New short shifter

[turabaka]

WOOT!!! Got my short shifter installed today! :thumbup: I had to get my dad's help taking the exhaust off, and putting it back on though. Thing is heavy as hell. I set it as short as it would go, and consiquently had to hammer the heat shield above the carb in a little bit. It still rubs in 5th and reverse, but you can't hear it with the engine running. I'll go back in and fix it once I take the exhaust off to install the new one cuz I'm lazy. :violin: It feels way shorter than 30% though. feels more like 70-80% shorter. My shifts now are about an inch, if not less. Thanks 87PreludeA20A3!

ps. sorry I don't have pics. Forgot to take them during the install.

edit: added pics. Yes my car is dirty. I also have the speaker covers. I just took them off to paint them since I removed the dumb looking fabric stuff.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/turabaka/shifter3.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/turabaka/shifter2.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee1/turabaka/shifter1.jpg

[Cheeseburger]

pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[turabaka]

I'll take some pics of the shifter tomorrow. It's all installed now, so it's not really that exciting. One of the other perks is that my boot doesn't slide down and show the shifter anymore since it's so short now.

[labeledsk8r]

was this a custom one? or a pacesetter or DC one?? im looking to pic up a pacesetter and saveing it for my next accord, and i agree PICS

[AccordB20A]

custom one ftw! one day lol

good stuffffffff

[turabaka]

was this a custom one? or a pacesetter or DC one?? im looking to pic up a pacesetter and saveing it for my next accord, and i agree PICS


It's a pacesetter out of prelude. Bolts right in. Aside from getting the heat shield back on, it was a pretty easy job. It took me about 2 hours, but that's because I've never done it before, and I'm still a newb when it comes to working on cars. :Owned:

[labeledsk8r]

It's a pacesetter out of prelude. Bolts right in. Aside from getting the heat shield back on, it was a pretty easy job. It took me about 2 hours, but that's because I've never done it before, and I'm still a newb when it comes to working on cars. :Owned:

sweet. i plan to pick up a accord one asap while the place still has some lol im scared to wait till i have my car and them not carry them anymore lol

[MessyHonda]

man i should install mine....i had it for almost a year now... i also picked up the poly shift mounts also...

[snoopyloopy]

hmmm.....maybe. although i have more pressing matters i think i'll sling cash at first. like teg gears in the tranny...

[MessyHonda]

hmmm.....maybe. although i have more pressing matters i think i'll sling cash at first. like teg gears in the tranny...



thats what im waiting for...go out and take out the 3gee tranny...and install the teg gears...then install my short shifter, 9 pound fly, excedy clutch....drivetrain will be kinda bulletproof. long gears sucks for getting up for speed. i have to drop it to 4th gear lots of times just to get the car moving to like 80mph.

[snoopyloopy]

you can't be serious. you're making more than me and i have no problem cracking 80 in 5th...

[AccordB20A]

his engine prolly makes power in a different spot to your stock one :P

i know with mine on the open road when i pass cars i dont do what every civic has to do and change to 3rd and floor it i just plant boot in 5th and it pulls good...

[turabaka]

Update. Added pics to the first post.

[anubix]

thats what im waiting for...go out and take out the 3gee tranny...and install the teg gears...then install my short shifter, 9 pound fly, excedy clutch....drivetrain will be kinda bulletproof. long gears sucks for getting up for speed. i have to drop it to 4th gear lots of times just to get the car moving to like 80mph.

you should try adjusting your valves
i have found that if you put them on the tighter end of the range that they give you it moves your power band lower, like mine starts at about 2k which is great for around town, but on the freeway going from 80 to 100 its not as strong.
mine are set at .006(intake) and .010(exhaust)

[MessyHonda]

you should try adjusting your valves
i have found that if you put them on the tighter end of the range that they give you it moves your power band lower, like mine starts at about 2k which is great for around town, but on the freeway going from 80 to 100 its not as strong.
mine are set at .006(intake) and .010(exhaust)



i have mine set to stock settings but i have a stage 2 cam and that thing does not give power till around 3000-unknown beacuse i hit my 7200 RPM rev limiter

[AccordEpicenter]

nice black interior.

Vacuum it!!

[turabaka]

haha. yeah it needs a good cleaning. It's raining today, so I don't really want to go outside, but the next time the weather is nice I'll clean up my car a little.

[87preludeA20A3]

Im glad you like it. I knew you would..... =)

[ZackieDarko]

you are lucky with your super rare interior :(

oh and your short shifter

[turabaka]

Yeah. I like having an all black interior. It needs a little work though. Like the plastic part of the door panels is broken near where the seat belts enter, and the carpet is torn to shreds.

[Hash_man_Se_i]

yo i dont feel like searching lol, and havent been on the forum in a while... whered u pick this up?... I need to grab one... one of the few parts I still have left to buy,

[ghettogeddy]

yo i dont feel like searching lol, and havent been on the forum in a while... whered u pick this up?... I need to grab one... one of the few parts I still have left to buy,

x2

[knarg]

well now we know we can buy the lude shifters :)

[turabaka]

It's a short shifter out of and 87? prelude. Not sure which gen that is. I bought it off of a member here, but if you go to summitracing.com I'm pretty sure they have them there.

[knarg]

It's the 2nd gen, check wiki

[turabaka]

Ahhh. Thanks for clearing that up. :cheers:

[MessyHonda]

yup the only companies that made it for our cars is pacesetter and DC but the DC is more rare than the header....very hard to find...i think only 2-3 members have them

[Hash_man_Se_i]

I dont see these on summit.... still looking... blarg.

[turabaka]

hmmm. I took a look, and didn't find them either. I guess you can check around on other sites. Does anybody know if these are even still made?

[MessyHonda]

hope the link works but its 89 bucks at andy motor sport

http://www.andysautosport.com/honda/1986_1989_accord/transmission/short_shifters/pace_setter/

[Hash_man_Se_i]

thanks messy. place my order tonight

[MessyHonda]

thanks messy. place my order tonight



ask how many they got left

[turabaka]

Just a tip for when you install them. Make sure that the heat shield above the cat doesn't rub against the shifter. I had that problem with mine because I had it threaded all the way up. I had to hammer the shield out of the way.

[BITESIZE]

Sweet! I miss working on my car :( I didnt even know you were getting a s.s.

[turabaka]

yep I got one. I'm hoping to have a lot more mods done by this spring. New 2.25 exhaust coming soon. (I'm ordering the parts next week) and new carb. (38 weber) as well as other mods that I'm still deciding on.