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Can you upload a screenshot of the full instructions? Would like to see how intensive the install is
Sure, I'll post pictures when I get a chance (unless there's any objections from RaidenInd). I haven't gotten a chance to install it yet, but it doesn't seem to be too hard. Plus, since I just purchased the car recently, I want to drive the stock shifter a bit longer so I can tell if there's a real difference when I finally install the short shifter. As of right now, my impression is that it's a beat weak transitioning from 1st to 2nd gear. It feels much different from the old Honda manual transmissions that I used to drive and definitely different than the VW I drove recently. My guess is that quicker transition between gears will be appreciated when I finally install the short shifter.
I have been wanting to post this thread but got caught up with holidays... I’ve been working on a short shifter idea for a while, as I was unhappy with the stock manual shifter on the 2is, and even the Fsport quick shifter wasn’t that great and short shifting. The 2is is a beautifully designed car, but after a while i regretted choosing it over a manual is300.
I was seriously at a point of selling the car from being that unhappy with the shifting feel...
Shifting is now awesome and has now improved even over the fsport quick shifter! Shifting was sluggish, and now it’s tight, notchy, and surgical like. It made my clutch response/control better also. Something with being in gear and letting go at the right time now in the right rpm rather then playing catch up with changing gears. It feels like a new car now! I test drove a STI with a factory short shifter while entertaining the idea of getting a new car last month, and the IS250 feels better than that now. Im not even thinking of a new car now...
I’ve made a limited few and installed some on a few other manual 2is’s and the same positive response.
Stock shifter throw from 1st to 2nd gear was 4 inches... Now it’s under 2.4 inches! I was amazed, I have some videos but gotta upload onto YouTube before sharing.
I spent a lot of time, effort, and even money on making this reality. Very proud of the result. The shifter adaptor came out amazing, Milled perfectly, and anodized/zinc plated where needed. The machinist I used to make my design reality, does freelance work for Space X and other big companies. So the same machine that made this short shifter, also made parts a components that went on space X's rockets that were launched.
So glad to say there is a short shifter available now for the 2IS. This is even a upgrade over the discontinued F sport quick shifter, as it shifts even shorter by around 5%. If anyone is interested, I have 1 available on the marketplace, if you search the marketplace or google for "Raiden Industries Short shifter" it should pop up.
STOCK SHIFT DISTANCE, 4 inches
AFTER SHIRT SHIFTER INSTALLED , under 2.4 inches
The install is actually quite easy, with a lift under 30 mins. Without a lift with a jack I'm guessing 1-1.5 hours max.
Is it for sale? I know the post was a while ago, but I use my IS for track day and I'm really looking for something like that!
They aren't on too often but yes that is their website. Here's a video from 2020 showing the short shift and the vendor URL is in the video description.
They aren't on too often but yes that is their website. Here's a video from 2020 showing the short shift and the vendor URL is in the video description.
07-26-22, 01:28 PM
