cutting shift knob?

camaroto07si · 06-29-2008, 06:12 PM

i think im gonna shorten my shift stick.... maybe like an inch and a half.... it is angled so iit will move the knob over to the right about half an inch but thats ok cuz if you look at it from the back seat with it in nuetral its over to the left anyways... adn ive already looked at everything and it can be done its just taking it out cutting it then welding back togather... just waiting for my auger shift boot and new knob to come in so i have an excuse to take it out....

so whats your opion on it?...

02civicsi · 06-29-2008, 06:18 PM

Do you want me to be honest or lie?

camaroto07si · 06-29-2008, 06:23 PM

you can be honest... it will look dumb but it does serve a purpose.... its like sifting with the nut at the bottom of knob except that will be the new top of the knob....

02civicsi · 06-29-2008, 06:44 PM

You're really not fixing anything by just shortening the shift arm. You may actually hinder the amount of leverage you have to shift gears with. If you're looking to shorten the actual throw between gears then just by a SS. I'm running the Mugen QS & it feels sooo much better than the OEM assembly.

Josurf808 · 06-29-2008, 06:46 PM

^^^^ where did you get the mugen qs??

camaroto07si · 06-29-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 02civicsi

You're really not fixing anything by just shortening the shift arm. You may actually hinder the amount of leverage you have to shift gears with. If you're looking to shorten the actual throw between gears then just by a SS. I'm running the Mugen QS & it feels sooo much better than the OEM assembly.

got a ss and cable bushing... i just want it to be a shorter throw then it already is... plus it would set me apart from the crowd...

***Izzy*** · 06-29-2008, 06:51 PM

You can just get a counter-sunk shift knob, and skip over the whole cutting thing altogether.

firstsi · 06-29-2008, 06:53 PM

if you shorten the shifter itself, you will throw off the leverage, and then weld it back together which means weaker?

i wouldnt do it

02civicsi · 06-29-2008, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josurf808

^^^^ where did you get the mugen qs??

A friend of mine has a Mugen Si & ordered me one when he ordered his.

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaroto07si

got a ss and cable bushing... i just want it to be a shorter throw then it already is... plus it would set me apart from the crowd...

There is a limit on some things & IMHO you may being crossing that line.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

You can just get a counter-sunk shift knob, and skip over the whole cutting thing altogether.

This might be the way to go instead.

camaroto07si · 06-29-2008, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firstsi

if you shorten the shifter itself, you will throw off the leverage, and then weld it back together which means weaker?

i wouldnt do it

how would it be weaker? because of the weld? i do it for a living so theres no prob there...

ReDHatchyGuy · 06-29-2008, 07:04 PM

thats a pretty dumb idea.. if you already have the SS how do u need it any shorter? just get a diff knob that screws down farther.. i got the spoon Ti and it sets almost an inch lower than stock.. that alone shortend the throw.. i only did the tranny and base bushings.. the throw is short enough it feels the same as my old JDM GSR Ek with s skunk2 shifter/knob an bushings... any shorter and its just pointless.. your just going to damage stuff

firstsi · 06-29-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaroto07si

how would it be weaker? because of the weld? i do it for a living so theres no prob there...

i stand corrected on that point then

***Izzy*** · 06-29-2008, 07:09 PM

I miss my Spoon Ti. Too bad they don't make it in ball-shape.

02civicsi · 06-29-2008, 07:10 PM

IMHO the loss in leverage is not worth it.

erikjh06redsi · 06-30-2008, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

You can just get a counter-sunk shift knob, and skip over the whole cutting thing altogether.

ReDHatchyGuy · 06-30-2008, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

I miss my Spoon Ti. Too bad they don't make it in ball-shape.

they dont but ARC does.. might be my next knob...

***Izzy*** · 06-30-2008, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ReDHatchyGuy

they dont but ARC does.. might be my next knob...

I'm using the ARC right now. The Spoon Ti is like less than 40 grams. Even the ARC is something like 130g or something. The awesome thing about the Spoon is it's VERY light, which I prefer to heavier shift knobs.

ReDHatchyGuy · 06-30-2008, 05:38 PM

ur using the arc Ti?

***Izzy*** · 06-30-2008, 05:40 PM

Yes I am. Tried out plenty of them, and am currently using an ARC shift knob.

alienshards · 07-02-2008, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02civicsi

IMHO the loss in leverage is not worth it.

Doesn't a short shifter decrease leverage as well?

06-29-2008, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
camaroto07si Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sumter,SC Age: 21 Posts: 338 Tommy iTrader: 0 / 0%	cutting shift knob? i think im gonna shorten my shift stick.... maybe like an inch and a half.... it is angled so iit will move the knob over to the right about half an inch but thats ok cuz if you look at it from the back seat with it in nuetral its over to the left anyways... adn ive already looked at everything and it can be done its just taking it out cutting it then welding back togather... just waiting for my auger shift boot and new knob to come in so i have an excuse to take it out.... so whats your opion on it?...

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*Izzy* Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,936 iTrader: 5 / 100%	You can just get a counter-sunk shift knob, and skip over the whole cutting thing altogether. __________________

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*Izzy* Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,936 iTrader: 5 / 100%	I miss my Spoon Ti. Too bad they don't make it in ball-shape. __________________

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*Izzy* Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,936 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Yes I am. Tried out plenty of them, and am currently using an ARC shift knob. __________________

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06-29-2008, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
02civicsi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lonnngwoooood, FL Posts: 7,464 I am the Juggernaut!!! iTrader: 18 / 100%	Do you want me to be honest or lie?

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camaroto07si Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sumter,SC Age: 21 Posts: 338 Tommy iTrader: 0 / 0%	you can be honest... it will look dumb but it does serve a purpose.... its like sifting with the nut at the bottom of knob except that will be the new top of the knob....

06-29-2008, 06:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
02civicsi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lonnngwoooood, FL Posts: 7,464 I am the Juggernaut!!! iTrader: 18 / 100%	You're really not fixing anything by just shortening the shift arm. You may actually hinder the amount of leverage you have to shift gears with. If you're looking to shorten the actual throw between gears then just by a SS. I'm running the Mugen QS & it feels sooo much better than the OEM assembly.

06-29-2008, 06:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Josurf808 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Age: 18 Posts: 344 Joseph iTrader: 0 / 0%	^^^^ where did you get the mugen qs??

06-29-2008, 06:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
firstsi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mos Eisley Posts: 3,919 iTrader: 0 / 0%	if you shorten the shifter itself, you will throw off the leverage, and then weld it back together which means weaker? i wouldnt do it

06-29-2008, 07:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
ReDHatchyGuy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Funkstown,MD Age: 30 Posts: 992 David iTrader: 0 / 0%	thats a pretty dumb idea.. if you already have the SS how do u need it any shorter? just get a diff knob that screws down farther.. i got the spoon Ti and it sets almost an inch lower than stock.. that alone shortend the throw.. i only did the tranny and base bushings.. the throw is short enough it feels the same as my old JDM GSR Ek with s skunk2 shifter/knob an bushings... any shorter and its just pointless.. your just going to damage stuff

06-29-2008, 07:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
02civicsi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lonnngwoooood, FL Posts: 7,464 I am the Juggernaut!!! iTrader: 18 / 100%	IMHO the loss in leverage is not worth it.

06-30-2008, 05:38 PM	#18 (permalink)
ReDHatchyGuy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Funkstown,MD Age: 30 Posts: 992 David iTrader: 0 / 0%	ur using the arc Ti?