Short SHifter

1stgen · 05-29-2009, 10:32 PM

So i got a Ebay shorty shifter today...installed it..dont know if I like it..Any comments? Its like a shift boot and a knob..better than the gigantic phalic sticking up from the shift console...but any suggestions?

David · 05-29-2009, 10:45 PM

Pics?

1stgen · 05-29-2009, 11:23 PM

The knob is just a cheapy I had lying around..

David · 05-29-2009, 11:25 PM

What dont't you like about it? What do you want suggestions on?

tstoney82 · 05-29-2009, 11:33 PM

hell i like it. if you dont want it, send it to me. i'll take it along with the cheapy shift knob.

1stgen · 05-29-2009, 11:43 PM

well really if anyone uses them and if shifting "changes" with a different knob..is the drop plate really needed? how much does the drop plate change the shift ratio. Is reverse hard to find on other peoples short shifters?

tstoney82 · 05-30-2009, 12:26 AM

i used one in every car ive ever had except my current 2. (only because i havent bought one yet) shifting doesnt really change with the knob. the only thing that the knob changes is the way you grab it with your hand. the drop plate is needed to get the lower look and to change the pivot point of the shifter. this doesnt really change the shift ratio (to my knowledge. i may be wrong on this one) it only decreases the length from point a to point b in your shift "throw" allowing for a quicker shift. as far as reverse being hard to find, try putting it in 1st gear (without releasing the clutch), then putting it into reverse. sometimes the gears or the synchros can be just a little off and since 1st and reverse share gears its an easy way to get it together.

1stgen · 05-30-2009, 12:33 AM

Aight so if I remove that drop plate it should bring it up a little and put my reverse in a position where it isnt almost hitting the plate. The knob I have is small..as compared to the 4 inch high oem. I am thinking of getting a slightly longer knob to give a little more length to the shaft.

I kind of want something in between shifting a bolt and shifting a bowling pin.

The shift linkage points on the shifter give it a shorter throw. Mabye ill just f with it tommorrow to get it to my liking.

tstoney82 · 05-30-2009, 12:39 AM

check out some sparco shift knobs. they have tons of different sizes and colors and so on that you can choose from. plus they are quality parts.

good luck bro. hope it all works out for you

paco · 06-01-2009, 12:02 PM

Seems kinda close to me too, but i'm still using stock. Stock seems like a shorter shift than most stock shifters me. Of course the feel is alot different too being that the pivot mech is different in these than i'm used to.

tstoney82 · 06-13-2009, 11:34 PM

93+ shifters are shaped different than 91/92 shifters. the best kit out there for the 91/92 by far is the twos are us kit with the 93+ shift lever. best $90 ive ever spent on a car.

1stgen · 06-14-2009, 01:40 AM

hmm is there a difference? I got used to mine in a few days. with new oil in the tranny no issues. I never did move the drop plate. I think that might help a bit still. Trd makes a shift kits also...I was looking at thiers recently..but the ebay one does exactly what it should and quality isnt an issue good welds. Mehgan racing and all..

1stgen · 06-15-2009, 10:08 PM

Yup..i guess I should have read up a bit but I really hated the hugo shifter..lesson learned...MR2 Technical Knowledgebase - MK1/MK2 OEM & short shifter comparisons Image 5 is what I have. It works but Im guessin the drop plate is why I had trouble with 2nd and reverse..after a while I just figured out where I had to put my hand

my wife has small hands and didnt have any issues..

05-29-2009, 10:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
1stgen Yup Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 383 Thanks: 11 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Short SHifter So i got a Ebay shorty shifter today...installed it..dont know if I like it..Any comments? Its like a shift boot and a knob..better than the gigantic phalic sticking up from the shift console...but any suggestions?

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05-29-2009, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
David Take a picture trick! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl. Posts: 1,301 Thanks: 111 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Pics?

05-29-2009, 11:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
1stgen Yup Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 383 Thanks: 11 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	The knob is just a cheapy I had lying around..

05-29-2009, 11:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
David Take a picture trick! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl. Posts: 1,301 Thanks: 111 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	What dont't you like about it? What do you want suggestions on?

05-29-2009, 11:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
tstoney82 shop bitch Join Date: May 2009 Location: clayton nc Posts: 395 Thanks: 11 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	hell i like it. if you dont want it, send it to me. i'll take it along with the cheapy shift knob.

05-29-2009, 11:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
1stgen Yup Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 383 Thanks: 11 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	well really if anyone uses them and if shifting "changes" with a different knob..is the drop plate really needed? how much does the drop plate change the shift ratio. Is reverse hard to find on other peoples short shifters?

05-30-2009, 12:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
tstoney82 shop bitch Join Date: May 2009 Location: clayton nc Posts: 395 Thanks: 11 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	i used one in every car ive ever had except my current 2. (only because i havent bought one yet) shifting doesnt really change with the knob. the only thing that the knob changes is the way you grab it with your hand. the drop plate is needed to get the lower look and to change the pivot point of the shifter. this doesnt really change the shift ratio (to my knowledge. i may be wrong on this one) it only decreases the length from point a to point b in your shift "throw" allowing for a quicker shift. as far as reverse being hard to find, try putting it in 1st gear (without releasing the clutch), then putting it into reverse. sometimes the gears or the synchros can be just a little off and since 1st and reverse share gears its an easy way to get it together.

05-30-2009, 12:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
1stgen Yup Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 383 Thanks: 11 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Aight so if I remove that drop plate it should bring it up a little and put my reverse in a position where it isnt almost hitting the plate. The knob I have is small..as compared to the 4 inch high oem. I am thinking of getting a slightly longer knob to give a little more length to the shaft. I kind of want something in between shifting a bolt and shifting a bowling pin. The shift linkage points on the shifter give it a shorter throw. Mabye ill just f with it tommorrow to get it to my liking.

05-30-2009, 12:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
tstoney82 shop bitch Join Date: May 2009 Location: clayton nc Posts: 395 Thanks: 11 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	check out some sparco shift knobs. they have tons of different sizes and colors and so on that you can choose from. plus they are quality parts. good luck bro. hope it all works out for you

06-01-2009, 12:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
paco No Skills Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 33 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Seems kinda close to me too, but i'm still using stock. Stock seems like a shorter shift than most stock shifters me. Of course the feel is alot different too being that the pivot mech is different in these than i'm used to.

06-13-2009, 11:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
tstoney82 shop bitch Join Date: May 2009 Location: clayton nc Posts: 395 Thanks: 11 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	93+ shifters are shaped different than 91/92 shifters. the best kit out there for the 91/92 by far is the twos are us kit with the 93+ shift lever. best $90 ive ever spent on a car.

06-14-2009, 01:40 AM	#12 (permalink)
1stgen Yup Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 383 Thanks: 11 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	hmm is there a difference? I got used to mine in a few days. with new oil in the tranny no issues. I never did move the drop plate. I think that might help a bit still. Trd makes a shift kits also...I was looking at thiers recently..but the ebay one does exactly what it should and quality isnt an issue good welds. Mehgan racing and all..

06-15-2009, 10:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
1stgen Yup Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 383 Thanks: 11 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Yup..i guess I should have read up a bit but I really hated the hugo shifter..lesson learned...MR2 Technical Knowledgebase - MK1/MK2 OEM & short shifter comparisons Image 5 is what I have. It works but Im guessin the drop plate is why I had trouble with 2nd and reverse..after a while I just figured out where I had to put my hand my wife has small hands and didnt have any issues..