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yeah, there is an increase in difficulty. when you raise the pivot point, you shorten the lever you move, unless you raise the height of the shifter beyond stock. i tried two different mods. one, was just a simple chop off the bottom and redrilling the shifter. this lowered the height of the shifter by about two inches and reduced the throws by reducing how far the hand has to travel to engage the gear. the actual movement is the same, your hand is just lower on the lever. yes, difficulty increased. second, i took stock shifter and 2nd shifter housing. i cropped off the seat from the second shifter housing and drilled out the three bolt holes. then grabbed some longer bolts that would pass through the second housing into the existing housing. this raises the pivot point, but you need to drop the plastic ball back down into the transmission actuator (for sake of a better term). so, i cut the ball, dropped it back down and pinned both sides of the plastic seat. pain in the butt, but it put the shifter back at stock height, with a decrease in throws. which is better? well, both accomplished the same result, the second kept the shifter at stock height. both increased in difficulty, but not to a point where it isn't worth the mod. kind of nice to have a shorter travel distance. but, in the turbo, the dash pot keeps the engine rpm from dropping quickly after releasing the throttle, so you kind of have to wait a split second to shift anyway. as far as the stainless shifters, they are probably engineered to lower tolerances, but unless you have a constant supply of lubrication to the shifting ball, the stainless would wear out the aluminum transmission actuator, instead of the plastic ball wearing in the stock situation. but that's just my thoughts.
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