Modified Mugen Sport Shift assembly and a new shift knob :)

[Skippy]

I didn't want to steal the OP's fire in the "Comptech SSK and monster knob" thread so I'll post up my pretty pictures here

As most of you know (or should know) I'm an OEM freak, and what you might not have known, is that I'm also a shift knob whore

I get tired of shift knobs easily and I've always flip-flopped between two predominant shifters; a Greddy coffin style shift knob, and a Skunk2 10th anniversary 440g shift knob.

I've also been a guinea pig for a lot of different shifter setups.  I've had the neuspeed short shift kit, I've run on a modified stock shift box, and I've gone as far as to cut and re-tap the stock shifter box without a short shift kit to achieve what I wanted.  After the threads that I tapped in the stock box randomly came undone, I decided to blow $230 on a Mugen sport shift assembly.

The description stated that Mugen had (among other awesome modifications) shortened the shift lever by approximately an inch.  When I still had my skunk2 shift knob it still sat ridiculously high for my tastes...The greddy shift knob gave the effect of a shorter shift lever because the threads started half way inside the knob and went to the top, whereas the skunk2 knob had the threads start from the bottom and they only went about half way into the knob.

As I stated in the monster knob thread, I've always wanted a spherical shift knob, and after seeing the S2000 CR's accessory shift knob, I determined that I had to have it.

Although Chris (MTSixspeed) had his shift lever cut and welded to lower the height, I decided to have the Angry Spic cut my shift lever, grind the lever down until the diameter matched the threaded portion that was cut off, and then tap the lever for the shift knob.

As usual I don't have pictures of how it was done because it was an "on the fly" modification, so I'll just say that when Angry Spic said he could do it today I basically grabbed my car, parked it outside my buddy's bay and ripped the shifter box out in 20 minutes.  After the modification was complete, I reinstalled the shifter box, installed the new shift knob, and here's what I ended up with.  Enjoy!

This is in neutral:


This is in 3rd gear:


This is in 4th gear:


Needless to say..it's what I've always wanted

Let me know what you guys think

[Mike]

Holy shortest shifter i've ever seen! Very very nice!

[MyNameIsThien]

Very nice there Skippy.

[mnkyman]

looking good, i would say shorten the shift boot...looks like sagging old skin

[CrackerTeg]

I like it. Reminds me of how my shifter sat in my old DA. Your boy, the Angry Spic did exactly what I did to my shifter in my DA. I also tapped the ITR knob I had to go all the way to the top like your Greddy knob did. This is definitely something I am looking into doing later on.

[Anonymous]

looks good skip.

[seththekorean]

Looks really nice Skip.

[driveaccord]

looks pretty sweet...that is pretty short though...i don't like the wood trim pieces though

[k24low20z]

nice upgrade..looks so nice

[timot_one]

This is a love hate thing for me.  I love the way it looks, the lowered height, and the shorter throws.  I hate the fact that I need to get this done and spend the money on a Mugen SSK that will need to go under the knife before I install it..

[Skippy]

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!!

looks pretty sweet...that is pretty short though...i don't like the wood trim pieces though

Don't hate on the woodgrain, gotta rep the EX package

I don't feel like painting all the panels black...it's too DX or LX-ish.  No offense to my buddies with LX's

[CrackerTeg]

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!!

looks pretty sweet...that is pretty short though...i don't like the wood trim pieces though

Don't hate on the woodgrain, gotta rep the EX package

I don't feel like painting all the panels black...it's too DX or LX-ish.  No offense to my buddies with LX's

Woah woah woah! What do you have against the LX's? At least we don't have sunroof's that can leak! HAHA!

[suleman_manji]

damn that looks nice. wish mine looked/acted like yours lol.

[InFuMoUs]

Dam that's short...Looks pretty good. I'd say go lower tho  

[Milan]

Daaaaanm, that thing looks caved-in.  I love the shift know but I can't imagine the effort needed to shift with that thing!  How is it?