just wondering if any of u guys in calgayr have already installed that shortshift that some of people in our forum did. cuz i am thinking to get one before reflashing my pcm, cuz so far i still need this ride

 

oh, forget the key question. how long did that take to install it if any of u did it yourself.

 

I have the Richard Paul Short Shifter (aka AFE? shifter). It's definitely an improvement over the stock shifter. As many of the guys have mentioned .. makes it a rifle-bolt action shift. The stock now feels so squishy to me.

You can easily DIY. Took me about an hour because I was going REALLY slow and it was dark in my garage so I didn't want to lose any bolts.

Which reflash are you doing? The RB?

 

yeah, i am gonna ship my pcm to them probably by the end of Dec cuz i am not gonna drive it during that period.
1 hour sounds good for me cuz i wont have so much time as installing my intake and exhaust.....great, i will order tomorrow for sure.

 

by the way bluefrenzy, how much did you pay for that shortshift with shipping to canada and custom broker fee together.

 

I have the RP SS and although I do like it. I would suggest that perhaps, u can perhaps start with something like a VooDoo shiftknob and see if you need to go further and get SS. It is great for the track though.
Installation should take about 30-45min.

 

what is RP SS, sorry about the poor knowledge that i have for these brands, can u give me the website to let me check it out?

 

Axialflow Engineering (AFE) was founded by Richard Paul(RP) and Dana *** in 2001 and is located in Chatsworth, Ca.

http://www.axialflow.com/

 

It took some of us only 10-15 mins to install it.

 

^ using a crowbar to take things off always saves time. Besides you are in Cali it much warmer out there so people move faster

 

Ha ha ... the actual shifter itself was easy ... it was just that stupid console cover that I was being slow and chicken with. In the end, I did break that one clip ... no big deal ... my car is grams lighter now

Philsbluerx8 ... you will cry when I tell you how much I paid ... 50 bucks. I bought it from a former rx8 owner who traded his for an STI. He got it when it first came out --> I seem to remember him saying that it was fairly cheap to send over ($26 USPS??? and $15GST???).

The other option for a shortshifter would be the Mazdaspeed one but that's 2-3x more expensive than the Richard Paul/AFE shifter. Reading some of the reviews, the Mazdaspeed has longer throws than the RP/AFE.

With our dollar so strong now, you should definitely go for it! Honestly you won't regret it.

 

thats what i am just thinking, i have already regreted, cuz few days ago, USD:CAD=1:0.98
now i just checked, the currency is 1:1.03

 

i thought that was another shortshift brand, i know axialflow, thats what i just purchased.