Kidblast

I was the proud original owner of a '02 s2k that I drove for 120k miles before trading in for an '08 ap2. First thing I noticed was the throw seemed much shorter in my ap1. Am I crazy or did honda make the throws longer between shifts? Any feedback?

GrandMasterKhan

did you buy your ap2 used? Maybe the prior owner installed a short throw kit.

The ap1 and ap2 will have a slightly different shifter feel but otherwise they are the same.

Kidblast

No. I'm the original owner for both cars. My ap1 shifter definitely felt much tighter than the ap2. Both cars were/are completely factory stock.

cdelena

They are the same but a counter sunk shift knob can change the feel quite a bit.

Pks2k

Billman250

Throw is identical across all years.

Car Analogy

So many things can affect how shifts feel that are easy to confuse with throw.

Obviously, a countersunk knob will act like a short throw shifter. But even shape of knob can make things feel very different, especially if you tend to grip them differently.

Even something like seat height. Did either car have an aftermarket seat?

Also, ap2 heavy flywheel requires different shifting pace. You need to shift it differently, slower. An aftermarket lighter flywheel will have even more effect. It would be easy to perceive these differences as throw, when they aren't at all.

rpg51

I agree with this. Also, is it possible that part of the difference you are feeling might be due to the miles on the ap1 when you traded in? Maybe your ap1 when new was the same as your ap2 when new but your memory is of the ap1 with all the miles on it?

Its interesting when you move from one s2k to another. You will notice differences. I just bought a second ap1 and there are some things about it that feel a little different. But, as I slowly get it set up in the same way as my first ap1, the differences are disappearing. A lot of these things relate to our set ups - type of oil, type of trans fluid, type of dif fluid, clutch adjustment, wheels, tires, alignment specs, etc.

Pks2k

rpg51

As stated above, the ap2 has a different flywheel. But the throw, as designed anyway, is the same.