Faster Is Faster

I was thinking of buying a mazdatrix short shifter for my FC. There was a thread earlier "short shifter vs. short thorw shifter" or something like that and I just want to make sure that I buy a right shifter. So my guestion is: Is this a short THROW shifter?
http://www.mazdatrix.com/g4.htm (part nro.752-0114B).

Does it really make shifting that much better and faster compared to stock?

Does anyone have anything negative to say about that shifter?

RETed

They sometimes rattle...
I think the Mazdatrix site says this?


-Ted

NoPistons4Chris

My friend's rattles, I still can't figure out why, and yes Ted I think the site does specify this. Then again, some don't rattle. Ted, can you elaborate on why they rattle. I'm stumped.

-Chris

Tovock

my brother put a short throw on his mk3 and it rattles as well.. because the stock shifter has a rubber boot that surpresses all the vibrations on the stock and his custom made one doesnt... so any tranny vibe goes right up the shifter.. thats my experience... i dunno if the same applies here

Ocelot

Short shifter is just cutting down the height of it, making the hand distance traveled a little smaller, while the short throw shifter is just making the paths shorter to go from/to. (i think)

Mr. Gadget

thats my understanding as well.

krazykoncepts

yes a short shifter cuts the length down...minimizing the throw a lil

however a true short throw shifter is not the lenght of the actual shifter but deals with the bearings attatching to the tranny......minimizing the throw by a great deal

SpeedFreak03

Yea Chris is right. About the vibrating, on Mazdatrix website it says that you have a 1/3 chance, and it depends on the car, not the shifter (like you could put 100 different shifters in the same car and they would all rattle, but in a different car no shifter would rattle). Hell I would take the chance, cause short throws are awesome!

silverrotor

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As an economical relief, PM hIGGI. He has custom made ones too.

dorifc3s

So their no point really to the mazdatrix ones then huh?

Faster Is Faster

My question still is: IS IT A SHORT THORW SHIFTER OR JUST A SHORT SHIFTER? It looks a short thorw but just want to be sure.!

NoPistons4Chris

It's about the same height as oem but the shifting throw is cut tremendously. So to answer your question, it's a short 'throw' shifter. It may look short but it will come out to about OEM height.

-Chris

P.S. ~ Sorry for high jacking your thread with my questions.

Faster Is Faster

You are forgiven. But thanks to answering to my question... eventually.

Johny zoom

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You will like the Mazdatrix shifter. Mine will rattle in 4th at high rpm but not in 5th. well worth the money.
johny

hIGGI

iTrader: (7)

cheaper ones are one piece

i just looked at C's shorthrow and its 2 piece design (same like stock shifter) which has some kind of rubber between those 2 parts....without it, its always big chance of some vibrations being transferred to the top of shifter (****)

AlmostRice

I have had one for 1 year. Its GREAT!! My shifter was very sloppy before. I think the bushing were gone. I also had leaks. The fluid was getting all over the shift boot and they cracked. The damage got to the vinyl shift boot. I got the short shifter and a new leather shift boot. There are not rattles(lucky 2/3).

The feel is like a video game. Its very precise and I feel no vagueness in the shifting like I had before the replacement. I recommend that you do it especially if you feel like your shifting could be better.

Amur_

Check this out for DIY instructions:

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=150728