Will a Cosmo Racing Cavalier short shifter fit (2.2 & 2.4)?
 

Will a Cavalier short throw fit a Cobalt LS? I asked in Drivetrain but didn't get an answer. If the J-Body shifer will work you can get one on Ebay for $40 shipped. I had one on my 2000 Cav. and loved it. I would remove the reverce lockout but that's just knocking a pin out so no big deal.

YES IT WILL and it fits SS/NA

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say no.

Some on Ebay say thay fit Cobalt and Cavalier/Sunfire. Thats why I asked.

They are not a direct fit, I "think" some have tried after some fabing they got it to work, not sure what they did though.

yeah it is, i got the B&M sitting in my 2.2 balt right now :) no fabbing or anything

it works with the ions so i honestly don't see why not...

I just cut my stock shifter off and ditched the reverse lock out. Works mint and way shorter than the piece of crap Hurst I had.

I was wondering the same thing. If it works out for you let me know!

..... not only is that a rice move but that does absolutely nothing to actually shorten your shift...

x2, cuttin it only puts u at a dissadvantage, the point of a short shifter is to relocate the pivot ball so that you r able to shift over a shorter distance, not to just shorten the actual shifter, that only makes it so that you ave to use more strenght to shift, the more distance you have from the point of pivot, the greater the distance, the more the force is multiplied, the shorter, the more force you have to put in, basic physics

hah thanks... i was too lazy to re type that.. i accidentally clicked on a link and BYEBYE :bye: post.....

I think the fabbed one was for SS/SC.

Yes and some have flamed on the Ebay shifters not being "TRUE" short throws but I know the one I had in my Cav. was a REAL short throw and not a cut down shifter.

if it's not a true STS then it's not worth the money... the cosmo shifter is supposed to be a truth short throw ... gord on ion forums has it and likes it alot :D

So please post if you have a 2.2 or 2.4L cobalt (F23 manual trans) and the B&M shifter part number 45156 fit in your cobalt with no modifications, and was a direct fit.

its not a "direct fit". you have to mod the reverse lock. thats basically it. ion guys do it, and i was about too but never got around to buying the shifter.

i got one on, i can pake a pic somtime if somone wants to see it

I plan on removing lock out so that's not a problem

Can someone post pics of what exactly you do to get it to fit, and define what is needed?

well i'llbe getting the cosmo shifter... that actually says that it wont work for the redline...so i'm guessing there's no reverse lockout.

http://www.cosmoracing.com/productin...d=276&pid=1663

^^^Looks the same as ebay shifter.

Yes that shifter works I have it!
All you need to do is get a small lenght of 1/2 inch gray pvc and attachit to the little bushing on the side of the shifter!
The 2.2 and 2.4 are direct fits only the 2.0 needs modifing!
Ive had it for almost 2 years and it works great!
Best $50 ever spent!

that one is sold on ebay, however theres a different one as well and I don't know how that one is

flaming was from people speculating about it bing a true STS that cheap. I had one in me old Cavy and it was true STS.

That is a lock out under the knob. You can knock the pin out and remove it. Lock out on SS/SC & redline look different.

I think I'm going to try this one, $40 shipped + it's stainless.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eb...135975557&rd=1

do it up man haha even if it does have the lockout it's not hard to fix

I ordered it, so I hope it fits.

when should you be getting it?

Will be here Wednesday. I'll try to install this weekend.

YES IT FITS
Car is dirty but there's a pic. in my gallery. I couldn't get it to post.

W00T I KNEW IT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTT :D nice man... hows it feel?

It feels good. It is almost as tall as OEM shifter but throws ARE shorter. It's about the same length overall, it's like they moved the ball just a little. I modified the RLO to hold up the shift boot. I wasn't expecting the purple but I think I like it.

is this for all cavaliers?? the shifters for 90's cavies aren't different then newer ones??

Use shifter for 00-05. 90's are different and cost more. My shifter was only $40 shipped on Ebay.

Sweet thanks for the info i have an 07 ls nice to know that something will fit ;)

this'll work for the 2.4 also right?? cause we have the same transmission??

I bought the one on e-Bay that you mentioned is listed for like 3-4 different cars. It fits perfect, is definitely a shorter throw, and I even get compliments from the SS/SC guys about how mine is shorter. For the price, you can't beat it.

https://i176.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF1270.jpg
https://i176.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCF1269.jpg

thats awesome. hey looks like its time to change the windshield wipers haha

LOL, that pic is at least a month old and I still haven't installed those. Supposedly, those wipers have a LIFETIME warranty. They're made of silicone instead of rubber, and they last the life of your car.

how much were they??

it went right on my ls. all i did is take off the reverse lock out and the put it right on.

I think about $8 each at Wal-Mart. Of course, you need 2, so $16 for the set. Click here for the website!