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Best short throw shifter - 3/7/2006 10:16:28 PM   
tenick

 

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I'm looking for input here. After searching through the posts and trying to find all the info available on the web, I'd like to know the good /bad points on shifters. TWM Performance has an accent-specific shifter and B&M has model #45119. Both are close in price. What have you guys installed? My '05 Accent definately needs the change.

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RE: Best short throw shifter - 3/8/2006 1:15:50 PM   
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B&M is a really good brand. They have been in the shifter business for years now. If I were you, that is who I would go with.

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RE: Best short throw shifter - 3/12/2006 9:16:58 PM   
alanw

 

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Hi,

I've fitted a TWM short shifter. At the time I bought it they had a special offer on both the shifter and the freight which made for a good price.
Here's a bit of a list of my thoughts;
As expected it really shortens and improves the gear change.
As the new lever is straight it move it's position forward so if, like me, your legs are a bit short you don't have the feeling of reaching back to change gear.
I found the lever a bit to low on the floor so I made a spacer to fit up inside the gear nob - to unshorten the shift!
When changing into first the lever can touch the side of the housing which makes a clicking sound.
As the shift is shorter the springs keeping the lever in the 3rd 4th plane are now a bit strong so you need a bit more of a sideways push to get to 1st 2nd or 5th.
I kept the original rubber mountings rather than use the solid aluminium ones TWM supplied. For road use the originals are solid enough.
I also changed to Castrol synthetic gearbox oil which give a slightly lighter gearchange.

While it's not a perfect solution it produces a very worthwhile improvement over the standard Hyundai gear change.

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