Knock off short throw shifter?

I was lookin at this on ebay and figured why not for 9$ what do you got to lose? if it doesnt work put it back on ebay! lol do you guys think this will work? i dont want to buy the 200$+ one... any input appreciated :icon16:... look at it this way, it wont fuck up my tranny...


EDIT: oh yea.. the link....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-05-MITSUBISHI-LANCER-ECLIPSE-RACING-SHORT-SHIFTER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33736QQihZ016QQ itemZ260047794526QQrdZ1

few year back, I read something about ebay short throw shifter at tunner, most people say it work fine. just need a little mod to fix, I dont remember what its.

Yeah, I think you have to ghetto them in a bit and I've heard of them breaking but I tell you what, my Talon wont be getting any short throw over $50.

My ebay shifter works great, and it was only $46.

you remmeber what ebay ID the guy had so maybe i can order from him if he supplies one for the lancer?

If I own a new car, I wont mod a thing, leave the way its, if I was you I leave that lancer stock. :2cents: In the future like to own a G35.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-03-MITSUBISHI-ECLIPSE-LANCER-RACING-SHORT-SHIFTER_W0QQitemZ230047623819QQihZ013QQcategoryZ33 736QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
there you go. Same guy I got mine from.

If I own a new car, I wont mod a thing, leave the way its, if I was you I leave that lancer stock. :2cents: In the future like to own a G35.
I'm modding my new car and then beating the holy hell out of it. Thats what warentys are for :lol:

Yeah especially you SRT boy. You can get the stage 4 that puts down what, 350 to the wheels AND its 100% covered under factory warranty? Fuckers ;).

I have one of the B&M knock off's. Pivot sholder backed out of the shifter last week. Good think I wasn't out of my apartment complex when it happend.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217099

Yeah especially you SRT boy. You can get the stage 4 that puts down what, 350 to the wheels AND its 100% covered under factory warranty? Fuckers ;).

Dam i dint knew that. my goal for the future is black G35, black on black with black tint. Or BMW M5 black on black with black tint :wink: . Every car look great on black.

Nissan 350z, midnight blue, gunmetal 20's with polished lip > G35 :p

1999 BMW 325i black on 19" black with polished lip and reeeeaallly dark tint. I am almost considering selling both Talons and the Cavalier to get one.

I've got a cheapo shifter from ebay. I like it. Came with no instructions and I didn't find them until AFTER I installed it. :-( It's great. However, I had to take it apart a couple months back for something that I don't even remember. The threads on the inside Shifter Pivot became stripped. Don't know how that happened, but it assembeled fine. I figure I'm going to have to buy a new one eventually, but it's holding up great. It's also good to keep the stock one around, just in case too

I've heard mixed reviews on these cheap shifters...some folks have horror stories to tell about how the shifters just collapse, other's say they last forever. I would personally just go for a known B&M type. I got my B&M for the Spyder for $125 shipped. Install instructions were crystal clear, and I installed it in 20 mins (and I am stupidly slow).

my car came with a short shifter... I'm assuming it is an e-bay shifter, b/c everything else in that car is off brand (aside from MBC and gauges, but that was the last owner, the guys before didn't give a shit a/b quality, just speed...)

Mine is fine...

I personally just cut mine and re-welded it. Functions better than stock and didn't cost me a dime. ;)

I personally just cut mine and re-welded it. Functions better than stock and didn't cost me a dime. ;)

I thought that didn't actually change the throw though? Like it changes where your hand is at at it's shorter at the top, but the actual distance traveled is still the same.

I thought that didn't actually change the throw though? Like it changes where your hand is at at it's shorter at the top, but the actual distance traveled is still the same.

If you shorten the hight (where your hand sits) it will change the throw somewhat, not quite as effective as a short-throw shifter (they have different rod lengths at the bottom), but it will still shorten the throw from stock

The throw is the same. Its a simple matter levers.

well i ordered it on ttuesday, the exact one you posted, and we'll see it'll be here next week

Put it in yesterday and drove to the mall. i never thought a short shifter would make much of a difference. smoother shifting probably cause i can get the thing in gear faster now. A++++. I'm glad i bought it, i wish i had put one in the talon when i had it!

yeah, I've never had a car with a short throw (before my Talon), but it makes a huge difference in shifting, imho

I know I'm a few days late on this thread but I bought the B&M short throw for the Talon because its a lot better quality over the ebay ones. Although I'm sure its not very much of a difference...

As it was stated above, shortening the actual height of the upper portion will indeed shorten the throw. But, you won't have near as good of leverage as you would have leaving it the stock height and modifying the bottom portion as a typical short throw actually does.

Keeping that in mind... I actually gained great amounts of leverage with my B&M short throw and it left the upper portion the same height as stock. That is why they go into gear so much nicer, because of the gained leverage added to the shorter throw. I am contemplating altering the design a little bit to make the throw a flick of the wrist like a high end exotic car while retaining all its leverage for a nice easy shift.

**EDIT**
I almost forgot to mention... You should know better than to throw this in the main forum Mike. This is clearly a performance related thread.