Shift knobs: whatcha got?
08-06-04, 05:53 PM
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I use Miata ***** exclusivly.
Weighted nice (around 200 grams) so the shifter never rattles and a good size, and leatherette so you don't burn you hand on hot days, or from the tranny heat coming up the shaft.
Weighted nice (around 200 grams) so the shifter never rattles and a good size, and leatherette so you don't burn you hand on hot days, or from the tranny heat coming up the shaft.
08-06-04, 06:01 PM
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I am using a RAZO 340R 'heavy' ****. It weighs 340 grams, uses interchangable sleeves to fit and sits very, very low. Perfectly round ball with no neck on bottom. Black in color. I like it, and the weight helps to throw it into gear.
08-06-04, 06:01 PM
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I heard two things about the Mazdaspeed ones. One was that they screw on. Two was that they only fit S5s. I have an S4 with what appears to be a short shifter. Can anyone confirm/deny that?
Icemark-got any pics of your shift ****(s)?
Icemark-got any pics of your shift ****(s)?
08-06-04, 06:59 PM
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I use the stock FD **** for my S5. It's leather wrapped, is about 3.5 inches long out of the boot, really short matches my interior perfect. These are the same as the leather wrapped mazdaspeed ***** except they don't have the mazdaspeed stitching. Im almost positive that MS ***** won't fit on S4's.
08-06-04, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by FDreaming
I heard two things about the Mazdaspeed ones. One was that they screw on. Two was that they only fit S5s. I have an S4 with what appears to be a short shifter. Can anyone confirm/deny that?
Originally Posted by FDreaming
Icemark-got any pics of your shift ****(s)?
08-06-04, 09:28 PM
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I use a genaric Honda "Type R" copy (don't laugh 
) back in the day for a Honda I used to have. It's gunmetal coloured with a dark red shift pattern... but I bought it because I like tiny shift ***** since I'm more of a pistol-grip shift kind of person. Best of all, it was $12 shipped. It sat around for a while, until I realised I had the tools to tap it for my S4. I've been using it ever since.
) back in the day for a Honda I used to have. It's gunmetal coloured with a dark red shift pattern... but I bought it because I like tiny shift ***** since I'm more of a pistol-grip shift kind of person. Best of all, it was $12 shipped. It sat around for a while, until I realised I had the tools to tap it for my S4. I've been using it ever since.
08-06-04, 10:16 PM
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Crappy ractive shift **** thats held on with the crappy bolts at the bottom 
The previous owner had already did this, and the threading was pretty badly screwed up so i just followed suit.
To be honest i dont see the point of a "high quality" name brand shift ****. Its not like the damn thing is gonna be experiencing a lot of mechanical stress or anything...
The previous owner had already did this, and the threading was pretty badly screwed up so i just followed suit.
To be honest i dont see the point of a "high quality" name brand shift ****. Its not like the damn thing is gonna be experiencing a lot of mechanical stress or anything...
08-07-04, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Wankels-Revenge
To be honest i dont see the point of a "high quality" name brand shift ****. Its not like the damn thing is gonna be experiencing a lot of mechanical stress or anything...
I tell you what...we don't rag you on your cheap crap, and you don't complain on why people pay extra for something they didn't need to.
-Ted
02-21-06, 05:06 AM
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Pistol grip that I had the the machince shop at tech school make for me. Uses old 1911 grip panels and I couldnt be happier. Its cool as crap. Ill try to take a pic of it when I get my car all back together.
I have also used a 8 ball and as big as it is its damn comfortable.
but as far as like an accual **** I prefer the nismo one out out the 350z.
I have also used a 8 ball and as big as it is its damn comfortable.
but as far as like an accual **** I prefer the nismo one out out the 350z.
sorry for the lousy flash. its a mazdaracing one. 
02-21-06, 08:15 AM
#43
Originally Posted by dDuB
Yep, that's what I got. Momo black sphere shift **** with momo shift boot that threads into it, very nice.
show off, i thought that was on your skeleton of a seven?
anyways, i like my stock S5 shift ****, im not sure if all S5's got the leather wrapped shift ****, i dont think the sport gotem, but whatever
I guess i could never justify spending 50-70$ on a shift ****, and whatever else it costs to get a thread adapter, if im gonna spend that much i might as well get a short shifter off of ebay or mazdatrix.
02-21-06, 08:22 AM
#44
Originally Posted by RETed
Razo RA-3, gold
Shortens the shifter quite a bit.
I don't care for short shifters myself, and I love the placement and feeling.
It uses a plastic insert which you just screw on until it stops.
If you screw it all the way down until it contacts the shift lever, the metal-to-metal contact can drive you crazy.
I thread the shift **** down and then back it off a few turns.
Because the shift **** is metal, it gets kinda hot in the sun.
I try to be careful when the sun is shining.
-Ted
Shortens the shifter quite a bit.
I don't care for short shifters myself, and I love the placement and feeling.
It uses a plastic insert which you just screw on until it stops.
If you screw it all the way down until it contacts the shift lever, the metal-to-metal contact can drive you crazy.
I thread the shift **** down and then back it off a few turns.
Because the shift **** is metal, it gets kinda hot in the sun.
I try to be careful when the sun is shining.
-Ted
i know that sound!, except mine was from a cheap *** apc shift **** i bought from work for fun, i really did like how it felt, it was just straight and black, but, when the plastic things that came with it didnt work i just wrapped a bunch of electrical tape around the threads of the shifter and jammed the shift **** on there, it was ghetto as ****, but it did work for a few weeks, until the tape kinda shrank from the heat and it rattled like a bastard
One day the rattling metal sound drove me so crazy that i ripped it off and threw it out the window. lol, if i ever get a another shift **** its going to thread on, or ill make it thread on
02-21-06, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 7th Deadly Sin
i dont use any *****, i just go straight up w/the metal (hot! but i got used to it)
...makes you shift faster so you dont burn your hand...mAD fAsT JDM!!!
02-21-06, 08:44 AM
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i have owned 3 different type ***** and i have since went back to the original. I have yet to own a miata **** and i hear that they work pretty darn good. I also like the rx-8 **** too. But all in all the original **** works just fine. I think this is a good thread to illustrate how we cant leave well enough alone!
02-21-06, 10:30 AM
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i use a shitty no name ****, it doesnt fit to well so i wraped the plastic threaded part with a bunch of tape then forced the **** to fit. doesn't rattle any more.
02-21-06, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucky13
does anyone have a pic of a 5spd rx8 **** on a miata short-throw?
and how does the RE Amemiya **** look like?
thx
and how does the RE Amemiya **** look like?
thx
DJMTSU has that exact combo .. looks and feels good
if you PM him he might send you a pic