Fidanza short-shifter (Evo VIII/IX)

[hellomynameis]

Alright, I caved...
Just bought the eBay short shifter. Under hood bushings are on order as well...

[Kracka]

Awesome!

[scheides]

woot!

[hellomynameis]

Kracka and I installed my eBay short shifter on Saturday. It really is absolutely awesome.

I was concerned about lowering the height of the shift knob as I prefer the shortest route from the steering wheel to the shifter to bang of quick shifts. However, the shifter is adjustable so you can set the angle of it. I angled it towards the driver and it's in a great spot.

There is more effort involved in putting it into gear, reverse can be especially tricky. It's not unmanageable and actually feels a bit more solid and deliberate than before.

I forgot to measure the overall front to back distance between the two but the short shifter is significantly shorter than stock.

Overall, for the price ($31 eBay shifter + $17 upper pivot mount = $48) this is a great mod that really adds a lot to the driving experience.

[User Name]

These looks pretty nice. I have one on my 1g and I love it. No hack job here! It was my first mod, and I got ripped off on it.

I honestly love Fidanza. They have great customer service, I was having issues with receiving the wrong friction plate for my flywheel, I called up MAP's guy down at Fidanza and he sent me a new friction plate that was correct for my application. I had another issue where the dowel pins were removed from the flywheel I had bought used, I noted to them I bought it used and without any questions, they sent me dowel pins, $free.99.!

[rose0529]

I drove Scheides car with this short shifter this weekend! It was awesome. I want one for my car now... Problem is I can't find this kit on ebay anymore!!!!! Anyone else find it??

[Kracka]

Oh shit, price increase!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Short-Shifter-Lancer-Evo-8-00-05-Eclipse-00-03_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33703QQihZ008QQitemZ 180260057968QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[rose0529]

I saw that one.. but wasnt sure it was the same... shitty... thanks!

[scheides]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__Short-Shifter-Lancer-Evo-8-00-05-Eclipse-00-03_W0QQitemZ180286332682QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20 PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadiZ2865QQcmdZViewItem? hash=item180286332682&_trkparms=39%3A1|65%3A1|240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245]

$38 shipped, not aweful...

[Kracka]

Still worth every penny and way cheaper than brand name aftermarkets selling the same product. Hell, the shifter bushings alone sell for $25-35 or so depending on brand.