only 2 reasons to use a short shifter............
cosmetic and cheap fix when the stock o-rings fail.

With the shorter shaft, you'll have to learn to slow your shifts as compared
to the stock shifter. The tranny can only shift so fast, no matter how fast
you try!!!!!!

Damage to the shifter forks and synchros will result.

That being said, the Edelbrock shifter ($60 US) is the better shifter since
it uses bronze bushing/bearings instead of the rubber o-rings. The heat from
the cat. convertor causes the stock o-rings to fail, esp. after the
heatshield falls off.

Beware of the cheap ones on Ebay. Most have been known to break off at
midpoint, no fun driving a car that way!!!!!!!!!


<MikeLikes@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I have been looking into buying a short shifter for my honda manual
> civic. Firstly do they make a differnce in the changes as many claim
> that they can reduce the shift length by 40% and secondly can anyone
> recomend a brand that fits and works well as I have seen quite a few on
> ebay for some very cheap prices.
> Regards,
> Michael
>