Counter balance short shifter?

[jemsoccer]

What does it mean when they say the short shifter is counter balanced? I am looking into just making my own, as I have a machine shop as my playground! In what respect is the shifter counter-balanced? Thanks.

 

[gsttuner22]

The shift knob i think is counter balanced not the whole short shifter....but im not quite sure if im wrong or right.

 

[jemsoccer]

The shift knob i think is counter balanced not the whole short shifter....but im not quite sure if im wrong or right.

I thought that too, but if you read through some of the adds on ebay, for example the ones for the B&M shifters, not the knobs, they say they are counter-balanced.

 

[gsttuner22]

Then I really don't know what to tell you ...

 

[Defiant]

Marketing bullshit. Shifters don't need "counter balancing". Counter against what? Random molecular migration? Val Allen belt loops?
2Gs have a hammerhead on the shifter which some call a counter balance, but like so many odd things on 2Gs, they're just to make the car more ladylike, and make sure the girls don't think the car feels too match-o for them to be driving, because otherwise they're just so cute.