Short Throw Shifter
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Short Throw Shifter
Does any one here have a short shifter setup on their car? If so where did you get it or will a second gen ss fit the first gen tranny?
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from what i hear 4 out of 5 short shifters WILL whine or make funny noises. no matter what brand you get. also www.nopionline.com
from what i hear 4 out of 5 short shifters WILL whine or make funny noises. no matter what brand you get. also www.nopionline.com
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actually I was just talking to a local guy who is a machinist,If I get him a short shifter he can make an identical one..Hes going to find out what materials will cost me .Im gonna call him Thursday..pending on cost/labor I might be selling them soon..
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Originally posted by Hyper4mance2k
http://www.mazdatrix.com/g4.htm
http://www.mazdatrix.com/g4.htm
I think I will do as I have done before and will continue to do, order my parts from australia
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would anyone care to elaborate on that? i keep hearing that simply cutting some of teh shifter off, thus making it shorter, is not a true short throw shifter. Since your making it shorter, the throws are in turn shorter aren't they? Why does the fulcrum have to be in a different spot for it to be a true short throw? I'm not trying to insult anyone, just curious as I wanna get one but don't have the cash for one yet.
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Originally posted by Rotary7s
A SHORT THROW shifter changes the pivot point,to shorten the shift..
A SHORT SHIFTER is some ghetto rigged **** cut down to look like a short shifter..
A SHORT THROW shifter changes the pivot point,to shorten the shift..
A SHORT SHIFTER is some ghetto rigged **** cut down to look like a short shifter..
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Originally posted by Rotary7s
A SHORT THROW shifter changes the pivot point,to shorten the shift..
A SHORT SHIFTER is some ghetto rigged **** cut down to look like a short shifter..
A SHORT THROW shifter changes the pivot point,to shorten the shift..
A SHORT SHIFTER is some ghetto rigged **** cut down to look like a short shifter..
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Originally posted by 82transam
ok, my question is, why would you waste all that money on something when the same result, short distance between shifts, can be achieved with a sawzall?
ok, my question is, why would you waste all that money on something when the same result, short distance between shifts, can be achieved with a sawzall?
a short shifter is just what it says, and short shifter, and ill admit, mine is a little notchy, and i do change my shift **** back to stock when i autox and drag race because it sits up higher and it easier to throw into gear.
point is... yea theres a difference, small one, but a difference, i just dotn see paying all that money for the name "short throw shifter"
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There is a big difference between the two types. Own a few different ones and you will see. I have modified multiple shifters and owned multiple short throw shifters - in multiple types and models of cars. I have 3 shifters right now for my FB - for different types and places of driving.
It is not a mod for hp. It won't magically make you shift better or faster. It is simply "feel".
It is not a mod for hp. It won't magically make you shift better or faster. It is simply "feel".
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Wont the shifter sit taller in the car using Mazdatrix shortshift by the amount they added between the pivot *****. Think about it and then look at it and you will see what i mean.
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Why does everyone still belive that the end goal is different between the $200 shifter and the angle grinder special??
Every time this argument comes up the lecture I had in my high school Physics class on vectors pops back into my head. Am I the only who payed attention in that damn class? Somebody please explain HOW there can be a differance between the two "type" of short shiffters.
Every time this argument comes up the lecture I had in my high school Physics class on vectors pops back into my head. Am I the only who payed attention in that damn class? Somebody please explain HOW there can be a differance between the two "type" of short shiffters.