Short throw shifter
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You can get one at mazdatrix.com or there is a c's short shifter. I've heard the c's doesn't make the shifter any lower but makes the shifts shorter apart. Whether or not its worth it is up to you.
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I got the mazdatrix short shifter and it was worth it to me. Throw is only 2.5-3 inches from 1st to 2nd and it sits really low. It is VERY tight at first, but after a week or two it gets broken in nicely. get one
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Mazdatrix says that their short shifters rattle on about 1/3 of the cars they are installed in, and that it is car specific and not the shifter. The rattling shifter can be put into a different car and not rattle, while a non-rattling shifter can be put into a car that had a rattling one and rattle as well. I've only driven an rx with a non-rattling short shifter (not my car) so i don't know how it sounds. How loud is the rattle and would it keep you from using one?
checkout their writeup here:
http://www.mazdatrix.com/shiftrat.htm
Also, do you guys with short shifters use aftermarket shift **** or the Mazda ****?
checkout their writeup here:
http://www.mazdatrix.com/shiftrat.htm
Also, do you guys with short shifters use aftermarket shift **** or the Mazda ****?
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I also have the Mazdatrix shifter, I haven't had any rattles or any problems at all with it. I agree that it's tight for the first few hours, but after that...there isn't anything better!
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Try www.horsepowerinabox.com cheaper than Mazdatrix
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I've driven cars with short shifters and I personally don't care for 'em. The gear pattern is so tight that it's trickier to shift quickly - it's too easy to end up in the wrong gear or no gear at all.
Hell, it's not like the stock gearbox is a truck with foot-long gear throws or anything.
Dale
Hell, it's not like the stock gearbox is a truck with foot-long gear throws or anything.
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Ok, im kinda confused. Exactly *how* does a short shifter make the shift accually shorter? I thought the only reason it seemed shorter was because the hieght of the shifter was shorter therefore the distance will end up being shorter.
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I bought the Mazdatrix, and it's awesome! I have the one out of 3 that rattles, but its not bad, just kind of annyoing at first...not loud or anything, and its OK now because I know it's a normal thing....<<shrugs>> I'd say go w Mazdatrix
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Originally posted by Roy James
Ok, im kinda confused. Exactly *how* does a short shifter make the shift accually shorter? I thought the only reason it seemed shorter was because the hieght of the shifter was shorter therefore the distance will end up being shorter.
Ok, im kinda confused. Exactly *how* does a short shifter make the shift accually shorter? I thought the only reason it seemed shorter was because the hieght of the shifter was shorter therefore the distance will end up being shorter.
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Don't have any pics, but nice answer MtcRacer. Even using proper terms (instead of it changes the bottom part of the stick to make it longer and...catch my drift).
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My stock shifter rattles now, and it's kinda loud...but all I do is keep my hand on the shifter, and it goes away. I'm planning on buying the mazdatrix short shifter. And if it rattles just like, the stock one, I could care less because the shift throw will be a little over half as long as the stock shift throw. Stock throw is 6 inches, short shifter is 3.5 inches. Now that's what I call a shorter shift.
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