I know a guy that has snapped 3...THREE...B&M supra shifters. They replace them for him at not cost each time so he keeps using them.

 

Are you guys with short throws using the stock ****, or has anyone tried it in combination with a lower profile ****? I'm using a Razo RA117 ****, which is very short and extremely massive (1.1 lbs)... just haven't been able to pull the trigger on a short throw yet. This **** made a significant difference in throw, and the mass of it also smooths things out quite a bit. But in the back of my mind I'm still thinking short throw...

 

just besure to align the gold bracket correctly when installing the B&M shifter.. this is a majority of the complaints about getting into 5th and 6th.



mine rattles a little under heavy WOT.. but so does pretty much everything else in my car, i got used to it.

i am using nismo gt ti ****... however i would recommend the gt **** in rubber.

also be aware of some of the knock off B&M shifters on ebay, and early generation B&M authentic shifters.. the metal piece that guides the shifter into R sometimes rubs off.. the latest generation shifter should have the one seen here on the right.

 

+1 on watching out on most ebay stuff

 

even though the Zs come with a stock short throw, it still has alot of play... and vibrations.. me like most others like quick easy shifting with no vibrations and road feel. so i went with the Rogue Eng... short throw and man is it a big difference.. it really doesnt lower the height.. but it is so smooth. this shifter with a new ****... will amaze you... just my thoughts and opinions for u gear heads..

 

where did you buy the rogue short shifter at???

 

Just be aware that the Rogue requires use of the standard plastic pivot housing which allows for considerable play at the end of the shifter. The B&M has a beefy, machined pivot housing in which all play can be tuned out. (See my prior posts on how to install the B&M). Regarding snapping the B&M shaft--you'd have to be a gorilla to do this.

Just curious--has anyone used a heavy shift **** with the B&M to reduce any vibration at higher revs? How has that affected shifting feel?

Thanks--

 

true true

 

Anyone else who has tried to shift gears with a metal **** in summer in the south agrees that they just don't work all that great .

 

^Haha.. yeah I just bought a new **** and I'm getting it powdercoated to help with that (plus to match the interior).

 

the new guide for going into reverse looks like it would be alot better then the stock one as when i was installing my short throw i notice how the guide isnt that great on the stock one or the new one because its the same guide, that new guide does look like it would make a big difference going into 5th and 6th and R, im getting a shorter **** tom to see how it feels with the new short throw really curious as to how the shorter **** will feel as opposed to the stock ****

 

went to a round **** feels alot better then a **** thats up-right, im actually using a **** from a 06 mini cooper with some mod, i saw on ebay tho a **** made by monsterknobs looks nice and they say it stays cool in summer and warm in the winter, thinking about getting it, but yeah short throw with round **** deffinately better then stock

 

I got the Rogue SS in this weekend, literally took 30 min with 5 lifting the car with my geriatric jack. 10 min trying to get the bolt off from under the car(20 or 30 sec if i had a ratchet) and another 10 min trying to get the shifter into the new socket. It was a very easy install. I have been everywhere in all gears and rpms up to 145 a lot this weekend and haven't heard any noise from the shifter. Throw is shorter and very solid feeling, i love it. Did two 1 to 2 shifts WOT and had no problems, missed 3rd (at WOT) one time out of about 15. I have the Top Secret shift ****, it feels great. I'm keeping my stock shifter for a while just incase something goes wrong though, no complaints thus far though.

I have the one in black.

 

Thank you for your recommendation of the Razo Drift **** (RA117). I just put it on my B&M sport shifter yesterday and it's fantastic. I set it on the medium height--about 1 cm shorter than the stock ****. Very smooth and the weight changes the shifter harmonics totally eliminating the rattle I used to get under hard acceleration. Also looks very slick.

 

Haha.. I just got mine this week two but was planning to stay away from the B&M.. but maybe not. I wish the **** came in more colors.

 

I know most of the aftermarket short shifters really create a shorter throw but just a shorter shift **** does not.

What makes a short shifter a short shifter is that the distance from gear to gear is shortened. With a shorter **** the height at the top is shortened so your hand moves less distance but this doesnt really speed up your shifting like a true short shifter does. Ive had short shift kits that didnt lower the height of the **** or shifter AT ALL, they just relocated the connection to the gear lever, or whatever that is called, creating a shorter distance between each gear.


How is that top secret **** though? Does it get hot?