i don't think this is a real short shifter i think it is a stock one with out the top peace http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1848826916

 

He buys used shifters on ebay, cuts them down and resells them... That's my humble opinion.

 

yeah, that's a stock shifter with the top half and rubber removed. i've heard if you remove the top half it rattles like a bitch and with that short throw length it's going to be a bitch to shift.


look at the different pivot points on the stock shifter and the short shifter in these two pictures, that's where the real difference lies.

 

That would be a stock piece that is cut down a LOT. A quality short shifter doesn't necesarily lower the mechanism but changes the pivot point. Real ones are expensive for our cars though...Mazdaspeed and C's both make them at $300 plus I think...mazdatrix released a nice looking billet one (looks just like the mazdatrix) with solid bushings and all for $200 bc it was too expensive to stock the other company's. I will be buying their piece...

 

i know thats why i said it is not a real short shifter and and you can look in the pics that Phu5ion posted that thay are diffrent

 

I recently drove a FC with a Mazdatrix SS and didnt like it, lost all leverage and caused hard shifting.

 

i have a RE Amemiya Short throw shifter that i bought to put into my vert. i am selling it or willing to trade for any aftermarket performance or cosmetic parts for 89+ RX-7. email me if your interested. badboy@kuentos.guam.net

by the way i bought it along with a "C's" short throw shifter and ended up installing the C's soo the other shifter is just sitting.

Fred

 

I did'nt know RE made short shifters? Does anyone have a good site to see some more RE stuff?

 

i got a short shifter dont know which one but from 1st to 2nd its about ..... 1 maybe 1 1/2 inches its perfect for me

 

oh ya DP made the kit the guy used to goto japan all the time and get stuff from there he said DP was only in japan a while back.... maybe soul can help me out on this one...

 

it will take more effort to shift, as said before. True SS kits tend to be notchy and noisy and harder on syncro's but they feel very direct during fast shifts and shouldn't abuse a healthy tranny if the car is properly maintained.

 

soul is back in arizona though. But he still might know some people that could get it cheap.