Shifter Kits Compared

How to Choose an Aftermarket Shifter Kit for Your Car

Drivers of manual vehicles are fortunate enough to be privy to the enhanced driving feel of a manual transmission, a feeling that’s not easily topped. However, especially with the advent of dual-clutch transmissions, rowing your own gears is no longer the fastest option available out there. Not to worry, there’s a great solution for quicker, accurate shifts; an aftermarket shifter. The right aftermarket shifter can make a significant difference in the feel and speed of your shifts, so let’s dig into some of the high-quality shifters available from Boostin Performance.

Performance H-Pattern Shifter Kit For Mitsubishi & DSM Cars

Upgrading your shifter sounds great, but what exactly do you get with a high-quality aftermarket shifter? As you likely know, transaxle powertrains with a manual transmission use a remote shifter to row through the gears, meaning the shift lever isn’t directly connected to the transmission. Instead, the shifter is connected by a series of steel cables. While the stock shifter is generally fine for daily driving, it doesn’t offer great feel or accuracy, accounting for a fair amount of slop in the shifter. Those factory steel cables can also stretch over time and during quick movements, making for suboptimal and imprecise shifts.

Performance shifters swap the cables for larger diameter cables, offering a better feel. Thicker cables won’t stretch nearly as much as the factory cables, cleaning up a lot of the play that can be characteristic of the stock shifters and allowing for quicker, more definitive shifts.

Performance Short Throw Shifter

The purpose of a short throw shifter is, unsurprisingly, to shorten the throw of the shifter to result in quicker shifts. They tighten up the shifting and provide a more confident feel, allowing you to feel more in control of the vehicle. That sense of connectedness is a big reason why many of us choose to drive manual transmission vehicles, so enhancing that is sure to impress just about any driver. When you need a short shifter like the Torque Solution Short Shifter for the Evo X (available on our online store), look no further than Boostin Performance, your local performance automotive shop.

Aftermarket Shifter with Lockout Protection—Money Shift Protection

If you drive a manual transmission vehicle, odds are you’ve at least heard of a money shift (and hopefully, you haven’t experienced one). If you’re unfamiliar, a money shift is an apt name for any shift that costs you money. For example, shifting from 1st to 2nd and back to 1st when you were trying for 3rd is a surefire way to over-rev your engine, which can cause all kinds of catastrophic issues. Whether it’s a bent valve or a piston sent to the moon, you surely don’t want to deal with it. While money shifts aren’t typically too big of an issue when driving on the street where engine RPMs are generally kept low, they can be a significant issue for those putting in time at the track. Even highly experienced drivers can miss a gear when trying to push their vehicle to its limits, so get yourself peace of mind with a shifter that offers lockout protection.

Lockout protection is great for drag racing as it can help protect your investment, even in the heat of a race. It can help you shift more confidently as you know there’s no chance of a money shift, leading to quicker shifts and quicker trap times. Lockout protection works by blocking the gears you shouldn’t be shifting to. Whether purely mechanical or electronic, lockout protection is a key reason you should consider equipping your vehicle with a high-performance shift kit. See the options available for your build at Boostin Performance.

Shifter Kit For Drag Racing

The rigors of drag racing are some of the most extreme a car can endure, so you’ll want to be sure all of the components integral to your track times are ready to take the abuse. A high-performance shift kit can not only hold up better than stock shifters, but it can help improve your track times. Minimizing the time you spend switching between gears allows you to maximize the time spent sending power to the wheels, extracting the absolute most performance you can get out of your vehicle.

Boostin Performance is Your Local Performance Shop

In an automotive world where dual-clutch transmissions can shift virtually instantly, a high-performance shifter helps you keep pace without compromising your control and connectedness. Shop high-performance automotive shifters at Boostin Performance, your local high-performance auto parts supplier. If you’re in need of installation services as well, don’t hesitate to give us a call and open a discussion of how Boostin Performance can help you meet your automotive performance goals. Call today!