whiteTeaseC

I've narrowed it down to the creative compact ss and the B&M ss. I thought about the Dr. Isotope but it has too much throw reduction. that takes out most of the play in driving stick shift, i might as well drive an auto.

whiteTeaseC

bump! i need some opinions plz

engifineer

?? It is nothing like an auto. You reduce throw to make faster shifts.

Contact doc, he can usually do various throw reductions and heights.

But if you dont want much throw reduction, just cut the stock shifter down and re-thread it. It is cheaper than buying one somewhere (free if you already have the tools) and will get what you need.

tCheesy

TRD FTW. I've got it in my TC, and its awesome.. changes a lot of the characteristics of the shifting.. tighter throws, and kinda "Pops" into place.

2fast4you

That's the point of the short shifter, it's to shorten shift throws. You don't want waste time shifting your car, you want to spend more time driving it. But as engifineer said, it's a completely customizable shifter if, for whatever reason, you want longer throws than Doc I typically offers. :?

whiteTeaseC

well, I understand the purpose of a short shifter is to spend less time shifting but I'm the kind of driver that actually enjoys downshifting. If the throw is too effortless then I might not enjoy shifting as much.

kungpaosamuraiii

The throw is reduced, but not the effort. In fact, the effort goes up as the throw length decreases.

You don't shift any more or less; with a short shifter you spend less time between shifts. I really don't see how saving a few hundredths of a second off of your shift time will decrease your enjoyment in shifting...

engifineer

This may seem like a dumb question.... but why not stay stock then? Even just shortening the height will reduce throws to some degree.

But with short throws, effort is actaully increased in a sense. You are taking leverage away from the shift. So while you arent moving as far, it is taking a bit more effort to get into gear. That is why going way too short will make shifting a huge pain in the ****

Vlad1024

A short shifter also makes the shifts less rubbery so it feels better and its easyer to get into gear.

Shift_N_Red

Dude go with the Doc I setup.. he has a nice wide range to pick from and you cant go wrong with a re-worked stock shifter.

kungpaosamuraiii

Oh. If you want the look of a short shifter without the reduction in distance.... you could probably ask Doc I to get you a shifter that's proportionally shorter on both ends of the shifting fulcrum. That way you'll get a stick that's visually shorter with the stock throw distance.

coryjames

i would go with the dr i i had one in my 05xb loved it and he will pretty much make any style *** you want i lvoed it best mod i had next to the wheels

Tcguy85

creative compacts or the doc i shifter are the way to go. i have the CC and i love it.

Aroddalobster

iTrader: (1)

yep the CC feels super solid, and it has close to no play when it's in gear. and it's decently cheap too.