Anyone ever add a spring in tunnel to center shifter in 2/3 plain? Options

[RickS]

Today for fun I installed the weltmeister (reverse) shift lockout spring kit. The literature says it will help prevent knicking reverse when downshifting. Well, I never had an issue hitting reverse, but did find 2/3 and 4/5 rather vague even with a side shift. I had a tail shifter and that was really vague.

When driving and shooting for 2nd sometimes I hit 4th, or downshifting from 4 to 3 and instead, hitting 5. I know I need to improve technique and it's not an issue when I focus, but why focus on shifts?

I have a Siene systems gated shifter in the SC and there is never a question about what gear you are in or going to. I like it a ton but it is spendy.

So this brings me to the original question, has anyone ever introduced a spring on a short bolt through the side of the tunnel would force the shifter to automatically force it to center in the 2/3 plane? Or perhaps some other method so you know exactly where the shifter is?

Oh and regarding the kit, I followed a couple of suggested ways to install which made it a snap, bit really didn't notice a significant difference in shifts, but that may be because the car only has 65K miles so the original springs were not shot.

[Steve]

Buy a Rennshift, from jwest. IMHO it's the best shifter for a 914/901 gear box.
It's spring loaded to keep the shifter in the 2nd/3rd gate.
The Rennshift is also better than a stock 915 shifter with a Seine kit on it. I ran my Rennshift for 10 years on my side shift 914-4 trans and then converted it to a 915 shifter. It shifted much better than a 915 short shift with the seine kit on it.