short shifters are they worth it?
 

i took my shifter out today to check out the really fugged up bushings and i check the net for what i need to replace and I see short shifters going for something like 200 bucks a pop and from what i understand they make the shift points smaller for faster shifts but for that kind of price is it worth the difference? i want to be able to shift as fast as can be but I've never owned a manual so I'm not sure how good a short shifter is in a race situation as i haven't raced competivly from off the line.

Should i just replace the bushings on my stock shifter? or buy one of these mazdatrix short shifters that I'm sure come with bushings?

my friend just installed a short shifter on his 1988 Mistsubishi Starion ESI-R and it makes the car a blast to drive. he had the bushing completely gone and the kit he got came with a new one. i drove the car the other day and i love it because shifting is so much quicker. at first it feels like you arent in gear but you get used to it quick. i think its worth it but its more important for your car to run well so i havent upgraded yet because my bushing is gone too.


-Matt


by the way...my 7 beats the starion.....

ive never heard of a starion lol, i gota throw the broken shifter bushings back into place till i decide if i want a short shifter or not. but if its like you say then maybe it'll be worth the extra cash

the starion was the sister car to the conquest

THe conquest kicks ass, I got a buddy decking one out right now with t3/t4 turbo, custom manifold, built engine etc.... very nice and will be pretty quick when finnished. Anyways the short shifter does take time getting use to but it does add some fun factor to your driving.

Read what Mazdatrix says about their own short shifters and those from other manufacturers. Some of them rattle. There are pros and cons. Its really up to you.

less time shifting meens less time off the gass. like said above...some make noise some dont. if you like to drive fast then this will help you do so. you should make sure that your drivetraine is in good working order first ... if you dont it may be hard to take advantage of your mods if the car cant react to them.

Whenever someone is trying to sell you something though, its hard to take their opinion as objective. I would search for other threads on the subject, see what others have used, etc. To be honest, I've never really bothered with shifters, too much money to spend on so many other things.

http://www.mazdaracing.com/ShiftKit.asp best kit around. includes a replacement boot. couple other guys have it on the forum.

ugh, its mazdaracing though... those guys fucking suck the big one.
I'd rather get mine from mazdatrix or fc3spro.com

I think they are worth it, but then again mine was in the car when I bought it.

u could just use a miata short shifter from the 1st gen. miatas and it bolts rite in and they are alot cheaper (around $50 bucks)

ugh do you base that off what you read or what you dealt with? cause i had 100% satisfaction i got mine over a year ago and its still going great.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...4&page=2&pp=15

$65 SS

I just put in new bushing and boots. I wish I would have spent the few extra bucks for a full short-shifter. Just something to think about.

so if i buy a short shifter from a 1st gen miata and the bushings it will work properly and fit in my 86 gxl?

would also like to know

now we now a miata shifter works that right there is worth it cause miata shifters are cheaper the the fc's

the miata shifter kit comes with one bushing so you will need to replace the top bushing if yours is worn out or missing.

I just sold my Starion......Kno I kind of regret it, it had a new motor and turbocharger, clean straight body and perfect black leathre interior......All in the efforts of investing in my TurboII build up........

miata short shifter or just the stock miata shifter? i heard they dont make short shifters for miata's anymore

i guess they stopped making them for a while but you can buy them again, i guess because they are good cheap autocross cars that do well for their class.

there is a link to the kit i bought on ebay in the link that is posted earlier in the thread.