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Would not use one of these personally since there's no dampener built into it as there is in the OEM, NISMO & C's ones.

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The dampener is built into the stick itself under ( part of ) the counterweight and helps to shift cleanly and as you can see, this shifter doesn't have a dampener built in.

I have owned and used a C's one which is about a 25% - 30% shift throw reduction and works great. To get the full benefit's your syncro's should be in top condition.

Also owned a NISMO one which is about a 10% - 15% shift throw reduction and works great but doesn't feel much different from the normal one.

Just my 2 cents.

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vidospace

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don't waste your money on them, they rattle and are really crap quality. The place that made mine even had the guts to imprint nismo on the side of the shifter.

Oh great! And they dont fit that easily too. My mechanic tried on Sunday and said that the shifter is the wrong size and all. The seller claims that it will fit and their solution was to sent me previous buyers email addresses and ask them how to do it! Not happy Jan!

:laugh:

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Haysey

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got one for my car from ebay, paid $57+ postage total, didnt have any instructions with it, but once i sorted it all out and eventually got it in (was a bit tight) it felt a bit crap untill all the parts wore in which took a week, now it feels BEAUTIFUL, so happy with it, definately some of the best money ive spent on the car... had it for 6months now and no problems... looks exactly like the one in the first pic...

driving anything else feels like a tractor!

mtopxsecret6 Experienced

mtopxsecret6

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I have one of these in my 32gtst, looks exactly the same, they are counter weight balanced, and are a solid feel without the damper, feels better like that than the original. My throw seems to be 50 less.. which is great, wouldnt go back. Easy to fit, but the little white cup on the end of the shifter didnt fit into my slot in the box, so i had to change that from my original, does have a little rattle, but sound deadner under the gear boot has fixeed that. For the price, best way to go, reliable, easy to fit.

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aaron_25t

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Just took ownership about ofa an R33 GTS-T a couple of weeks ago and the car was fitted with a (very rattly)C's copy shortshifter.

Over the weekend (the first time shifting a little agressively) the whole shifter came off. The plastic insert (that goes into the small ball at the end of the shifter and into the selector) had split. It's back in there for the meantime but I have to shift slowly.

My question is: is this part included in the eBay kit? Having never seen the standard shifter I'm not sure if this was a stock Nissan part?

Can this part be purchased seperately from Nissan?

Cheers for the help,

Aaron.

just blocked the noise getting into the cabin. you cant fix the rattle as it is the lever inside the box.... not the rings underneath as you may be thinking. But works an absolute treat!
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sapsR33

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hey guys

ive been looking for a while to get a short shifter into my 33, and spent a lot of time contemplating which to buy: C's, Nismo or the cheap copies off ebay, until the other day i was on ebay and some how came across and oridinal Tomei short shift kit but was second hand. it didnt bother me though and it had a buy it now price of $140 so i bought it.

i put it in myself with the DIY instructions off an SAU member.

perfect fit, no noises, tight and reduced the throw by at least 35-40%.

i suggest listen to what most people have to say and buy the right parts for your beloved baby, invest in only the best

thats my two cents

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