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Easily the most capable 11th Gen Civic shifter ever developed, this design represents ACUiTY’s latest advancements in shifter architecture and delivers an unmatched shifting experience that can be gracefully adapted to a vast array of driving conditions and driver preferences. This design was refined over 2 years and in the process won 1st and 2nd in a 25hr endurance race**, underwent over 10,000 hours of cumulative testing time, and racked up well over 10 million shifts on our proprietary test equipment. The result is a shifter that feels equally at home in anything from an otherwise unmodified street car to a purpose-built race car.
The shifter’s unique architecture, premium materials and high precision components grant it an unrivaled shift feel and confidence-inspiring gear engagement in a form factor that still fits under the factory console and shift boot. Seasoned tuners will appreciate the thoughtful touches like laser-marked tech info, wire harness routing points, and how all 4 adjustments can be changed with just a 5mm hex key. Shift knob height is adjustable within an impressive, class-leading 75mm (2.9″) range, and slotted mounting points permit the shift knob position to be adjusted laterally (left/right). Gear throw and gate spacing are also independently adjustable and are easily tweaked thanks to ACUiTY’s slotted adjustment design. Using the knob height, lateral position, gate spacing and gear throw adjustments, it’s easy to tune the H-pattern of your shifter to suit your own unique driving style.
The shifter’s frame is built from a combination of cnc-machined billet aluminum and precision die-cast aluminum to achieve extremely high tolerances in a very stiff, lightweight, and aesthetically pleasing design. At its heart is a swaged, clearanced, PTFE-lined precision spherical bearing that ensures consistent, smooth shifting with minimal friction and great long-term wear resistance. Centering is quick, decisive, quiet, and consistent, compliments of a thick, over-wound centering spring, cushioned spring legs, and ACUiTY’s patent-pending rocker spherical joint design. When adjusted to a height similar to the OEM shifter, this shifter delivers approximately 50% higher centering force than stock, and if you want to fine-tune your centering action even further, low-preload and high-preload centering springs are available (sold separately, see SKUs 1981-S01 and 1981-S03).
Please Note: If you are building a race car and find the OEM shift knob position to be too far from the driver, using the shifter with the drive-side opposite to your OEM shifter will bring the shift knob closer to the driver, laterally (for example: using a 1981-RHD shifter on a LHD vehicle will offer a knob position that is closer to the driver). If you are like most customers who are installing this product on a street-driven vehicle with the stock center console still installed, you must order the shifter that matches the drive side of your car.