I posted this in your other thread in Mitsubishi, but now I see you've posted it 3 different places. I know you think you'll get more of a response, but people don't really like to see the forums spammed like that. Just a heads up.

Quote Originally Posted by sararose
Did you put the short shifter in yourself? Did you buy the short shifter bushings and fluid to do with it? Adding those with the short shifter make a heck of a difference from what I've experienced.

Why are you making a turn in 1st anyways? You should really only ever be down shifting to first if your 5mph and under, and nearly coming to a full, complete stop. Down shifting to 1st gear when traveling at higher speeds is ridiculous and unnecessary, plus you're basically FORCING it into gear when you shouldn't be. When you had a longer shifter, you probably didn't notice it as much, but now with the shorter, you'll feel how difficult it is.