i just got done installing the kartboy shifter that i got on a group buy with mp3wannabe. wow! this thing rocks. i measured the old shifter and the kartboy, and the kartboy is 3 inches shorter. i'm sure everyone knows about 5th gear in our cars. it's way too long of a throw, and way too far to the right side. whenever someone's in my car and i put it in fifth, i rub their leg for a second when putting it in fifth, they're like, whoa buddy, what was that. yea, not anymore. i definetly recommend this shifter. it took me about 40min to install it, super easy installation.

 

Sweet..... post some pics if you can as I want to see how it looks. As for rubbing the legs of the passangers when going in 5th.........in some rare cases this is definately not a bad thing. Maybe Mazda had something in mind when they did this?

 

"I'm sorry miss, I cant stop touching you with my stick"

 

i agree, at times it was nice having to rub their legs. anyways, i gotta get a new boot now since mine's all weird cuz it's smashed down, anyone know of any that work good in out first gens?

 

I believe you can grab a leather mx3 shift boot, not 100% sure though.

 

I just picked up a regular leather boot from wheelskins:

 

Rick, where did you get the shifter ****? I just put a B&M shifter in my car.

 

It is a Momo Anatomico (I think) shifter ****. I think it looks close to the original with a leather wrap. It feels much nicer though!

 

does it have the nice little thumb spot on top? (kinda hard to tell in the pic) I have the Super Anatomic, had it for like 10 years, i love it.

Looks good, i'll have to look into it.

 

finally got some pics of the kartboy shifter installed, hope you like.



sure is a lot shorter than the stocker

 

blingage, looks tight, needa do the MX3 Interior carpet swap. Its a direct swap. Groharlem did it in his protege. looks really good too. i got him some black floormats from work to top off the clean black sporty lookin interior.

 

Nice looking, how much was the kartboy? I am thinking of installing that in my 323, if its not too much

 

i got it from mp3wannabe for $80. it was a group buy. i dont think he has any left though. i think they're like $100 or so on kartboy's website.

 

how hard was it to instal?

Did you do it yourself, or did you have it instaled?

I want to do it myself, but I have heard horror stories about how you have to basically pull the engine.

Correct me if IM wrong.

 

wtf? people who pull the engine to isntall a shifter are retarded. all you gotta do is remove the center console, pull the spring that holds the shifter in place, undo the bolt at the end of the shifter linkage under the car and it comes right out.