The100hpGuy
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Today I finally fitted a short shifter to my 100HP and it's fantastic! The MTech short shifter is expensive I know but if your willing to spend £120 its worth it. As a result you get a much shorter throw, a tighter feel and a heavier change, it really is the classic term of feeling like a Lee-Enfield rifle bolt action.
But... There is a but... Fitting it is going to be fiddly if you haven't removed your shocks for whatever reason or if you have large hands as you don't have a great deal of space getting to the shifter or working around it. One thing you will face is at the start of the fitting process which is popping off the ball joint in order to fit this kit, this was a head scratcher for me after a few failed tries (when I say a few I mean 3 hours worth of tries) until I took a long pry bar and twisted against the ball joint to which it came away easily, so ignore what MTech says in their fitting instructions... And from there it's an easy fitting process looking through the instructions. So yes you will get a few scuffs on your arms and you'll probably swear at it at some point but the rewards of a great gear change means its so worth it!
But... There is a but... Fitting it is going to be fiddly if you haven't removed your shocks for whatever reason or if you have large hands as you don't have a great deal of space getting to the shifter or working around it. One thing you will face is at the start of the fitting process which is popping off the ball joint in order to fit this kit, this was a head scratcher for me after a few failed tries (when I say a few I mean 3 hours worth of tries) until I took a long pry bar and twisted against the ball joint to which it came away easily, so ignore what MTech says in their fitting instructions... And from there it's an easy fitting process looking through the instructions. So yes you will get a few scuffs on your arms and you'll probably swear at it at some point but the rewards of a great gear change means its so worth it!