It was slow at work the other day, so i went and installed it... Shifts are ALOT SHORTER than the the skunk2 shifter i had in my last integra. It also seems shorter in overall height, something i did not notice with the skunk2. Installation was pretty straight forward. My only concern is how the rubber O-rings will hold up over time as compared to its skunk2 counterpart. I guess thats where the price difference comes from?
I jokingly told my wife that she cheaped out on me and of course, she didn't see the humor and demanded that i remove it so she could return it.... Me and my big mouth... Lol
I could see how a trans with a short shifter would get damaged easier as there isnt a lot of room for error when power shifting, or bang shifting. Missed gears and stripped shift components seem to be the norm.... (Ask me how i know.... Lol) but maybe.... Just maybe, im old enough, and experienced enough now that i can refrain from beating the crap out of my car every stop sign, or stop light.... And maybe this trans will last me more than three years.... We shall see....
And finally, i was considering a shift knob extender... Any of you guys have any experience with those... Ive seen them a few times in the magazine cars... (No, not talking about dickskate's. brother's car) what makes me ask about shift extenders is i recently went to go see jack reacher with the wife and there is a chase scene where he is banging gears in a 70 chevelle and the shifting in that thing looks superb! I wonder if i could modify something to shift something like that....