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> Cut Shifter?
LT1 GUN
post Jul 12 2008, 12:08 AM
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i want to make my shifter a lot shorter...im thinking about just cutting it down a lil bit......could i just cut it down and then get a different shift knob and slap it on. or is it more complicated than that?
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post Jul 12 2008, 12:17 AM
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i bought a short shifter off ebay for 30 bucks. it was by seller rokucreations. i sawed off the top part of the shaft at the base and then cut the stock shifter like an inch below the threads. had to drill a 5/8" hole in base of short shifter and inserted a 5/8" rod into and then jb welded that to the hollow stock shifter. so now i have short throw with short shift height and stock shift knob. works like a dream and makes that nasty tall shifter look clean
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post Jul 12 2008, 05:11 AM
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I cut mine ! its as simple as that. just cut out an inch or 2 out of the middle ,cuz your still going to need the treading then weld it back on.
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post Jul 12 2008, 05:55 AM
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Fidanza makes a shorrt shifter for our cars. From what I hear they are really nice.
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post Jul 12 2008, 08:54 AM
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Just know that cutting it doesn't reduce the throw distances, it will only look shorter.
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post Jul 12 2008, 11:05 AM
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QUOTE(Rob @ Jul 12 2008, 08:54 AM)
Just know that cutting it doesn't reduce the throw distances, it will only look shorter.
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yes it will ROB shorter shifter means shorter throw doesnt take as long to put into gear OKAY????

and yes it does work i did it to mine and i used the stock shift knob i cut an inch out of it and i love it
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post Jul 12 2008, 11:51 PM
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Ha ha, no. Cutting the stock shifter is a backyard "hack" mod. It does nothing performance wise, it just looks shorter. Once you have more car modifications done than your tight body work, you can talk to me.
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post Jul 13 2008, 01:33 AM
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As Rob said, cutting it does nothing. The pivot point is the same. In order to make the throw shorter, you need to move the pivot point further up the bar I believe. All a shifter is, is a simple tool called a lever. Cutting the "work" side just makes you have to work harder to get the same results.
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post Jul 13 2008, 11:58 AM
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QUOTE(Rob @ Jul 12 2008, 11:51 PM)
Ha ha, no. Cutting the stock shifter is a backyard "hack" mod. It does nothing performance wise, it just looks shorter. Once you have more car modifications done than your tight body work, you can talk to me.
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HA i do that is the pic before it went to paint now my car is turboed you cant say anything i have done mods to my car i just dont like to post them on here because of douches like you
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post Jul 13 2008, 12:45 PM
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post Jul 13 2008, 11:21 PM
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because of douches like you



Why, because i'll tell you that hacking a stock shifter doesn't make it a short throw shifter? Please.

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post Jul 13 2008, 11:27 PM
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because of douches like you

Why, because i'll tell you that hacking a stock shifter doesn't make it a short throw shifter? Please.

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okay SO cutting it doesnt make it shorter????

SHORTER MAKES THE THROW SHORTER
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post Jul 13 2008, 11:44 PM
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No it makes your shifter physically shorter. It doesn't give you a shorter throw. If you're not gonna do it right don't do it at all.
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post Jul 14 2008, 12:00 AM
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okay SO cutting it doesnt make it shorter????

SHORTER MAKES THE THROW SHORTER


You are the defenition of n0ob. I guess we should all envy the crafty creator of a real short throw shifter and his plot to take everyones money when all they had to do was grab a saw and cut it themselves. Pshhh.
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post Jul 14 2008, 01:24 AM
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well guys...i just cut it down about an inch...and it feels a lot better to me..not because its a shorter throw, but just because its lower... and i plan on cutting it down another inch or so bacause its more comfortable to me when its lower.
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post Jul 14 2008, 01:25 AM
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o and ROB is right. cutting it down doesnt make the shift any shorter. but thats not what i was going for. i just wanted the lever a little shorter thats all hahaha
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post Jul 14 2008, 06:24 AM
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