Short throw shifter???
December-5th-2001, 10:25 PM
#33
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Sorry, I didn't take a before picture. I do have a picture of the B&M shifter and MazdaSpeed shift **** installed though. It's on the ProtegeTech egroup site under Photos, Eric F's '00 silver ES. It feels great to me. The stock shifter was way to tall with long throws. It felt like an old pick up shifter to me, although more precise. The new shifter and **** give a much sportier feel to me. No clearance problems whatsoever.
December-5th-2001, 11:19 PM
#34
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Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Eric, you really like the cf mazdaspeed shifter ****? I've been looking for a good shift **** that had a good feel to it and that was the one I really liked. In a few months, after I get that I'll probably couple it with the B&M short shifter.
December-9th-2001, 10:22 PM
#36
Patriotic Protege5
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Location: Hampton, VA
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I did the short shifter mod per the .doc file that someone else recommended and it feels awesome. I removed the extension with a propane torch (took about 30 seconds). I used a lathe and made the extension fit into shifter and was able to use the stock ****. I will have some pics tomorrow. There is no problem with shifts into 2nd or 4th either. The shifter looks better now....used to look like a shifter in a truck, now it looks like a sports car shifter.
December-22nd-2001, 06:30 PM
#37
Show 'n Go
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Originally posted by macklum
Rather than use the onr from your 5 get one from a wreckers a1st gen will do ,the ends are the same.
Malcolm
Rather than use the onr from your 5 get one from a wreckers a1st gen will do ,the ends are the same.
Malcolm
November-7th-2002, 02:23 PM
#39
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Columbus,Ohio
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Pipe extension question
Macklum,
Where did you obtain the pipe for your shifter extension?
Natural gas (black) pipe has an I.D of about 31/64 inches...
I'm not sure if that's big enough...
thanx,
Where did you obtain the pipe for your shifter extension?
Natural gas (black) pipe has an I.D of about 31/64 inches...
I'm not sure if that's big enough...
thanx,
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