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California98Civic · 07-21-2020, 10:38 PM

This is my ratty ~0.9 - 1.1 pound weighted shift knob. Mishimoto's top rated one is 0.8 pounds and most are slightly heavier. Feels great shifting with it weighted. The shifts are easier and smoother.

All the parts were salvaged (free): skateboard wheel found in the street, plumbing line weight leftover from a sink remodel, two found nuts. I pressed one nut into the back of the wheel to "thread" the knob, tightened the weight in place on the shifter, and screwed the wheel down onto the weight. I used the second nut as a locking nut.

07-21-2020, 10:38 PM	#544 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,174 Times in 1,470 Posts	Weighted shift knob--salvage style This is my ratty ~0.9 - 1.1 pound weighted shift knob. Mishimoto's top rated one is 0.8 pounds and most are slightly heavier. Feels great shifting with it weighted. The shifts are easier and smoother. All the parts were salvaged (free): skateboard wheel found in the street, plumbing line weight leftover from a sink remodel, two found nuts. I pressed one nut into the back of the wheel to "thread" the knob, tightened the weight in place on the shifter, and screwed the wheel down onto the weight. I used the second nut as a locking nut. Attached Thumbnails __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.