Not a singles ad, I'm looking for a nice new shifter for the spring Short & Heavy are my criteria....any suggestions? I currently have a Sparco, and it's a bit too tall and light-weight for me:

 

I have this cheap-*** plain chrome *** I bought for 20 bucks at Autozone. Works like a charm, perfect fit. Looks damn good too. When people ask, I tell them its a custom piece

 

This one?


It doesn't look short OR heavy... 0.42 lbs. Though I don't know what a good weight would be...

 

The stock **** is pretty heavy.

Your **** not...doin' it for ya anymore?

Having **** envy?

I don't see any place advertising weight. Course, I'm not looking too hard.

 

I don't know if the thread pitch is the same, but Kartboy makes cool shift ***** for Imprezas, Evo's, and Protege's.

http://www.allwheelengineering.com/*****.html

-scott-

 

Try the Razo CF Weighted Shift ****.

 

no no no... heavy shifters fudge up your tranny... i read on a bimmer forum that the extra weight being on the transmission constantly causes the tranny to **** up over time... i'm going to try and find the link

 

Aww I thought I found a soulmate

 

The stock **** IS pretty heavy, but i don't have it anymore. Also, I don't recall liking the shape of it. I'v got the B&M short shifter in there, so a little more weight than this 3oz shifter would be nice

Is this the Razo you were talking about?

 

The Razo Weighted **** is much heavier than the stock **** (if that's what you are after).

 

from what i've heard the RX-8 illuminated shift **** is nice and heavy..... heh heh.... ****..... heh heh......

(check my sig)

 

Yeah, pretty expensive too.... I think i might try the Razo if nobody has any other suggestions.

edit:
how heavy should i go? I see them from 105g all the way up to 400g!!!! That's pretty heavy Any personal experiences with differently weighted *****?

 

Has anyone tried a really tall shift lever? A few of the Subaru guys had them, they get in the way of the stereo, but you barely have to remove your hand from the steering wheel, rallycar style.

-s-

 

seriously, get the Kartboy, they are a great shape, very fat, I don't know how heavy though.

A little research showed that almost every shift **** is the same thread pitch. You could contact them if you're unsure about this, the phone number / email is on the website www.kartboy.com

 

Don't believe everything you read. The heavy **** helps keep vibration out of the shifter as well as making the shift feel less notchy. The **** can't hurt the tranny.

 

Mahjik, you've been my go-to guy in the past, I'm goin with your suggestion again...I'm gonna see what the 400g **** is is like.

 

You are in need of the GReddy shift ****. It is threaded waaaay up there so it sits very low on the shifter. It is also machined from billet so it is a bit on the heavy side. Most of the other aftermarket units, esp. the Momo stuff sits way up there as the valley for the shifter is not very deep. I know that NOPI carries the GReddy shift ****. Normally I would not recommend anything from GReddy (hate em) but the shift **** is fairly innocuous and you wont have to call GReddy for any technical info on how to install it

 

Thanks.

Sorry I'm so late getting a reply back to you. I'm using the 400g version with the RX-7 Store Short Shifter. It works pretty nice.

The **** did sit a little too far down on the shaft and caused some vibration. I added a little tape around the shaft where it was touching and it stopped the noise.

I'm sure you'll love the ****.

 

Got it today, pretty damn heavy! I LOVE it...shifts feel very nice and smooth, and it's the perfect height. Mahjik, you've done it again

 

Sweet! Glad you like it!

I'm not a huge fan of CF, but I do love the ****. It has "just enough but not too much" of the CF look.

 

raise it from the dead. razo still makes great shift *****.

 

Just got in my RAZO 117 Drift spec shift ****. 472 grams of pure pleasure. Less than $70 shipped from cardomain.

http://www.cardomain.com/item/RAZRA117

 

in the car

 

Does it sit alot lower than the stock shift ****? I'm thinkin' about getting it.

 

I bet the stock FC **** is heavy enough to kill a guy if you threw it at his head... (I know it would at least REALLY hurt)

hmm...

I must say, there aren't many things more practical than a plain white sphere when it comes to shift *****. Easy to see, easy to grab.

I do like Razo-style ones, though... the plain "shaft" kinds and the sphere types. Not the fancy-looking ones. Although there are probably better things to spend my money on. I think the Mazdaspeed ones are cooler, but too damn expensive ($120? wtf?).

Also, remember that dark or metal shift ***** get HOTTTTT when the sun is out. But I'm sure you guys already considered that :p