personally like the kartboy because it is more economical for my budget, and you can get the bushings which are key.
a) get the best deal on, speaking of which anyone looking at a ss should go here
b) the one they saw everyone else has.
in this case I think you are pretty much only going to see b&m or kartboy. i personally like the kartboy because it is more economical for my budget, and you can get the bushings which are key.
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