Nissan 370Z Forum - Short shifter

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Just ordered my TWM today based on what I've read on here, can't wait to get it. After reading about all the troubles people have been having with the stock shift knob I decided to try and get mine off and I don't know what the big deal is. I twisted mine off with one had just sitting in my driveway. :rolleyes:

I think the previous owner may have taken it off already, or someone totally forgot the thread locker during assembly because they were totally bare.

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Originally Posted by The Dimer (Post 1362554)

I'm with you as well... I got a new knob last Christmas from the gf and ran outside to put it on. Unaware of all of the fuss, I broke it loose and pulled it right off. No tools or anything...

I still haven't bought a short shifter but I plan on doing it soon. It's on there with UpRev and an oil cooler.

I thought about getting a knob along with the short shifter but I just can't find anything that makes me go wow. I really like the feel of the stock knob.

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Originally Posted by The Dimer (Post 1362788)

I thought about getting a knob along with the short shifter but I just can't find anything that makes me go wow. I really like the feel of the stock knob.

I like the factory knob too. But the Nismo titanium one has me interested. Also the Zele.... but I'm not spending $400+ for a shifter knob. :eek:

I'm thinking of the TWM shifter, waiting for a discount code...

I installed the Stillen short shifter- no big issues on install, the original torque specs caused a little binding, backing it off a little bit, everything worked great. They throws are very short, and for me took a little getting used to- perhaps the "notchiness" that people refer to. I enjoy the precise high-speed shifts- which when thrown quickly with some force make the the shifter snap into its gate.

All gears work great including reverse- the only one that is a tad more difficult to hit for me is the quick 2-to-3 upshift. But I haven't been using the shifter for too long, so I expect that will go away with more driving.

Just out of curiosity- what have people heard negatively about the Stillen? I didn't seem to find anything when I first started looking.

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Originally Posted by 370ZzZz (Post 666663)

+1, I strongly recommend TWM Performance for a 370z short shifter. I have on in mine and it's my favorite mod so far!

As for the other short shifters there are on the market for the 370, even tough I never tried them personnaly, I've heard very bad things against so this is why I went with TWM the first time around.

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Originally Posted by zFire (Post 1364434)

I've just heard that it isn't much different than stock... might not be a bad thing, but if you are going through the motions to change and upgrade something, you'd want something noticeable.

I loved the stock knob too and when I changed to the PWJDM knob, it felt really thin and small... but after I used it, I wouldn't have it any other way.