ok guys heres the deal... i was thinking the other night that instead of buying a short shifter and droppin $150-$250 (im broke) i would just cut my stick down a few inches then re-tap it using a female tap to thread it... no i know that basically a short shifter is just a shorter shifter and it shifts a little more smoothly and also there isnt so much slant on the stick when you are in second or fourth give me your thoughts

good ones and bad ones because if you think about it, that is a good way to save some money.

 

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i got to differ on this subject specially after installing a B&M on my 240sx/sr20det short trow shifter don't refer to the length of the stick itself but the travel length between each shift

if you compare the stock shifter with a good aftermarket sts like the B&M you will notice that the ball shaped base sits higher than the one on the stock shifter thus increasing the travel on the lower part of the stick ,that means that now instead of moving the shifter almost 2" from 1st gear to 2nd gear you may only need to move it .75"

take a look at this pic here see that stick almost identical but the difference lies that the ball sits like 1/2" higher and the bottom of the stick a like 1/4" longer thus increasing travel on the lower part minimizing travel on the top part
http://importnut.net/240pics/shifter/b&m_install12.JPG
you can read more here
http://importnut.net/240shifter.htm

like i said after trying a B&M unit on my other car i can wait to install on on my I30 i loved the solid feel the precise on each shift and the minimal travel required not to mention the speed between each gear one more thing please stay away from those ebay cheapo units those are crap lots of my friend tried them on their cars some of them even broke during the first week of normal use remember you get what you pay for i just can believe i bough mine for almost $210 from a known 240sx store i just check they sell them for the max/i30 for almost $130 thats what i call a deal

some people say that shifting is a little bit notchy and its true for the first 2-3 months, but after that you will never want to drive a normal shifter again at least thats my opinion also want to note that some people don't like them it is not for everyone thats for sure, some never get used to the short trow, some don't like the notchy feel so my advice if you are not into ultra high performance ,improving times at the track or just don't race at all this is a expensive mod that you may never really need

 

While what you have said is true, the geometry does not lie: shortening the lever above the pivot while leaving the length below the pivot the same technically shortens the throw. HOWEVER, it is not nearly as effective as one like a B&M.

 

I'm not so sure if i explain it the way it should be but once you have a real short shifter in your hand like a B&M and compare it to a stock one you will understand what I'm trying to explain

but shortening the length on th stick above the pivot point does not shorten the travel between each shift

 

My shifter is cut, and i've driven a max with an STS, and honestly i like mine more. It just feels like im more connected to the car. Probably doesn't make any sense, but i like my cut stock shifter. Also the **** will make a big difference, i like a ball over anything else. Heavier is going to feel more 'solid'.

 

what kind of sts does the max you driven have? cause i did drove many cars with different sts installed but it wasn't until i tried my friend car that have a B&M that i knew i wanted one again is not like i want any of you to go buy one, if you like yours fine ,but for me that used one on my old car ,that race it and bang the hell out of it theres nothing like it ,shifting was so fast,very solid and very precise

again stay away from the cheap ones from ebay as you can see the B&M has its own base different bushings and the quality is much more superior