Here are pix of how close the brake and throttle pedal are….
With my feet on the brakes, its almost touching the throttle (actually it sometimes does)
After removing, theyre’re definitely further away. You can see the huge difference.
I plan on installing the Mugen pedals to bring the brake and throttle just a little bit closer. But I gotta admit. Heel n toe is easier now without the Razo pedals.
For the clutch, I plan on installing the Razo pedal as its much bigger than the Mugen. Pressing on the big clutch pedal actually feels nicer compared to the stock pedal. Will update when the Mugen pedals are in.
Next update is about my shifter. I got myself a custom shifter extender. A friend of mine organized a group buy and got a machine shop to custom make the shifter extender for us. The shifter is 4” long.
Why shifter extender? Its basically to bring the gearknob up closer to the steering wheel so that your hand travels less from the steering to the gearknob. Take note that this is best paired with a quick shift.
Take note that Honda Shifters and gearknob has a thread of 10mmx1.5mm which is different from most other cars.
Installation is pretty straightforward. But even that I managed to screw up. LOL. Keep reading and take note of the nut position and what I say about it.
All u need is a size 14 spanner and ur good to go. First of u remove the gear knob obviously.
Then you screw in the extender ON TOP of the nut.
NOTE: the picture has the nut on top… this is WRONG! It should be at the bottom.
Once you screw in the extender ON TOP of the nut, screw in your gearknob and tighten it as much as possible. The top thread for this custom unit is a tightening thread so it will be harder to turn the knob the deeper it goes. But just keep going. Then you tighten the nut at the bottom to keep the extender in place. Continue tightening the knob on the extender. Once done, loosen the bottom nut and align the numbers on the gearknob properly so that theyre straight.. and tighten the nut again.
Again, the picture above has the nut installed WRONGLY. The nut should be at the BOTTOM of the extender.
A picture of before and after extender. Remember, the nut position is WRONG.
Here is a picture of the same extender installed PROPERLY in my friend’s (Meor) DC5. Notice the nut is at the BOTTOM.
Yes, after much pain I have managed to put the nut at the bottom the way it should be…but in the process I managed to scratch my extender… but I have covered it with black shiny heatshrink so its all good now. Don’t have pix of it though.
I am really liking the extender. As I mentioned earlier this is best paired with a quick shift or the Type R shifters. With the extenders the throws between gears are further so if you use it with stock shifters, itll be even further. Quick shifts are often very stiff to shift from one gear to another. The extender also helps to reduce this stiffness.
Though the extender is not necessary, I do like having it. The shorter distance between steering wheel and gearknob makes this ideal for track driving. But the longer throws not so much for drag. Though if ur shifting is super fast, im sure you can more than make up for it during drags.
If you’re interested to have one for your Honda, there are commercial shifter extenders available on the internet
1/ Circuit Hero
* The Circuit Hero extenders are 5” long
2/ Rocknob Shift Lift
* If you read the description its originally meant for Jeep. But it can be used as the thread is the same as Hondas. (Rocknob Shift Lift 3" Shifter Extension in 10mm x 1.5mm)
* This extender is 3” long
3/ JTC Extenders
* I really like this one and may pick it up in the future. Its customizable length and also has an angle which you can set to whichever angle you like. You may choose to use or not to use the angle depending on what you prefer.
4/ DIY Shifter Extender guide (it’s a little ghetto though)
* Its ghetto but works the same. Could be cool if you could beautify it.
There are other extenders out there. Even the knock off brand Jasma has a shifter extender which comes with the Proton Waja quick shift kit.
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