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Cable or Hydro?


91S10
05-29-2006, 10:14 AM
Whats a better Clutch to have the Cable or Hydro?? J/W. I want to get a short shifter but i have a cable clutch on an 89 civic hatch. Is it possible to put one on a cable??? Thanks alot!

PhReAzE
05-29-2006, 11:55 AM
yes... they are available anywhere

FrodoGT
05-29-2006, 02:17 PM
The shifter has nothing to do with the clutch, so dont sweat it. They still use a shift linkage. But, I personally like my cable clutch..drove my friends hydro in his mazda truck and didnt really like it, no feel for the clutch..I guess I would get used to it, but still wouldnt like it..

CRXperiment
05-29-2006, 02:18 PM
You can put a short shifter on both a hydro and cable tranny since a short shifter depends on the shift linkage. All b-series transmissions have the same shift linkage and can use the same short shifter.
As far as which type of tranny is better, if you are gonna drive a 4th gen, i recommend sticking with cable since if you wanna run hydro you have to convert. The hydro to cable conversion costs like 400 bucks, which can be a big strain on your wallet in the middle of a swap. Cable trannys include 1st gen b16 ones and ls trannys.

FrodoGT
05-29-2006, 02:33 PM
I didnt say that all shift linkages were the same...I just said that it didnt matter whether it was cable or hydro, they still shift the same...

CRXperiment
05-29-2006, 02:39 PM
I didnt say that all shift linkages were the same

Dont sweat it man, I never said you did. I just said that all b-series shift linkages can use the same short shifter.

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