Well, I played with the short shifter today. It's not quite ready for production as a few minor changes need to be made. It will be made of 7075 aluminum, true aircraft aluminum. It will require no drilling or mauling of any stock parts. It will reduce the throw by over 50% and changes the vague shifter into a true mechanical, on the tranny feel. You will absolutely not believe how good it is until you feel it. 1st to 2nd shift is insane. It will take you a day to get used to it, you can't believe you are actually there.
The unit will be priced at $195, will take approx 30-60 minutes to install, and works awesome. I'll keep you posted as to the ETA.
It's being manufactured by a guy who does alot of work for TRD and others. He also has some work on the space station, no kidding. It's spendy, but nothing in the car is being replaced, it has some very tight tolerances under the boot/bezel to deal with. You will be impressed by the action though, it is mind blowing the difference.
Oh yeah, you gotta ask the wife for that!
Once again, we aren't removing anything from the car, we are adding pieces to it (except for 2 washers i guess). The knob never comes off.
Originally posted by GregV Once again, we aren't removing anything from the car, we are adding pieces to it (except for 2 washers i guess). The knob never comes off.
Maybe I'm not visualizing what you're saying correctly.
How can you have a "short shifter" without removing/replacing
(or cutting) the existing shifter stalk?
When I get it in stock, I'll do that. It is a very clever mechanism, so simple in theory, yet so well engineered and thought out. Wait until you see it.
to create a short shifter for these cars you just modify the cables (and add a few bushings i assume). The physical length of the shifter never changes, but the thows do... thus a "short THROW shiffter" is born.
Originally posted by BlackoutSpecV to create a short shifter for these cars you just modify the cables (and add a few bushings i assume). The physical length of the shifter never changes, but the thows do... thus a "short THROW shiffter" is born.
Yes, I realize what a short "throw" shifter is...
Greg began this tread saying he is developing
a "shot shifter" for the 3rd gens, thus leading
a reader to believe he actually has a reduced height
stalk in the works as well as all the accomping
underpinnings.
I consider this type of shifter as one that not
only has shorter throws but also a shorter stalk.
OK, I apologize if I have confused some of you. It is a "short throw shifter". It will fit the 02-up Altimas, and the 02-up Sentra SE-Rs. 5 and 6 speeds. Basically it is designed for the cable shifter cars. You will not need to remove the knob, you will not need to drill anything, you will not be changing anything that can't be changed back to exact stock. It will decrease the throws by about 60% in the front to back movement (think 1st - 2nd). The side to side action is unchanged. This will decrease mis-shifts. I don't know what else to tell you I haven't already said. You will dig it.
Thanks for the clarification, Greg!
But, I think I'll save my pennies for
a shifter that not only reduces throws,
but also is physically shorter. From an
asthetic standpoint, the oe shifter is
just too dang long!
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