MK1 short shifter for regular IONs...inside

[saturnd00d]

I received my short shifter from the brown truck yesterday. This is the first pic on the internet of it, since the seller doesn't have an official pic of it. Check it out.



this mod along with my ecotec lightweight crank pulley will be going in tomorrow, with help from coppertop (most of you will know him as the guy with the crazy 2000 Saturn SL, split hood, rear X-brace, etc.).

For a pic of the crank pulley, please go to my cardomain page. http://members.cardomain.com/saturnd00ds_ion3 and click on page 3 performance mods.

I will update everyone once the mods are in. Thanks.

[dazednconfused75]

Does anyone know if the pivot point is changed or is the shifter just a shorter shaft? I know the short throw shifter and stiffer motor mounts totally changed the feel of my SVT Focus, hopefully it tightens up the RL.

[saturnd00d]

No no, redlines already have a short shifter stock. I don't have a redline, I have a regular ION sedan with the F23 tranny (redlines have the F25 Getrag's). This is a true short shifter, not simply a chopped deal. Trust me, the regular ION's shifter assembly is powdercoated black and is ugly as sin (does the job I guess) whereas, this one, as you can see, is shiny and blingy...(if that can be considered a word for a moment).

[Sp00ner]

I'm pretty sure that it's the other way around. The regular Ions have the Getrag, the Reline has the F23, same as the Saab. I know that my Redline as the F23 anyway, it's right on the build sheet/option list in the trunk.

[Vita]

the regular ions have the getrag, the redline has the F35 from the SAABs, including the shift knob

[dazednconfused75]

The RL could use a shorter shifter and some stiffer mounts if ya ask me.

[saturnd00d]

The shifter is in, and works awesome. I love the tighter, shorter throws. Makes for more fun driving the ION.

[saturnd00d]

Here's a picture of when I put on my MOMO shifter so long ago...



And here it is now, but sorry I forgot to take it out of 3rd for this pic.

[BlackLine]

i wonder if the redlines could use this? if there a way you can get a piece of cardboard and hold it steady then mark in 3rd and in 4th to get the throw distance so we can compare it to the redines, also with the neutral throw, from 1st to 5th so we got an all around distance. (Note I also need the height of your shifter, so i can get an accurate reading with ours, since that one appears to be shorter)

[dazednconfused75]

Personally, I'd like to keep the same height of the stocker or close to it but shorten the throws.