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gonna sound stupid but hey i'm still new into the DSM world.. but i wanna know if any 1G's installed this type of short shifter into their car and could give me some advice on installing it cause i did some research and found nothing... thanks

ps. planning to install it in a 1990 eagle talon tsi

ehhh short shifters would do nothing but put more strain on our synchro-bashing trannies, i dont know a single person using one....

Ok. Could you explain please????

i hypothesize that synchro life is a function of shifting speed. if you give your car a lazy 1 sec interval between gears its gonna love you forever since you are giving its synchros a little time to match speeds, as oppossed to doing it gear bash style. now a short shifter would lower this interval even more if you are already a gear basher.

I can believe that opinion for direct link shifters (i.e. Honda's and such) but not for cable shifters like DSM's. I would think that the flex of the cables would take out most of the extra torq created from the shorter throw.

Just as an aside, I have had a short throw shifter on my CRX (which is a direct link shifter) for over 3 years without any problems with the synchros. And yes, I quick shift with it. The throw of the shifter is about 5" at most.

you can't compare a honda tranny to a dsm one, honda actually knows how to make a tranny

Honestly, I put my stock 2g shift knob on my 1g, and TADA! Instant Short Shifter! Works terrific, its the best of both worlds.

thanks for some input but all that has been said still doesn't answer me question so oh well i guess.. i'll just figure it out myself....

i have a b&m short shifter on my 2g, at the shortest possible throw (it has 2 different pivot points)

if you're going to shift fast, you're going to shift fast. i don't know about you, but i can cover 6" of travel with my hand in far less than a second. the short shifter just improves the feel and makes things feel less sloppy. you can still shift slow with it if you want to.

compared to my 2g, i feel like im rowing a boat in my 1g, and would love a good short shifter solution, but haven't found one with good quality/reviews. one's that actually move the pivot point are the best, as opposed to just a shorter rod

I did the same works great!! I also know that the 90 shifters are different from the 91 - 94 :goodluck: