so, when i put in my short shifter, i cut off this weight thing because it was in the way of my exhaust (i have a 2.5in) and like i had to cut it off because i couldnt even shift with it… was that a good idea?
Very dumb idea, that weight helps with the whole shifter mechanism, I’ll bet it feels like shit now?
not true
EF EG and DC shifters dont have it so why do we?
i cut mine off years ago with no negative effects
no,
honda wouldnt have put it there if it wasnt needed for some reason.
aids gearshifting and reduces vibrations
lol and i cut it off so it would stop vibrating against my exaust
My EF has one, as all the others do.
you should NOT have done that.
That weight prevents you from going too slowly into gear. You can tear up the blockers in the transmission shifting too slow. (Guy at acura told me this).
What I did was buy a dual bend s2 short shifter and dc linkage in mine with 2.5in exhaust, and it worked perfect.
What would have been better for you in this case is to cut and reweld the exhaust hangars so the piping is .25" lower or something to that degree. I’d go get a new linkage and try again dude.
well, like, there was no way my short shifter would work with that weight so i cut it off. im about to get a dc integra shift linkage, would that tuck it up more? or make it any better?
do the DC shift linkage bolts up to our cars without any problems?
if your exhaust is in the way bend the mounts that are right near the shifter so that it doesn’t touch your shifter anymore, it’ll hang lower but its better than transmission problems. i had to do it before, much better then hack-jobbing the shifter mechanism, i certainly wouldn’t mess with that.
Its a weight not some voodoo magic wonderpeice the Honda gods created… relax people, removing it wont cause any disasters.
Its physics. Obviously I’m not a guru with only two years of engineering under my belt, but I know enough to tell you that if some sort of weight/mass is part of a system in any mechanical device then it most likely is important to the force/speed/or energy of a mechanical system. Therefore, you would do better to not remove it.