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Old 09-01-05, 12:00 PM
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RE short throw

ok as i have posted before i am getting my car back up to speed with new tierods and brakes etc (the old post is father down there...) but i needed a new shifter...more so i needed new bushing for it cuz its sloppier than a gangbanged pornstar.....SO i was looking into the RE short throw....thats for sale...200 shipped is it as good as the mazdaspeed or the mazdatrix? if so then ill get the RE for a few bucks more IF not then why...
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With the Mazdatrix short throw you get new brushings. Just food for thought. Otherwise you'll pay more for them later and you'll only get a short shifter now (Not fixing any problems).
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If I may, I am going to give you a slight tip...If you can wait a month or two before your shifter purchase, I think you will be much happier. A new shifter for the 2nd gen is about to be introduced into the market, and I guarantee it will be worth the wait.
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Care to elab Aaron on who is atleast going to be making it? Or who will be selling it.

You got me all excited now :-)
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Originally Posted by iceblue
Care to elab Aaron on who is atleast going to be making it? Or who will be selling it.

You got me all excited now :-)
Yeah, any details?
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Damn aaron and his ability to get everyone curious. And his hybrid insight...
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I am going to buy a primis next. Put 2 extra cells in it and 360mpg :-D
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I am going to buy a primis next. Put 2 extra cells in it and 360mpg :-D
Trying to bait him?
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The shifter is based on one that I designed in response to the lack of a B&M style shifter for the 2nd gen. 3rd gen guys can go to B&M and purchase one of their fine products, while our only choice are a few short shifters. The current short shifters on the market all suffer from the same problems: excessivly sloppy shifts due to stock bushings and rattles. My design eliminates all this. It's currently out in prototype form on a few cars, and everything seems to be going well. So we're hoping to get it out within a month or two. I can't say much more or do any promotion because I'm not yet a forum authorized advertisor.
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i wonder how long is the wait..
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Someone needs to drop their rx7 off at B&M they'll design it if you leave the car for a week or two!
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This is funny, I think I've seen like... 4 threads... talking about how they're gonna buy this RE shifter.

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Aaron, can you at least give us an idea of how much the new shifter will cost?
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That would be good to know... whether or not i want to wait...
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Hahahha, aaron, your making shifters? damn. Or are you selling your idea to another company that makes them? OR are you and another company sharing profits from the sale of short shifters?
I can most certainly wait a few months. Hopefully they will be available in both S4 and S5 form.

cool.
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Yeah, being able to get it in an S4 thread pattern so I can use my current shift **** would be a big plus for me.
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Man, you must really LOVE your current shifter, cos I hate the fact that I spent a good amount of money on a C's short shifter but opted for the S4 thread, only to find out later that almost NOBODY made THREADED shift ***** for S4s (12x1.5).

I'm anxious to see the shifter, and if reasonable priced, I will soon have a C's S4 short shifter for sale, haha.
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Originally Posted by Turbo7MN
Aaron, can you at least give us an idea of how much the new shifter will cost?
$100 US shipped. Good deal, eh?
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
$100 US shipped. Good deal, eh?
sounds good
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Ohhhh yeah! Sounds good. So this shifter won't need bushings to be replaced, etc? I can't wait to hear more about this!

You never did say anything about the shifter threads. I presonally have not found any shift **** that I like more than the stock S4 one, and I'd love to be able to reuse it.
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i want one! Hurry and work out all the details!
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For 100 shipped...i think i can wait a lil while
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i just wish i knew how much was a little while....but yea sounds worth waiting for!
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How gay, I forked out $130 2 years ago for my Mazdatrix !
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Originally Posted by ProjectRESuperG
Man, you must really LOVE your current shifter, cos I hate the fact that I spent a good amount of money on a C's short shifter but opted for the S4 thread, only to find out later that almost NOBODY made THREADED shift ***** for S4s (12x1.5).
Did hIGGI stop making them?


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