I just bought the Autostyled shift plate. Easy to install, no need to beat the pin out from existing shifter. Quality looks ok. Can't comment more until I install it

 

You'd be better off getting a replacement shifter arm: Breedt, JBR, or Mountune. On my ST, I have a Breedt with JBR-style weights added. I've tried many of them and this setup is the best of all worlds: extra weight of the JBR with the four shifter-position options of the Breedt. At this point, I have everything but the solid cable ends, and it's super direct and solid feeling.

 

Mind posting pictures of your breedt w jbr weights?

 

Avoid shifter plates.

RS MT shift selector 'fingers' are weak and sensitive to minor misalignment . . .

 

What do you mean by "fingers"?

 

There are umteen threads (4 years worth) on shift arms, solid cable bushings, and solid shift bracket bushings.
I would suggest doing all of them. I would also suggest using the search function.

 

I'd start with the FP short throw shifter. It's only a 10% reduction, but the shifter is about an inch shorter. Not cheap, obviously.

 

Hmm 10% doesn't sound like much even with a shorter stick. I found a used new style Cobb plate. It worked well on my ST and the new style is an easy installation.
Ill consider a Breedt arm if this doesn't work out. The FP shifter is a lot of money for just a little gain and the length of the stock stick seems pretty good. I remembere some of the old 5.0 shifters were so short you had to really reach over for third gear. I'll also do the bracket bushings and cable end bushings for now. Dont feel like messing with interior trim at the moment for the shifter base bushings. I should have pulled this from my ST but that damn roll pin is a pain. Thanks for the input so far.

 

this Is by far the best short shifter you can get for the RS
4H-tech

 

Thats looks very good. Im waiting for the loctite to cure on cable end bushings but the Cobb on middle setting with just the cable end bushings installed feels ok but effort is way up. Ill put some miles on and see how I like it.

 

Not loving it so far so went to 20% setting and added some moly grease to the cable ends. Much easier effort. Ill try this out for a while but I think I'll like it. Feels more like what my ST was like.

 

Sure!
DSC00017 by Michael Read, on Flickr

 

Looks great, very granular adjustment between 24%-25% and 39%-40% as you indicated you added (drill and thread by yourself) the weights.

The JBR has the weights included in the design, the setting however is at OE, 20% reduction and 40% reduction.

Breedt has 4 colors and JBR has one.

 

I've had the Breedt for six years, pretty much since it was first released. I tried out the JBR on another ST and the weight was just incredible, so I bought one. I only had it on the car for about a week; I preferred being able to adjust the shifter position with the Breedt, so I came up with the EVH Hybrid setup for the Best of Both Worlds (intentional Van Halen pun). I've made and sold a couple of these conversion kits over the past couple of years. I've since painted this Sublime Green Metallic to match my brake calipers and some other details.

 

Not really understanding the big worry about weights? I have the Breedt set to 40%. With solid shifter bracket bushings and solid cable bushings. Shifts are nice and short. Solid like a bolt action rifle.

The stock shifter arm needed the weights because the throws were a mile apart. Like driving an old F250! To be honest I couldn’t understand why they didn’t do something better.

Also the Breedt is made in the good old USA.

 

I really need to install my JBR, but from what I understand is the same concept as using a weighted shift knob.... but it's on the other end. Just adds that feel I guess.

IIRC JBR is also USA made.