just the lever of the gear needs to be changed,replaced by a shorter one,it wwil always take u more time to shift a gear with a longer stick rather than a shorter stick,the closer u get to the gear box,the quicker u can shift,short shifter maked the knob shorter,thus making the gear shift quicker,
to use a short shifter,an after market clutch is necessary else ull end up in wheel spin as the stock clutch wont be able to ground that power resulting in wheel spin...