Neon tranny swap done, which short shifter to buy?

[DaJackal]

Hi guys,

I have a Neon tranny swap done (by previous owner) for my '95 GS MT and now I'd like to install a short shifter.

Do I have to buy a Neon or an Eclipse short shifter? Or is it impossible to know without opening the shifter boot and looking at which shifter it has?

Also, good & cheap brand recommendations are appreciated, mostly I've watched from eBay since I'm not going to spend $200 on a short shifter for a N/T car...

 

[LD25Delta9]

You need the one for the Eclipse. The shifter doesn't get switched when doing a neon tranny swap, just the tranny. I like the Hurst short thow myself. Not quite as short of a throw as the B&M but it feels more solid. IMO...

 

[#40Fan]

Maddog Shifters

 

[NeMiZiS]

I have a neon trannsmission and I'm running a B&M clone shifter.
The linkage inside the car doesn't change at all.

 

[LD25Delta9]

Maddog Shifters

We can't use any of those....Our shifter is different than all of them...

 

[southrneclipser]

i got an ebay one and noticed no difference than the stock one

 

[AWDnoobie]

+1 for a Maddog STS talk to them, they do custom stuff also

 

[barza21]

Just buy and Ebay one, it should be a cheap B&M knock off... I got mine for 20.00 shipped and it feels better than the 80.00 dollar fidanza one that I got that broke.

 

[DaJackal]

Thanks guys!

I've been looking at this one *** ECLIPSE / TALON SHORT SHIFTER 95 96 97 98 99 ***:eBay Motors (item 200425594118 end time Feb-06-10 00:18:06 PST)

I guess I'll order one later this month, I still have other parts on the shelf waiting for install (well, who DSMer wouldn't have ).

 

[barza21]

That is a cheap copy of the Fidanza I bought the first time around. The Fidanza broke, the black part broke. I would advise againt it. Just my .02¢

 

[NoriegaRacing]

Hi guys,

I have a Neon tranny swap done (by previous owner) for my '95 GS MT and now I'd like to install a short shifter.

Do I have to buy a Neon or an Eclipse short shifter? Or is it impossible to know without opening the shifter boot and looking at which shifter it has?

Also, good & cheap brand recommendations are appreciated, mostly I've watched from eBay since I'm not going to spend $200 on a short shifter for a N/T car...

how is the neon tranny on the eclipse. does everything work the same and shift the same. I was looking into doing the same thing but im not sure. Only reason i wanna do the swap is the tranny i wanna get has gears, clutch lsd. wut u think

 

[DaJackal]

how is the neon tranny on the eclipse. does everything work the same and shift the same. I was looking into doing the same thing but im not sure. Only reason i wanna do the swap is the tranny i wanna get has gears, clutch lsd. wut u think

Sorry, haven't checked this thread in a while. I think the neon tranny feels good. In a completely stock car the gear ratios are a bit too long imo, but when you do the basic mods it'll do fine, thanks to improved torque on low rpms. I got a really good mpg out of this car in freeway use, the car runs 85mph well below 3krpm on 5th gear STOCK.

Note: I haven't driven a car that has original tranny, so can't compare to that.

 

[NeMiZiS]

how is the neon tranny on the eclipse. does everything work the same and shift the same. I was looking into doing the same thing but im not sure. Only reason i wanna do the swap is the tranny i wanna get has gears, clutch lsd. wut u think

The neon transmission gears are a bit long.
But as long as you plan on going turbo it is totally worth it.
Because I'm still running n/a it seems a little slower, or like it just doesn't have enough guts to get it through the gears fast enough.