Short shifter advice..

[dayday101]

Hey guys! I just bought my E36 318is just over a month ago and I'm looking to get a short shifter installed. Just after some advice on any good brands? I'm on a pretty tight budget here so any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks..

[villlein]

I would recommend switching out just the shift lever. Install a z3 shift lever and it reduces throw a good 20-30%. I could definitely tell a difference, I like it a lot. Not too notchy but much shorter than it used to be. Let me know if you're interested, I can find the write up..... ( think it was on understeer.com but i could be wrong)
oh yeah and its only $65 as compared to some $200 setups that also take another 2 hours to install

[fairweatherpunk]

I agree w/ villein, the cheapest most reliable way to go. If you had some money I'd go UUC!

[dayday101]

ohhh.. Thanks for the replies guys! I appreciate Ur help! btw, i was on that website and i kinda figured it was US based..? Would U happen to know if they ship overseas seeing as I'm in Australia?

[villlein]

Most places will. The guy who owns/runs understeer actually floats around on this forum sometimes, though i havent seen him in a while.

but you can also just buy the z3 shifter from a dealership. same price, sometimes quicker to get a hold of.

[dayday101]

Villlein & fairweatherpunk, I couldn't thank U guys more! Thank U very much for the advice and I will look into it ASAP!

Thanks again for the heads up!

[E30stain]

anything you buy from america also just get sent as a gift to reduce import duties. my lil tip for the day :P

[Turboj]

But which one is shorter the z3 or uuc? which one is better z3 or uuc? which one is accurate? these are the question i would like to know^^

[James]

Since you are in New York, I would contact . . . Rogue Engineering . . .. If you don't want to spend the money, get a z3 shifter.