Problems with short shifter?

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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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Problems with short shifter?

Hello guys, I need the expertise from u people...

I m thinking about installing a comptech short shifter...
but i've herd horror stories about them, that it ruin the syncros????
and easily miss shift...


also is it hard to install?? i m a total newbie to this.. thanks guys..
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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I just got it installed

Where you heard about it destroy the syncro and that?? I'd like to know too....
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by NeoChaser
Hello guys, I need the expertise from u people...

I m thinking about installing a comptech short shifter...
but i've herd horror stories about them, that it ruin the syncros????
and easily miss shift...


also is it hard to install?? i m a total newbie to this.. thanks guys..
i would say all the things you've heard are absolutely wrong. i've never misshifted w/ the SS, it guides the gears very well
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by xizor
i would say all the things you've heard are absolutely wrong. i've never misshifted w/ the SS, it guides the gears very well
can u say the same for the syncro part as well?

cause i've herd from a few ppl
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by NeoChaser
can u say the same for the syncro part as well?

cause i've herd from a few ppl
messing up your synchos would only happen if you suck at shifting. they might be forcing into gear too hard, its not something the SS could do by itself.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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here is an answer i got on another forum... this explains a bit better.... i'll post it just as a
reference..


Just make sure you adjust your timing in how you press the clutch pedal and shift. Because it will take less motion and less time to shift, you want to make sure you don't start shifting too early.

It could be that people who like to tell horror stories about wearing or wrecking their transmissions after installing short shifters or short throw shifters didn't adjust their driving style....
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 04:35 PM
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like xizor said just if you suck at shifting will you mess up your synchros
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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no problems w/ my ss...and I just added metal bushings to my shifter... awsome mod!!
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