kennungesser

I did something dumb, and forgot to do a before picture. If someone could take a pic of their stock m/t lever with O.E.M shift knob in the neutral position, I would like to see how high it sits off the console. Also, first gear to the center console. And no offense to my Canadian friends, (or the rest of the Metric world, lol) but I need it in inches, as I am VERY metric challenged.

Any way, here is my "after" shot. Just waiting on your "before" shot.



Console to top of knob.


First gear


Second gear


I have been wanting to do this since I saw jackacc's post on the Skunk2 shift knob. I did it the same way, so a big shout out and thank you to him. Here is a link to that thread...

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29835

Only thing I did different was to use my Dremel to cut a little bit of the material on the top of the boot, the black plastic part, so the boot would slip down over the crimps on the shift lever. I also have no need for the black lock nut, and everything is nice and tight,and with the Comtech SS kit, this thing is AWESOME!! Feels just like an S2000 I sat in at the dealership.

If you want to do this , do NOT get the $20 tap and die set at Autozone. Destroyed the die AND the handle. Had to go to a machine shop supplier and get the die and handle. $3.60 for the die and $16.00 for the handle. Use tapping oil and go slow!! I used a product called Tap Magic. Good stuff and smells like cinnamon, go figure.

Anyway, if someone could post up, it would be great,
Thanks again,
Ken

dmassott

have some time while im down the shore..

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dmassott

mybad i still cant figure outhow to post pics the right way, but hope that helps!

kennungesser

Thanks dmassott!! You even used the same Lufkin tape measure I did, lol. I knew it was shorter, but now I can see the difference!!

Down the shore? Man, I wish I was on a beach somewhere. Going to be in St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and St. Marteen in February.

Thanks again man, and don't worry about posting the pics, these work just fine!!

dmassott

haha no problem

PACman

dmassott has a longer stick that you!!

kennungesser

Haha, I kind of expected that sooner or later, lol. Now I'm afraid to say how good the shifting feels compared to stock.

dmassott

lol yeah thats usually the case.

TS_eXpeed

What's wrong with your shifter being a little shorter??

I personally would have it shorter than longer.

An extreme case is with the lambos.

They have about a nine foot pole for a shifter.

hotpinoy69

I just finished doing this mod to my car and I am definately proud to say.....that I am a man with a short stick!

kennungesser

Lol, . Short stickers...unite!!!!!

How did it go for you? I know it was a good mod when my (oh God, I'm going to pay for this) wife noticed the um....well... shortness of it. Ok keep it clean.....

hotpinoy69

Haha, tell her it's more nimble now. Anyways, it was kind of a bitch to do. First off the heat index in N. Tx today was 110 and I was outside doing this . Then, I had to find a good tap and die set (since the one at autozone sucks) I went with one from sears and got an extra set of dies for the 12 x 1.5. The problem with the set of dies I got, there was no 11 x 1.5! So I had to go from the 12 to the 10 (which sucked! especially since it was hotter than hell outside and I kept having to turn 1/8 of a turn then go back). All in all the whole process took a little over an hour b/c of the many water breaks. Maybe I'll post pics later on when I have time.

kennungesser

Good to hear. Yeah it's a PITA to do this, but cheap and well worth it!!

hotpinoy69

Cheap if you already have a tap and die set or if you can find a cheap set. I payed almost $60 for my tap and die set, extra dies, and tapping oil. I guess it's relatively cheap compared to anything else we could do to this car though...with the exception of JTso's TB mod.

kennungesser

hotpinoy69, you have any pics yet?

hotpinoy69

not yet, i've been really busy with work plus it's been raining a lot lately in dfw & i'm having trouble trying to keep my car clean. hopefully beginning of next week i'll have some pics.

odannyboi

yea.. but i think the op's got bigger girth (which is what really matters)

kennungesser

Man, we can't buy rain here. Nothing but dust and crunchy grass. I haven't had to mow the yard in 3 weeks.

I'm thinking about getting this in a month or two. Looks good I think.

http://store.excelerateperformance.c...2/i-94996.aspx

Audioserf

Good choice of knob and of vendor. Excelerate/Josh will hook you up!