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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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Want to Find SHORT SHIFTER FOR FC3S

Was Up this is my first post and im wonderin where or what company makes short shifters for the FC hit me up if you have any suggestions.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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I'll tell you before you get reamed for not searching.
www.mazdatrix.com has them.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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Mazdatrix $192
C's $200ish
Attain Solid shifter $139 @raretick.com
(But I'm not sure what all this includes???)
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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Did you know.....
The FC shifter has 2 parts and between it is a hard rubber to insulate from vibrations. It is breakable on a bench and vice grip. I've done it on a boring day.
The lower part is not threaded so you cannot use a stock shifter. Clean out the rubber glued onto the lower part and attach a nice shifter ***. I suggest you do it on a spare so if you **** it up at least you can drive your car.
The mod will drop about 2 inches from stock. The shift will be short . A flick of the wrist will get you into gear.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by boosted1205
Did you know.....
The FC shifter has 2 parts and between it is a hard rubber to insulate from vibrations. It is breakable on a bench and vice grip. I've done it on a boring day.
The lower part is not threaded so you cannot use a stock shifter. Clean out the rubber glued onto the lower part and attach a nice shifter ***. I suggest you do it on a spare so if you **** it up at least you can drive your car.
The mod will drop about 2 inches from stock. The shift will be short . A flick of the wrist will get you into gear.
You don't happen to have pics of this do you?
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by boosted1205
Did you know.....
The FC shifter has 2 parts and between it is a hard rubber to insulate from vibrations. It is breakable on a bench and vice grip. I've done it on a boring day.
The lower part is not threaded so you cannot use a stock shifter. Clean out the rubber glued onto the lower part and attach a nice shifter ***. I suggest you do it on a spare so if you **** it up at least you can drive your car.
The mod will drop about 2 inches from stock. The shift will be short . A flick of the wrist will get you into gear.


Hell...I'll go to the junkyard right now and grab a shifter!!
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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I'll post pic later tonight.


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You don't happen to have pics of this do you?
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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Thanks i was looking but i wasn't able to find much and i asked a friend who works for Alliance in LA but he had nuthing. thanks for the replies.
But before i Buy the shifter i wanna try dudes trickd with the rubber
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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i do i did that in my car i used a torch to burn the rubber out of the middle then i cut the top half to the height i wanted and welded it to the bottom half it works great and has a great feel to it let me go take some pics
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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im pretty sure the mazdatrix short shifter comes w/ shifter bushings, none of the others do to my knowledge. thats about $30 right there
added value w/ included parts

sorta like racing beat with their flywheels, look a lil pricey until you figure out that the included counterweight is another $100
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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Dremel your stock shifter half way down, hot clue ur old **** on to it. Get r gone
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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im pretty sure the mazdatrix short shifter comes w/ shifter bushings, none of the others do to my knowledge. thats about $30 right there
added value w/ included parts

sorta like racing beat with their flywheels, look a lil pricey until you figure out that the included counterweight is another $100
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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20 minute later double post. LOL
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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my computer is being a ******** im trying to get those pics on here

Last edited by 88 GTU; Mar 16, 2005 at 09:56 PM.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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lol you like that, posted and left my computer, come back to see it frozen on the halfway through reply screen, so hit refresh. d'oh
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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thats ******* crazy, i never noticed it was 2 pieces. you have any pics of it not installed? so we can get a better idea of how to pull it apart?
lol, if you dont want people to steal your car you can pull your shift boot over the ***. that thing is like 3 inches tall
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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Finally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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hold on i'll go up to the warehouse and check
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Higgi has some great short shifters. Support the forum folks like Higgi.

Only other one I'd use is a mazdatrix.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Just search honestly, you can find all the info you could ever want that way.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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NEGATIVE!!!!!!! just wrap the top half up in a rag and put it in a vise then take a torch and wrap a rag around the bottom half (NOT A PAIR OF PLIERS BECAUSE IF YOU PUT DIGS IN THE BALL THEY'LL **** UP YOUR BUSHINGS) and once the rubber melts than pull and it will be in 2 pieces then just clean the rubber off the bottom half, cut the top to where you want it and weld it believe me its not rocket science and it feels great 1 click click 2 click click 3 click click 4 up over click 5 ive never missed a gear with it hope this helps!
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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how much lower does it sit? sorry if i missed that earlier in the thread but im too lazy to read page 1 again, haha.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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what do i have to get out a ruler
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