whats involved to put a nice short shifter into a 90??

[1fstSS]

i want to get a nice shifter like a B&M, but the 90s shifter is so screwy they dont make one!! so what do i have to do to put a nice shifter into the car??? if i picked up a 2g shifter base could i make it work with a little prodding??(i have access to a mill and all sorta cool stuff) i just dont want to get it and get over my head!! thanks in advance!!

 

[pneumo]

Skip the 2G shifter swap, it's easy to shorten the throw on the 90 shifter.

First get rid of the stock shift handle and replace it with a normal height shift knob. I snagged one from a Hyundai Scoupe in a junkyard, it's short, thick and black.

Next, do the mod listed here www.mario.germain.com/shifter.html It shows how to shorten the throws.

I also highly recomend replacing the rubber bushings in the cable ends (on the tranny side of the cables) with skateboard bearings. It tightens the throws a little more by removing all freeplay, and makes the pivot work as smooth as glass.

 

[DSM Jeff]

here's what i did, read, http://www.vfaq.com/mods/short-shifter.html emailed josh. ordered brass shifter plate bushings and brass shifter end bushings, tossed a nice heavy 2g shift knob on and haven't felt a better shifter since.

 

[BrokenTsi]

i did skateboard bearings in my cables, switched to a 91 shifter base with shifter base bushings, 91 cables, 91 cable bracket and a Pilot short throw, MOMO shift knob (this thing fits right in your palm, feels HUGE, but doesn't look it) moved my seat forward a lot (), and OMFG, feels like a damn Ferarri. I can bang thru gears, no sloppiness. So much fun.

 

[sho_pow]

Actually Fidanza just released a 1G short throw shifter for 90-94 dsm's. Its being sold at dsmparts.com here: http://www.dsmparts.com/customer/product.php?productid=441&cat=20&page=1

I'm not sure how well it does since its a new product.

 

[1fstSS]

accordint to vfaq the 90 is diff.than the rest, so i dont know how fidenza would have gotten one to work for those 4 years?? idk might have to give them a call anywho!!

 

[defrag010]

For what it's worth, or the price of an aftermarket one, you can find a machine shop locally, and you can get a machinist there to cut your stock one down and weld it back.
I got mine done for 40$, and the guy did a Really good job on it. It's not any physically shorter, but the throw is quite short.