$59 short shift kit - looking for reviews

[Kenny Boxster]

Got mine from Top Speed aswell. IMO it's a better deal than the B&M shifter; as it's $200 less. I think the only difference between the two shifters is brand name. They are both made out of high quality aluminum, so no fear of anything here.

Now- how happy am I with it? Very! The shift is crisp and well defined; my complaint with the stock shifter was sometimes I didn't know it were fully engaged and it was so long shifting from 4th to 5th. Such problems are eliminated in installing a short shift kit. The aftermarket short shift kit is perfect; my only small complaint is that is moves the stick to the left at a tilt so it looks less OEM but it is more comfortable that way. I suggest you park the car in reverse or 5th gear so the stick is perfectly centered in boot. (Not a flaw- just close to driver)

[Meir]

Originally Posted by Kenny Boxster

Got mine from Top Speed aswell. IMO it's a better deal than the B&M shifter; as it's $200 less. I think the only difference between the two shifters is brand name. They are both made out of high quality aluminum, so no fear of anything here.

Now- how happy am I with it? Very! The shift is crisp and well defined; my complaint with the stock shifter was sometimes I didn't know it were fully engaged and it was so long shifting from 4th to 5th. Such problems are eliminated in installing a short shift kit. The aftermarket short shift kit is perfect; my only small complaint is that is moves the stick to the left at a tilt so it looks less OEM but it is more comfortable that way. I suggest you park the car in reverse or 5th gear so the stick is perfectly centered in boot. (Not a flaw- just close to driver)

there is an easy fix for that. just remove the center bolt, flip the shiftier 180 degrees and put the bolt back.

[Johnny Danger]

There's a lot of double branding that goes on with regard to short shifter kits. In fact, a majority of the top "tuners" that offer them, simply rebadge either a Schnell or a B&M and tack on huge prices . When I first started doing mods to my vehicle, the uber tuner 9FF tried to sell me their short shifter for something like $500. As it turned out, it was nothing more than a Schnell with some "Das Gucci" knob and logo on it .

[Kenny Boxster]

Originally Posted by Meir

there is an easy fix for that. just remove the center bolt, flip the shiftier 180 degrees and put the bolt back.

I think the short shift kit was purposely designed like that. Also, I don't think it's possible to flip the shift rod 180 degrees on the b&m rods or topspeed. Either way, I actually like the shifter tilted.

[boxster6354]

Originally Posted by Kenny Boxster

I think the short shift kit was purposely designed like that. Also, I don't think it's possible to flip the shift rod 180 degrees on the b&m rods or topspeed. Either way, I actually like the shifter tilted.

I flipped mine and no issues in 4 years.

[papasmurf]

car for about 3.5 years now. In the beginning it was very mechanical and "notchy" which I was fine with. The throws were noticeably shorter. It has over the past year gotten really sloppy with alot of side to side movement. I wound up having to rig some plastic shims to fill the gaps in the shift linkage which were causing the wobbling. That helped alot but it seems the part it three fold....some of the slop is in a slight gap between the shift lever and where it mounts to the short shifter base (bolt goes through it)....some of the slop is where the pivot ball mounts inside the square assembly the connects to the shift linkage....and some of the slop is in the shift linkage cable themselves as they can move slightly side to side. FWIW I think personally the B&M is pretty much the same shifter and would not spend the money to purchase one.