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    New short shifter

    WOOT!!! Got my short shifter installed today! 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. 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.



    Last edited by turabaka; 11-11-2007 at 01:42 PM. Reason: added pics



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    Re: New short shifter

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

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    Re: New short shifter

    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.

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    Re: New short shifter

    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

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    Re: New short shifter

    custom one ftw! one day lol

    good stuffffffff

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    Re: New short shifter

    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r View Post
    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.

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    Re: New short shifter

    Quote Originally Posted by turabaka View Post
    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.
    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

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    Re: New short shifter

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

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    Re: New short shifter

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

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    Re: New short shifter

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyloopy View Post
    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.

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    Re: New short shifter

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

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    Re: New short shifter

    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...

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    Re: New short shifter

    Update. Added pics to the first post.

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    Re: New short shifter

    Quote Originally Posted by MessyHonda View Post
    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)

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    Re: New short shifter

    Quote Originally Posted by anubix View Post
    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

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    Re: New short shifter

    nice black interior.

    Vacuum it!!
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    Re: New short shifter

    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.

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    Re: New short shifter

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

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    Re: New short shifter

    you are lucky with your super rare interior

    oh and your short shifter

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    Re: New short shifter

    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.

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    Re: New short shifter

    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,

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    Re: New short shifter

    Quote Originally Posted by Hash_man_Se_i View Post
    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

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    Re: New short shifter

    well now we know we can buy the lude shifters

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    Re: New short shifter

    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.

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    Re: New short shifter

    It's the 2nd gen, check wiki

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