90 sentra short throw shifter ?

ahardb0dy · Jul 22nd, 2004, 11:01 PM

Does anyone make a short throw shifter for a 90 sentra besides pacesetter? Does anyone have any experience good or bad with the pacesetter part? I'm looking for one but like to find one cheaper than $100, thanks

muccman · Jul 22nd, 2004, 11:43 PM

i was debating on making myself one for my 92 classic... would be an interesting experience i'd say

recycled_toddler · Jul 23rd, 2004, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ahardb0dy

Does anyone make a short throw shifter for a 90 sentra besides pacesetter? Does anyone have any experience good or bad with the pacesetter part? I'm looking for one but like to find one cheaper than $100, thanks

I pretty much gave up seeking one out. I bought an extra shift lever from the junkyard here for my '87 Pulsar, and I'm extending the arm below the ball an additional 5/8 inch. I'll get back to ya on it...

astreamk1 · Jul 23rd, 2004, 07:22 AM

I have the pacesetter in my car. It is made very well and it works great. The kit even includes a new Nissan OEM lower boot and bushing. Being adjustable is cool too. i have my shift throw down to about 2 1/2" . i did have to cut away the exhaust heat shield to clear the shifter and added a couple of washers under the shield to clear the control rod. Cheapest place i found was jcwhitney.com ($60 or $70 I think ? ) . it does a lot for making the car fun to drive.

livelyjay · Jul 23rd, 2004, 09:44 AM

It's $80 from JCWhitney.com, but I found it at the site below for a little cheaper:

http://www.speedyperformanceparts.co...shifter_z.html

recycled_toddler · Jul 23rd, 2004, 10:40 AM

HOT_DAYUMN, the pic of the shifter just inspired me! I cut the little cross-tube off the bottom of the shifter lever, and now I'm gonna wirefeed-weld a long metric bolt to that little tube and thread a matching tap through the hollow lever where it used to join up at and make my own one-off adjustable shifter. I swear, you guys are great for inspiration! I'll keep ya posted...Thanks!

livelyjay · Jul 23rd, 2004, 12:20 PM

Sounds like a good idea, wish I had a welder so I could do schnazzy custom work. Good luck with the project.

astreamk1 · Jul 26th, 2004, 11:29 PM

Here's a picture of my interior. It gives you a pretty good idea of how short the Pacesetter shifter is when adjusted pretty low. I think my throw between gears is something like 2 1/2 inches maybe ?

livelyjay · Jul 27th, 2004, 07:41 AM

^^^ Nice picture

astreamk1 · Jul 27th, 2004, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by astreamk1

Here's a picture of my interior. It gives you a pretty good idea of how short the Pacesetter shifter is when adjusted pretty low. I think my throw between gears is something like 2 1/2 inches maybe ?

Sorry !! :dumbass:

livelyjay · Jul 27th, 2004, 08:09 AM

Thanks for the updated pic. Looks a lot shorter than stock. Very clean looking interior by the way. Wish mine was that clean, but the previous owner wasn't very nice to it.

astreamk1 · Jul 27th, 2004, 08:15 AM

Thanks, I can't even remember how high the stock shifter was ? I bought this car, put it right in the garage and changed a bunch of stuff before it went on the street. I got lucky, found this car out of state and it is pretty clean. Much nicer than my first B12....

BII · Aug 5th, 2004, 03:06 PM

I ordered one here It says $74.99 but I called and they gave a better deal. I talked to Steve, his extension is 224, I can't remember the toll-free # but I'm sure its on the site.

astreamk1 · Aug 5th, 2004, 03:16 PM

If you have any problems with the shifter being extremely tight after you install it, let me know and i'll tell you how to fix it. I did have a slight issue with mine that required a little change to make it right. Now it is like glass.