Erm not looking to spend that sort of money and if I was I would get a Sach shift for that price ain't there any eBay special ones out there, was looking at sank like that then cut it down for shorter throw
If you make it shift too quick you will "beat" the syncro's to easily Are you physically changing gear as fast as you possible can at the moment or do you just want a short heavy throw? (if you do just cut the stick down!)
also, iv replaced the rubbish universal joint with a stainless steel one available from any good kit car supplier....has tightened everything right up and the shift is a hell of a lot quicker.....take an inch off the stick and youl have something that feels as good as any supercar!
im new to pumas so dont know the parts that well, but on mk1/2 fiestas you could make a quickshift by splitting the linkage and adding a spacer, then tweaking the bottom of the stick. it possible to do this with the puma units?