I received the shifter for X-mas (thank you Santa ) and installed it shortly there after. The install was straight forward, with the exception of the centering spring. After searching CEG, I decided to just leave the stupid thing out. The throws seem very short and solid, although going into/out of 5th gear now takes more work than with the stock shifter. The other gripes I have are:

1). The shifter seems to hit a hard stop in 2nd and 4th gear, but not in 1,3,5 (as mentioned by others). I realize some modification w/ a dremel can be performed, but it seems like a little better desing could have been employed to avoid this issue.

2). The short shifter really increases how far I need to reach to shift now. I guess I was just hoping for a feel like in my 96 Probe GT, where the little nub was right next to my side for fast, fun shifting!

Overall I'm very satisfied w/ the shifter.


1999 Contour SVT #1966/2760, Silver Frost/Midnight Blue Koni Kit, Mille Miglia MM-S rims, B&M shifter, Stazi mesh, SFCs, optimized Y-pipe & TB, SS break lines, K&N drop-in, Infinity Kappa speakers, MTX amp/sub