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Are they all created equal? what do I look for?

Skunk2
Neuspeed
DC Sports
B&M

what makes one better than another?


"Me" <nathandeunk1@.dontmailme.cox.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 05:25:12 GMT, "Jeremy Chapman"
> <SorryNoSpamForMe@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I am thinking about puting a short shifter into my '00 Civic Sir. What
> >brand would you guys recommend, and is the installation easy?
> >
>
> I'm pretty certain that the linkage for your Civic is the same as my
> 94 coupe. I got an aluminum OBX shifter about a year ago, and the only
> complaint I have is that it has started to squeak a little
> (rubber-type squeaking). It took me about an hour to do it all by
> myself, mainly because of the last two tiny bolts which are oblong and
> a pain in the butt. It's a worthwhile upgrade IMO, since I could never
> find a comfortable seating position before the shifter, as a normal
> position would find my arm too short for the top gears. That problem
> is now non-existant. It's a lot less sloppy, but that is probably due
> in part to the urethane bushings. Good luck!!
>
> Nate

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 01:04:43 GMT, "Jeremy Chapman"
<SorryNoSpamForMe@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Are they all created equal? what do I look for?
>
>Skunk2
>Neuspeed
>DC Sports
>B&M
>
>what makes one better than another?
>
>
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 05:25:12 GMT, "Jeremy Chapman"
>> <SorryNoSpamForMe@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I am thinking about puting a short shifter into my '00 Civic Sir. What
>> >brand would you guys recommend, and is the installation easy?

Some are aluminum, some are steel. Steel *can* be stronger than
aluminum, and in VERY well designed components can be lighter as well,
but with shifters that is usually not the case. The better ones
usually include a urethane bushing, which helps take up the slop quite
a bit. Some are bent, some are straight. Mine is bent in one spot, not
two, and is very well constructed of aluminum, with a chrome finish.
It tends to squeak, so make sure you lube the ball well.

Nate