for the record, if anyone's in this same situation, I ended up picking up a used Greddy ball Type SH and I love it. I found it's much smaller than it seems to be in pictures and much heavier than I expected it to be.
My old nismo feels like a feather compared to this thing. The shape of the knob is very comfortable and my shifts are much more solid and smooth now.
thanks to everyone for their input.
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