S&M no....I mean B&M

[brain]

Can someone give me the part number of the shortshift kit for the P5 (B&M one)

[AlexMack]

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[pr5owner]

no i can not brian, sorry, better luck next time

don't you just hate it when idiot sales man says BS replies like that?

[Red Baron]

Originally posted by brain
Can someone give me the part number of the shortshift kit for the P5 (B&M one)

Part number is 45071. See pic. I paid $270CDN plus taxes

[brain]

Thanks Baron!

[Red Baron]

Originally posted by brain
Thanks Baron!

My pleasure. See other pic.

Instructions that come with the shifter are very good and easy to follow. Getting the shifter assy down in position is tight, but worth the effort. Will take you more time to have the car safely off the ground than to install the whole thing.

Have fun.

[brain]

Dont want to be a pain in this ass but can you give me a rundown on the install, was it hard, can you do it all from inside car, any tips ets.........I think Im going to buy one tonight.

I only have a couple of hour timeframe so that my wife doesnt catch me hehehe

[Red Baron]

Originally posted by brain
Dont want to be a pain in this ass but can you give me a rundown on the install, was it hard, can you do it all from inside car, any tips ets.........I think Im going to buy one tonight.

I only have a couple of hour timeframe so that my wife doesnt catch me hehehe

You're not a pain, I also needed help. You need quality jacks so you can safely go underneath the car. Most of the work is done from inside the car, and the instructions are EXCELLENT. It took me 3 hours from setup to cleanup, and I'm not a mechanic. The tool that is important is a pair of snap ring pliers, the rest is regular stuff. Like I said, getting the shifter assembly to go down in position has been a pain to me and also others, but that is the only difficulty I encountered. Go see this thread, Sir Nuke has written some instructions of is own. http://forum.protegemp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4182

If you have a fax, send me an email and I'll try to send pages of the install instructions from B&M this weekend.

p.s. ounce installed, it doesn't show, so your wife won't notice

;)

[brain]

Cool thanks man, was it worth the money??

[Red Baron]

Originally posted by brain
Cool thanks man, was it worth the money??

:D :D :D :D :D Oh Yes!

I'm a fan of racing, I tried a Formula 2000 (winged car, single seater) a year ago and what struck me was the shifter, how precise and the amount of feedback it gave. Of course it's not the same, but still close enough that I sincerely can't wait to drive my P5 on twisty "lotsashifts" country roads when I drive to and from work...;)

[brain]

Ill let you know how it goes tonight. Thanks for the help

[Mazdaspeedgirl]

Originally posted by pr5owner
no i can not brian, sorry, better luck next time

don't you just hate it when idiot sales man says BS replies like that?
WTF??? who are you calling idiot salesman?

[Sir Nuke]

Originally posted by Mazdaspeedgirl

WTF??? who are you calling idiot salesman?

CALM DOWN diane....he was refering to HIMSELF! LOL

[brain]

Holy, Diane jumping to my defense......Im honored.

Nuke right I think he was just joking


THANKS THOUGH!

[pr5owner]

Originally posted by Mazdaspeedgirl

WTF??? who are you calling idiot salesman?

im talking about the ones that say that, not anyone specific,

[Red Baron]

Hey Brain, how did the shifter install go?

[brain]

I ended up driving to British Columbia for the weekend so I decided to hold off until this week. Might do it tonight or Thursday night, I have it stashed under the bed so my wife doesn't find it (HAHAHA)

[TexP5]

I'm LMAO...I ordered a Kartboy shifter the other day, having it mailed to my office for the same reason yours is under the bed! My wife just wouldn't get it.

On the bright side if we get caught we have the "Aaaw, honey I'm not spending it on another woman!" defense

[Don]

My wife didn't bat an eyelash, since the P5 is technically "her car" - I drive the Miata (when it's not raining) and the P5 whenever we go anywhere together. Besides, with the seat as far forward as she likes it, second gear was a reach into the back seat, so she likes the B&M as much as I do :D

Don

[Red Baron]

Brain, TexP5 and Don, after reading your posts, I think I'm the luckiest guy around : my better half actually encourages me to modify my car so I can be happy with it:cool:

And, just to make a note, it will be my seventh wedding anniversary this week-end. I am the luckiest:)

[brain]

Ive been dating mine since we were fourteen, we just had our tenth anniversary, I guess Im lucky too, because ten years, no wedding ring and still going strong, Ive been getting big time marriage pressure from everybody but her, she's pretty cool about it



Oh great, now I feel guilty about hiding the car parts I just bought!

[TexP5]

Don't feel guilty...I'm sure she's bought stuff you never knew about!

[brain]

Finally got installed today, WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS! I didnt put enough grease on the first time to get the shifter body in the hole, so by the time I got it out and regreased it etc, the oring expanded from the lube. I was about to stick a shotgun in my mouth and end the install misery when all of a suddden, CLUNK it when in.


And it was worth it, shifts are stiff but precise and the shortened throw is very noticable.

Question, how tight did most guys do the bolt under the car??

[WShade]

I just made sure mine was secure, with out the torque wrench. You dont need to kill it.

[Red Baron]

Originally posted by brain
[And it was worth it, shifts are stiff but precise and the shortened throw is very noticable.

Question, how tight did most guys do the bolt under the car?? [/B]

Until it locked, it's a shoulder screw so you can't overdo it.

How long did it take you, from setup to cleanup? Like I said before, getting it to go down in position was the toughest for me too.

But it's much better now ain't it?

[Sir Nuke]

The whole install took me about an hour...

as for tightening the bolt....Just tighened it back up using the lock washer...and made it as tight as it was from the factory....no didn't torque it...didn't need to.

[brain]

Feels like an arcade game now, definantly does help my urge to race around the city!!