Long reach to CSP shifter

I drove my 'new' IM for the first time on Saturday, and I was surprised how far forward the shifter is. First and third are a real stretch. I previously had a Gene Berg shifter and the location of the shifter was perfect.
I know there are a couple of forum members with a CSP shifter. How's the reach for you?

Mine is more comfortable than the stock shifter was, although it's not exactly close. I got the angled shaft. Did you get that or the straight shaft?

More locker room talk with guys talking about their shafts....

I was wondering how may posts it would take to veer off course :-)

You need longer arms:)

I can't resist....or a longer shaft :)

Lane - the usual 3 post drift.

Tom - too funny!

...Sooooo, back on topic. 'Straight' shaft or 'bent'?

Mine has a bent shaft (no wisecracks!)
I'm not sure what's going on here. This car has had a stock shifter, Empi shifter, and a Gene Berg shifter. All were easy to reach, but the CSP shifter isn't. The only difference is new seats, but that shouldn't matter, with the seat adjusted properly (for pedal use).

Odd (my favorite word this week) since the CSP was a great improvement over the stock shifter in mine.

Ron, I re-checked your pics of that shifter and IMO, the bend appears very slight to me to make a difference. Of course it could just be the angle of the pic, but that's the way it appears to me.

It seems to me, after looking at the other shifters, that the bend of those are more towards the bottom of the shaft, leaning them back more. The CSP has the bend towards the top and doesn't reach back as much.

~WB

Correct, Bill. These two pics show the bend as well as the location relative to the seats and steering wheel in my car. Ron's may be further forward.

Want to sell it?

Not yet, but if I do I'll post it on this forum first.