Short-Shifter?? Necessary??
08-06-05, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by joeyz87
Just hold the stock shifter from the bottom and you have a short shifter. You dont have to hold it form the top. Other day was doing 120 in 4th gear on my way to 5th i put it in 3rd started to skid and thought o no I better put it in back in 4th, right? Ya well it went in 2nd and redline 9000rpm almost lost controll. I just learn to drive stick a week ago hehehehehe.
08-06-05, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ulost2my7
so short shifters like the C's and the RE are really not much different than stock? throw wise? i mean i heard they are smooth but do they really shorten the throw? some people say yes, some people say barely and it feels like stock..
shortshifter is prolly the easiest/cheaper mods you can do while smoking a cigarette.
08-06-05, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by FLA94FD
Maybe I'm just slow but after I had my tranny rebuilt I can't grind 2nd unless I miss the shift. So I don't buy the that good sycros slow you down in the RX-7. The stock shifter is pretty slow with long throws though by no mean the worst but poor when compared with the MX-5 stock shifter which near perfect from the factory. Now I would pay a pretty price to get something that would make shifts like it's little sister.
08-06-05, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by scratchjunkie
i dont know why people says it doesnt shorten the throws. the stock shifter is like rowing a boat.
shortshifter is prolly the easiest/cheaper mods you can do while smoking a cigarette.
shortshifter is prolly the easiest/cheaper mods you can do while smoking a cigarette.
well compared to other cars, (viper, vette, stang) the FD is like a short throw LOL those other cars are literally rowing a boat hahaha
so why do people say barely? i really want to go back to a SS, i mean i love how short the throws were, i just hated the stupid flaws that came with one..i want to buy a RE which someone is selling on this forum but wanted some input first..ill prob buy it off him if he still has it in a week or so..
08-06-05, 05:31 PM
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a short shifter is mainly to improve missed shifts, not so much speed. unless your driving a truck or somethign that has the long shifter going to the floor boards.
08-07-05, 12:38 AM
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I have the RE short shifter. its one of the first few mods i made in the first month of purchasing the car. The throw is only slight noticeably shorter, i'd say maybe around 15% shorter. But i the feel is definitly very close to stock. Very sturdy and never got stuck or felt notchy.
never tested or timed it to see if it really increase shifting speed... but i like it... I would probably only recommend the RE, C's, and Mazdaspeed. (which are all relatively similar) anyone?
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never tested or timed it to see if it really increase shifting speed... but i like it... I would probably only recommend the RE, C's, and Mazdaspeed. (which are all relatively similar) anyone?
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