Short Shifters (Quick Shift)

Has nothing to do with the horsepower, as the name says. Imagine your original gear level is in neutral and you pushed the gear lever forward to 1st gear. How many centimeters did the gear lever travel? 8 cm? 10 cm? It must be something like that.

The problem will be much noticed when changing gear from 1st to 2nd or from 3rd to 4th. This is because the travel distance doubles and you pull the gear lever about 16-20 centimeters just for changing from one gear to another. A quick shift fitment will reduce this distance to about half of the original.

The distance given above may be different on your short shifter if it is nonadjustable, but most short shifters are adjustable, which means they come with different holes to adjust the travel distance.
 

What Will I Get By Fitting a Short Shifter?

So what will you get by fitting a quick shift kit? At first, you will feel that it's a little bit weird to have a quick shift because you will need time to get use to the closer positions of the gears, but:

You will have reduced misshifts, will shift faster than before and this will give you a true race car feel.

If we talk about the importance of misshifts: We, as Tuning Linx, don't tolerate street races but using a short shifter in a drag race will help those who have lost drag races from mis-shifting.
 

How Much Does a Short Shifter Cost?

Short Shifters are not so expensive. You can have a short shift for UKP40 (that's about €60 or $65). You may also find some replicas of the known brands for a cheaper price.
 

Short Shifters - Fitment Time?

Just half an hour and you're ready to go.