I've installed a few of these and have used various after-market shifters, but this is by far my favourite brand.  They're not really known for being too much shorter than stock, but the quality and feel of the shifter is amazing!  If you're going to do any modification to a manual transmission car, make this your first one.  B&M replaces the shifter stick, bushing and in som cases the shifter assembly, giving you a much more durable, higher quality piece.  You'll feel like you're driving a sports car.  This mod won't make your car any faster, but your likelyhood of a miss shift is drastically reduced and your car will be far more fun to drive.  Also after market shifter are one of the easiest mods you can do, it's a matter of taking apart your center console and take apart a few bolts.  A little more inconvienient on a FWD car though however because some of the time it's required to go undernieth the vehicle to access the linkage.  If you're into sporty driving, do yourself a favour and get one of these!