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!

 

the ONLY one you need is the AFE SS, from axialflow.com...TRUST me, you WILL love it, real easy to install, 20 minutes at the MOST for the unexperienced

 

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

 

http://www.axialflow.com/

 

thanks for the crazy fast replies so what i hear from this thread and others as well are hands down go with axial flow right?

 

50,000 miles on my Axialflow without any issues.

 

is it the 269.99 dollar one on this page? http://axialflow.com/products.htm

 

hell yeah the AFE is one of the best mods EVER, once you drive with it you wont wanna drive without it...it changes the feel of the car, adds to the "sport"s part of the car

 

yes thats it

 

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

 

lower it on some good spring....or better tires

 

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.

 

new owner FAQ: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/new-rx8-owner-faq-1-25-09-a-163824/

 

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.

 

can't tell you how excited i am to be a part of this new community. I absolutely love my RX8. What are all your mods to your cars?

 

its top secret

short shifter, k&n intake, lowered on RSR springs, and a turboxs midpipe (no cat)...

oh and WELCOME TO THE ADDICTION!

pics or you dont exist

 

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?

 

no winter here im ALL SOCAL...my car have NEVER seen the snow, nor has it been on winter tires or all weather tires...summer performance tires FTW

 

yeah lol, southern cali is definately where its at, but what so am i S.O.L. in the winter. haha

 

no! ALL types of people drivin theyre 8s in all different types of weather, post in your local forum and meet up with people, the community has rotoheads all over the US

 

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

 

thats cool, then youre gonna need 2 sets of rims and tires....

got any other ?s?

 

yeah blizzx is definately the best for winter

 

here's what I've done: https://www.rx8club.com/vbgarage.php?do=view&id=8610

 

how do i open your 3 pics smaller than that. they are too big i can't see the whole pic