another obx shifter post

[gray240sx]

ok...can some one please tell me wtf happened? ok i bought an obx shifter and had it installed. now it is harder to shift, its almost like it gain some wieght or something. 1rst and 2nd is easy, but 3rd 4th and 5th are hard to **** into. it was also hard to put in the square piece (spacer) it felt real snug when it was being pushed down. what happened? thanks for any help

[gray240sx]

sorry that's "shift into":)

[Nismo4Banger240]

Ive heard of ppl having problems w/ the obx s-shifters, I would suggest trying to sell it to someone and getting the B&M kit.....it works great....higher price, but its worth it trust me

[:: orion ::]

All the problems I've seen from OBX/Pilot/SRR shifters have been from a botched install...

Remove it, check out the parts, put it back together properly...and unless it's missing a part, I'll bet it works better.

And FWIW, Ihave the B&M on my turbo S14, ad the OBX/Pilot/SRR on my dialy driver S13...and although the B&M is better, it's not worth the extra $150 IMO. I had to have the best for my turbo car, but I'd be just as happy today with a cheap-o short shifter...

- Brian

[Jookmasta]

is it really worth upgrading to the short shifter tho?

[:: orion ::]

Yes.

Stock shifter is sloppy, and super long throws.

Any upgrade is a big improvement, especially for $75 on eBay (that's for the OBX type, which are a knock off of the "C's" shifter).

- Brian