installed my skunk2 shifter this morning

[mynameisbob28]

put my skunk2 shifter in this morning.... took way longer than it should have. some of the bolts decided they didnt want to go back in, so i had to f**k with that for the better part of an hour... pain in the ass, but its all done now, and its great.

new gear pics...
3rd gear:

4th gear:

I wish i had taken pics of the shift distance before, i just didnt think about it.

i got the shifter from a guy on clubsi.com for 60 bucks shipped, and its in great shape. thats a pretty good price if you ask me. the energy suspension bushings were another 15 from wiredspeedlab.com. the shift is absolutely awesome, cant wait to get a skunk2 knob to go with it all.

 

[cgpEJ6]

cool man congratulations, what kinda shift knob is on there now?

 

[mynameisbob28]

right now its a sparco bio chrome/carbon fiber look knob. got it for like 35 bucks, so it works until i get a skunk2 knob/

 

[Destroy]

I need to get one of those stabilizer bushings.....

 

[ImportFever96]

i have that skunk2 on my civic.. it's nice... i got get the shunk2 shift knob cuz mine right now it's a piece of crap

 

[Bizzle24v]

nice shifter how does it feel nice?

 

[hollywood217]

I've always heard of short shifters messin' up the syncro's in the some of the gears. But it does look good. Good luck!

 

[98_4door]

Its always nice having a short shifter. makes the drive alittle more fun

 

[2000SIR]

looks good but not digging the shift nob

 

[SiGSR]

Ooo.. a 6th-gen dual-bend owner.

Can you take pictures of the shifter sticking in neutral from atop or the drivers point of view... and does the shifter come into contact with your heat shields down there (making any of that scratching or rattleing noises)??

 

[mr_ducksauce]

what are the stabilizer bushings for? they dont come with the short shifter? interested in getting a skunk2 short shifter also

 

[gabebauman]

what are the stabilizer bushings for? they dont come with the short shifter? interested in getting a skunk2 short shifter also

The shift stabilizer bushing basically tighten up your shifter feel...I love mine...they're only like $10 on inlinefour.com.

Look here: http://store.yahoo.com/twincamtech/ensusshifsta.html

 

[Mr. Lin]

You want a Skunk2 knob over a Sparco

 

[EG4door7o2]

aww shiet....smells like Skunk2

 

[rei]

nice.. Id like to get a skunk2 shifter as well, but Ive got some other things to get first.. like a motor, 241k on a d15b2.. wow..

 

[mynameisbob28]

Ooo.. a 6th-gen dual-bend owner.

Can you take pictures of the shifter sticking in neutral from atop or the drivers point of view... and does the shifter come into contact with your heat shields down there (making any of that scratching or rattleing noises)??

i havent had any problems with the shifter rattling, but i have apexi n1 exhaust so it hangs lower than stock...

here's a few of the pics you wanted (as close as i have anyway)

**before anyone says something, the boot is now permenantly up against the bottom of the shift knob, i stuck a little plastic washer on the shifter that holds it up in the perfect spot.

also, yes, i definately wanted to dump the sparco knob for the skunk2... the skunk2 feels so much nicer, and it looks great with the CTR shift boot.

 

[transpar_nt]

My d15's got a little over 417,000 KMs now (which equates to about 250K in miles) and is still running strong. Well... as strong as it ever was... which is pretty wimpy. All that will change this fall with my LS/Vtec swap .
I'm also wanting to get a new shifter, but don't know if I need one for my car (EG9), or the tranny (S1). Any knowledge on this anyone?