Short shifter
03-05-2009, 04:31 PM
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Short shifter
Can someone tell me what in your opinion is the best short shifter for our RX8's. How much is it and where can I get it. Is it hard to install? I'm knew to this car and installing parts. Thanks guys!
03-05-2009, 04:36 PM
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there arent a whole lot of choices
- Axial Flow Engineering SS. This is by far THE most popular (for good reasons)
- Mazdaspeed: rarely talked about, more expensive then AFE and the throws are not as short
- Hymee SS: Sold in Australia but is the same as the AFE
- Axial Flow Engineering SS. This is by far THE most popular (for good reasons)
- Mazdaspeed: rarely talked about, more expensive then AFE and the throws are not as short
- Hymee SS: Sold in Australia but is the same as the AFE
03-05-2009, 04:45 PM
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is it the 269.99 dollar one on this page? http://axialflow.com/products.htm
03-05-2009, 04:52 PM
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thanks a lot! and this is completely off topic but because you guys reply so damn fast ill just ask it lol..... what would be the very next thing you guys would do to your rx8s for performance. but of course short throw first 
03-05-2009, 04:53 PM
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now THAT is a much tougher question to answer because it all comes down to what do YOU want out of your car.
I've got a thread for ya, lemme go find it. be right back.
I've got a thread for ya, lemme go find it. be right back.
03-05-2009, 04:55 PM
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03-05-2009, 04:56 PM
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the only reason to go with the MS over the AFE is if the AFE didnt work well in your car. There are minor manufacturing differences in tranny etc that can make a small number of RX-8s incompatible with the very well made AFE.
For instance in my own car when installed 5th and 6th gears were no longer tight against the right "wall" but a hair off. this made smooth shifts from 4th to 5th highly improbable and 5th to 6th an exercise in patience. I literally could not go straight in, i had to come out of 5th then find 6th.
Its not the fault of the AFE just that because of its precise nature it doesnt quite cover the very outlying ends of the spectrum. Hell Mazda has the stock shifters and "towers" numbered to match them on the assembly line so the stock one is correct. I believe this may be why the MS one is not so short.
I could have probably made some changes in the tower like ovalizing the locating pin holes to get it just right but at the time selling it made more sense. I really regretted taking it out the first time i got back in it with the stock shifter.
For instance in my own car when installed 5th and 6th gears were no longer tight against the right "wall" but a hair off. this made smooth shifts from 4th to 5th highly improbable and 5th to 6th an exercise in patience. I literally could not go straight in, i had to come out of 5th then find 6th.
Its not the fault of the AFE just that because of its precise nature it doesnt quite cover the very outlying ends of the spectrum. Hell Mazda has the stock shifters and "towers" numbered to match them on the assembly line so the stock one is correct. I believe this may be why the MS one is not so short.
I could have probably made some changes in the tower like ovalizing the locating pin holes to get it just right but at the time selling it made more sense. I really regretted taking it out the first time i got back in it with the stock shifter.
03-05-2009, 05:04 PM
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i will definately get pictures up soon! My cousin has my digital camera right now but I am getting it back next weekend. Sorry for the delay but they will be up soon. How hard to you manual RX8ers find it to drive in the winter?
03-05-2009, 05:14 PM
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thanks man, yeah its cold as hell here right now about two weeks ago it was in the tens, today was 50 but from about march to september its aroun 75-95
03-05-2009, 05:28 PM
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here's what I've done: https://www.rx8club.com/vbgarage.php?do=view&id=8610