Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Transaxle Short shifter question.

Originally posted by I8RICE:

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cough cough cut your stock one down and you will have a b&m lol and it cost you all of 20 bucks for a new shifter knob!!!!! b&m dose not lengthen their shifter below the pivot point so you accomplish the same thing by cutting the stock one down. plus you can cut it to the length of your choice. mine is real low it is so short i can shift with just a throw of my finger.

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BZZZZT! Wrong answer! First of all there is no way to retain the Reverse L/O option on a ghetto.. I mean cut shifter. Second, the B+M is a straight shifter not a bent shifter. It is not as comfortable when cut, IMO. Third point, the pivot is plastic on the stockie and really sucks in comparison to the B+M. Sorry, but I don't like the cut shifter... Cheap or no.

(My response is all in fun, BTW, as I have had this debate with many "frugal" people in the past)