TWM Performance Short Throw Shifter on a 2010 Evo X
 

I just installed a TWM Performance Short Throw Shifter on my 2010 Evo X, and I figured I would write a install of the process on a 2010.

I'm going to follow the instructions given with the shifter, which you can get here:
http://www.twmperformance.com/manual...all-manual.pdf

I am mainly going to point out what is different on the 2010, and where the instructions are different.


First I will show you what you get:
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Here is my stock shifter, but I forgot to take after pictures of the same view.
First:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0078.jpg
Second:
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The first thing I found different on the 2010 is this:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0081.jpg

We have an AWC button where as the 2008 has a Small Storage Compartment.

So all you do is remove the piece and unplug the button from underneath:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0082.jpg

Here is my stock shifter:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0083.jpg

Next, they forgot to tell us to remove this thing. I'm not sure what it is, but it comes out easy, just pinch the tabs together.
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0084.jpg

Here is the carnage so far:
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Height of the stock shifter:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0091.jpg

First gear - Start of throw - Stock:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0092.jpg

Second Gear - End of throw - Stock:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0094.jpg


Shifter Removed:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0097.jpg

Now I tested the play in the rubber bushings, and I could barely get it to move at all. I didn't get the aluminum bushings, and I don't think they are needed right now. They may be needed in the future, as my Evo only has 500 miles on it. So you might want them if you don't want to take this thing apart again in the future.

Here are some comparison shots of the 2 shifters. Stock is grey, TWM is black.
Notice how the stock one bends toward the rear of the car. The TWM does not have this bend, but it's not needed after the throw is shortened.
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0098.jpg

Here you can see how the TWM is offset toward the drivers side. This is a very good thing.
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0099.jpg

This one shows the different offsets of the center pivot ball. You can see what makes the TWM a shorter throw.
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0100.jpg

The TWM does not modify the left to right throw, as illustrated by this picture. It is a very good thing.
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0101.jpg

Now for re-assembly. Here is how I put back on the spring. It's real simple to just twist it on.
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Height of the TWM shifter:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0111.jpg

First gear - Start of throw - TWM:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0113.jpg

Second gear - Start of throw - TWM:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0116.jpg

TWM Installed:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0117.jpg
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0118.jpg


Here is how I put back on that pain-in-the-butt clip:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0122.jpg
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0123.jpg
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Full assembly with the TWM Installed:
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0125.jpg
http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/CIMG0127.jpg



Driving:
This thing is awesome. I love the way my car shifts now. My 3rd gear click / grind thing is gone. I don't know how anyone can drive one of these cars without this shifter.

It took me just over an hour to install this, which includes taking pictures and messing around with the new shifter.

Well thats all. :-)

Great write up and great pics.

Thanks!!{thumbup}

Great write up! I just did the install last weekend myself. Your right...I don't know how anyone can drive with the stock shifter setup. This feels so much more natural and the way it should of been from the factory.

Awesome writeup! Thanks alot for your order again and I'll be taking note of the extra plug for the 2010's.

Patrick
TWM Performance

Man, that short shifter looks real nice. How much does this cost?

This guy is one of the transponders for the FAST key. It also existed in the 2008's. It does come out just by using a pair of needlenose to pinch the tabs like you said. The car they used to create the instructions didn't have the FAST key on it.

Interesting how it changed the feel of third to you. My Shep worked tranny is still notchy into 3rd. I always wondered if shifter adjustment would clear it up..

Can you post back after a few hundread miles and let me know for sure if it cleared up your 3rd gear issue?

http://www.twmperformance.com/shorts...rtshifters.htm

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Very nice write up and thanks for using a ruler and showing the difference. Kudos

1200 miles on her now. (600+ more than this write up)

Third gear still feels great. When its cold out (40's), it sometimes clicks into third, but never feels like it did before. I used to do incomplete shifts in third ( where I didn't get it quite in third gear and it would grind a bit an hit neutral), but that has never happened since.

I didn't get the shifter to fix the third gear issue, but it sure is an added bonus.

hi guys im new to the community and this is a great write up to come in on, love it. i just have a question for you what are the Shifter Base Bushings for and why would you need them, thanks for any input.

The shifter base bushings allow the base of the shifter to float / not be mounted 100% to the chassis.

If you look at my photos, you will see a white cage that the shifter sits in. That is the shifter base. The bushings mount between it and the bolt that holds it down. The stock bushings are rubber, where as TWM's bushings are aluminum.

The idea is to replace the stock rubber bushings with aluminum ones to remove slop from the shifter. There are also similar bushings under the hood, where the shift linkage attaches to the transmission.

I did not replace these, so I cannot speak to how they feel.

where did you buy yours from btw thanks for the help.

great write up,wow.....I now know what I want for christmas :)

pretty weard that the shifter is only 1,5 inches less than the stock one. but it decrease the distance from first gear to second gear by more than 1,5 inches :)