short shifters - Honda Prelude Forum

meet07 · 01-10-2002, 08:47 AM

has anyone tried to make any other short shifters from like a integ or newer lude fit the 3rd gen b/c i really think there is a shifter out there that would fit

any info would help

ruffryder6613 · 01-10-2002, 08:50 AM

just cut your stock shifter down, and then install an aftermarket shifter knob.

Daily Interlude · 01-10-2002, 12:53 PM

That's what I did though I'd be interested if there is a real short shifter that would work.

ruffryder6613 · 01-10-2002, 01:04 PM

no doubt, me too. mines kinda stiff when shifting, but nothing extreme.

polarwhitesi · 01-10-2002, 07:43 PM

i've heard that the 3rd gens has a shift setup like no other honda. there is a guy on hp.com that has made one, he said he was going to make a write up of how he did it. it would be nice, but he also said this a while back. if you study it, there is a way. i dont remember howto explain it...cutting it was much easier

hondaprelude88 · 01-11-2002, 01:36 PM

cutting it dosn't make the throw itself shorter though, just looks cool, I myself like it the length it is, This summer I may take a look at it to see if there is any rigging I can do to make it throw shorter.

Daily Interlude · 01-11-2002, 02:01 PM

Actually, cutting does make the throw shorter...just not in the same sense as the traditional short shifter. It's kind of hard to explain it though. I put a post about this on hp.com one time that explained it somewhat. It's been a while now though.

JohnnyRC36 · 01-11-2002, 05:36 PM

Cuting the shifter shortens the shift length but not by much. This is how everything works out if you cant visualize it.

polarwhitesi · 01-11-2002, 07:06 PM

hey, not this again, thank god for JohnnyRC36 pic. we can link back to this thread next time it comes up. cutting it makes it a stiffer shift tho, i just put a larger shift knob on mine and the shift is sooooooo much smoother, from just a few cm's

edit: i didnt put the f in shift.