This mod was performed by Cheston Chiu. He deserves all credit for these instructions. However, he and Southeast Maxima Group are not liable for your actions. These instructions are more for a guide, not "true" instructions.

Tools needed:

• Socket wrench set
• Jack stands or ramps
• Hammer
• A friend

Install:

1. Remove the Stock shift knob by turning counter-clock wise.

2. Remove the dash piece that is holding the shift-boot. There are two clips underneath the cover, so remember to find those if they pop off.

3. Raise the car and use JACK STANDS, just don't use the lamer jack that came with the car.

4. Make sure you have enough clearance from the side so you can get under!

5. Remove the bolts to the Cat Back, and pull the muffler back, so it seperates at the y-pipe. Remember to keep the gaskets

6. Remove the heat shield, it's right above the Catalyst Coverter, There should be 5 10mm bolts/screws

7. The control rod should be exposed now. Remove the bolt holding in the shifter, use TWO socket drivers on each side, i think they are 14mm and 16mm (?)

8. There are two 8mm bolts, supporting the shifter support assembly, Remove the bolts and keep in safe place.

9. From inside the car, pull the support assembly UP through the rubber holder. TURN the stock shifter slightly, so that it can clear the hole.

10. Push down on the shifter from the support assembly, and the shifter should pop free, along with a circular rubber seal and two plastic pieces over the pivot ball. Remove everything from the stock shifter. NOTE how they were before.

11. Put the new STS in, remembering to LUBE the damn ball with some grease and put it back into the support assembly.

12. Push the support assembly through the rubber sealer and align it's two bolts so that you can reattach the bolts from UNDERNEATH the car.

13. Reattach the bolts from underneath the car. TUG a bit on the SPRING on the control rods, so that the shifter can have some free movement. give it a good tug.. Reattach the control rod with the STS, make sure the STS is facing the right way.

14. Now, with the heat shield, give it a few good WHACKS, with a hammer, or rock, or whatever, to make an indention,so that the STS will not hit it. Since the sts's fulcrum was shifted UP, the bottom of the shifter now sits lower. After a few trial and error runs, making sure the sts can freely move with the heat shield is on, put back the shield with the 5 bolts.

15. Put back the RT, remembering the gaskets and bolts.

16. From inside the car, replace the dash piece, shiftboot.. (you may shorten the shift boot by inverting it and moving the ring up the boot)

17. Attach new shift knob or your old one.

18. The new shifter will be stiffer to shift, but the throw is shorter!

19. Clean up!

20. Test the shifting on a test run!

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