What is the best short-throw shifter and shifter knob combo?

GaleForce

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Evil Sports

It took a set of Channel locks to persuade it to move but its off and replaced.

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onzedge

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Mecinoid

I have tried all sorts of different short shifters in various cars. I always end up with a B&M shifter in the end. Less noise, improved shifting and quality built. I have two presently. One in my Corvette and one in my Firebird. Previously, I had one in my 350Z and it was quiet and it improved the shifting. It was a super short throw and seemed to take out the notchiness.

I have a 370Z with a S7. Had I bought a 370Z with a manual shift, one of the first things I would have bought would have been a short shifter and modified the clutch linkage for better take up as I did in my 350Z. Night and Day difference imo.

New2Zeez

Yes IMO it does. With the stock shifter I would sometimes slip into 2nd coming from 4th, instead of 3rd. But due to the precise gate of the B&M setup I don't see that happening anymore. There are those who may not like the effort that is needed to shift the B&M, but I've had short shifters on all of my manual cars (4, 6 & 8 cylinders) for the last 15 years so I'm just used to the extra effort needed. I sit high as a tall person in my Z with long arms, so leverage using the shorter stick is not an issue for me either. I also replaced the OEM knob with a new one, since the old one was so difficult to remove.