GrandPrixGTP95 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 The throw on my 282 is huge. My beretta GTZ I had a while back had a 282 as well, and the guy before me had a short shifter in the car that he left, and it shifted so smooth and it was a LOT shorter than the throw in the gp. I havent really looked around for one yet, but I figured you guys would be able to point me in the right direction if something was available. Quote
Dirty Rockstar Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 Your best bet is to find a shift handle from a car that has a short throw already, and see if you can mod it onto your existing assembly.. Or grab the whole thing and try adding it to your car, or cut and weld the one in your GP as short as you want.. Just make sure you can weld real well so it doesnt snap when you downshift Quote
brianteel Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 cut the shaft and get a after market knob Quote
93CutlassSupreme Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 the 282 needs a short throw shifter, that's for sure my '88 felt like a tractor Quote
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 I've never drove a 5-speed w-body, but from the pics it looks like shifting a broom handle! Quote
93CutlassSupreme Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 I've never drove a 5-speed w-body, but from the pics it looks like shifting a broom handle! well, i've never driven a 284, but i have driven two 282's, and the throws were incredibly long. Quote
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 I've never drove a 5-speed w-body, but from the pics it looks like shifting a broom handle! well, i've never driven a 284, but i have driven two 282's, and the throws were incredibly long. Our 282 has a shorter throw than our '83 Mustang GT with the SROD...you guys obviously have never driven...lets say a 5-speed 1st gen dakota.. Quote
skiiirt Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 I've never drove a 5-speed w-body, but from the pics it looks like shifting a broom handle! well, i've never driven a 284, but i have driven two 282's, and the throws were incredibly long. Our 282 has a shorter throw than our '83 Mustang GT with the SROD...you guys obviously have never driven...lets say a 5-speed 1st gen dakota.. My buddy has a 96 Dakota and i swear to god he almost punches his dashboard with every upward shift. Poor cd player is gunna get a good smack one of these days Quote
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 yeah and when its in 2nd, 4th, or reverse, the handle is pretty much resting on the seat Quote
digitaloutsider Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 I have a Fiero shifter sitting my garage. One day I'll mod it to fit. Quote
5speedz34 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 Cut 2 inches of my GP shifter in the TURBO CS and put a pilot brand shift knob on and it is much better. Was your shifter the screw on type? Us 284 guys don't have the convience of that. Quote
stockgp Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 I have a Fiero shifter sitting my garage. One day I'll mod it to fit. the fiero shifter won't fit directly in place of the 282/4 shifter? i've got on in my garage for some reason. it'll fit on retta and cavalier shifter assemblies with no problem. i've never seen a w-shifter so i'm not entirely sure what they look like Quote
digitaloutsider Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 No, it won't. The ends of the W-body shifter and fiero shifter are "opposite" so to say. Quote
stockgp Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 oh ok. i have no idea what you mean, but ok Quote
digitaloutsider Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 I'll get a picture eventually. Quote
99RegalGS Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 I'll get a picture eventually. Why wait!! Big pics. http://www.jbarbieri.net/~gsregal/Other/DSC00695.JPG http://www.jbarbieri.net/~gsregal/Other/DSC00697.JPG Quote
badassoldspower Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 A short though would be super sweet, i just wish I had a manual tranny. :bawl: Quote
stockgp Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 the top shifter in those pics is the same as my fiero shifter. i guess i don't see the problem Quote
badassoldspower Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 Anyone wanna swap a manual into my car? I want one soo damn bad! Good luck with the mod man! Quote
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 I've thought of doing it to my car...but the fact that it has the 3100 engine...which was never hooked to a manual transmission in a factory application seems like the real problem. Plus, you'd have even more work to do since there isn't just a console that "bolts in" for a stick shift. Quote
stealth_lumina Posted October 26, 2005 Report Posted October 26, 2005 THe engine in the feiro is behind the driver instead of in front so the shirter linkage would be backwards, a simple cut and weld should fix the problem. Quote
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