Daox?
Here's the deal: Missed shift 2>1 instead of 2>3 cost me an engine. I'd like to make it harder for that to happen.
I played around with the idea of a gated shifter, or some sort of a 1st gear lock-out, and that could work. But, two things bug me about that. One is that to get enough space between the shift gates to allow for a gated shifter, you have to build the console up by a few inches. We have surprisingly narrow gates. The other thing is that if I did all of this, it would be mounted to the plastic center console, which isn't very rigid to start with.
Another idea that someone suggested was stiffer shifter centering springs. I brushed it off at first, but I just looked, and "it's a thing". Pretty common in the Honda world.
I think that would be the hot ticket. I little stronger centering action so that you're less likely to end up in first gear without intending to. (the stock springs probably aren't that bad with a stock shift knob, but my knob is significantly heavier... that is a factor)
So, my question is: How hard is it to replace these springs on our shifter? And... how close are they to what's in the Honda shifter? Possible to maybe use the same parts?
I don't want or need a shorter throw. I'm okay with that. I'd just like stronger centering action.