Ashort throwwont ruin the transmission, bad shifting will, oh and not disengaging the clutch. The shifter itself does not determine what gear the trans goes into, more the path it takes to get there. The shorter the overall height of the shifter causes the driver to exert more force on it and this may have some effect on it. But the B5's have weak 1st and 2nd gears anyhow and are known for grenading. Anyways ive got a UUC now and its a piece of crap. Thinking about picking up JB's this spring when the S comes back on the road. It's just me, but i dont trust cheap parts, i paid too much for the car to pinch pennies when im modding it. but thats just me.

 

well i just installed the cheap 36 buck short throw off of ebay and it works fine. its tight and is conciderably shorter. i dont see anything wrong with it yet

 

damn you mine is still sitting in the box...how much it cost you for the install??? how is it compared to stock?? alot shorter or a little?? is there less play side to side then the stock?? let me know...

 

all i had to buy was thread lock and white litium grease..so it was cheap intall..i love it compared to the stock throw...its tight when shifting...but the side to side play is still there...not as much as stock but theres still quite abit

 

i say its about 30-40% shorter throw....it took awhile though bc i kept droping screws then i would have to fish them out with a magnet

 

how would you rate the install??? 1-10 in difficulty..???im sure its the best 36 bucks you have ever spent...haha....

 

oh did you have step by step instructions come with yours ?? or did you do this off the top of the head??

 

i used b&m's instructions...it worked fine...and difficulty...prolly a 4 or a 3....not hard at all

http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/25.pdf thats the site i got the instructions off of

 

i wish i would be able to do that it sucks i dont want to chance it...usually when i take **** apart it never goes back together right....so im not chancing it...and the loacal audi shop i deal with says 150 to have it put in.....i am not interested in that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish i had an audi tech in my backpocket around now.....lol

 

its really easy...i thought it was going to be hard...but if u have basic tools then its easy...allan wrenches is the only special thing needed...U CAN DO IT!!