short shifter installation
- Thread starter newprot5fan
- Start date
Tasty said:
The lower portion of the shifter, below the pivot ball, is longer than the stock one. This is called the fulcrum. And having a longer fulcrum is what makes it a short-throw shifter instead of merely a short shifter. Because the fulcrum is longer, the heat shield usually needs to be modified (bent, cut, or removed completely. I bent mine with some pliers, but just don't bend it too much or it will contact your exhaust and cause a rattle.
Tasty said:
The total length of the kartboy is 10-9/16".
5PADZAM said:
I did not know this. Makes sense though. I have often found myself wondering why a simply shorter shifter would be desirable, but now I know short vs. short throw.
I think with these measurements I should be able to come up with the right specs for the boot. I just hate to get it wrong when it costs like $50 for a custom boot.
newprot5fan
Member
so it seems everyone likes the short shifter replacement for the stock shifter. I don;t have lots of cash so I want to make sure this is a great thing to change. Other than the heat shield, everyone likes it!
So it seems both TWM and B&M both have positive feedback....which is good. I am leaning towrds the TWM.
Wish me luck...since I have never done ANYTHING to a car in my life!!!
So it seems both TWM and B&M both have positive feedback....which is good. I am leaning towrds the TWM.
Wish me luck...since I have never done ANYTHING to a car in my life!!!
Yeah,I also have the Kartboy SS/bushing package.Total night and day from stock as the shifting.I also hated the long bus driver throws that the stock shifter had.But after I installed it,I was amazed how much better it felt.You throw to each gear so much smoother and more direct w/o having to worry about grinding,especially w/ the Kartboy bushing.The only issue I really was the pain in the ass of taking out the snap ring and taking off the stock rubber bushing.But other than that,it's smooth sailing.
Yeah, I was able to get it out with a flat screwdriver and another screwdriver that I had ground down to a dull point, kind of like an ice pick. I don't recomend trying this though, I damn near jammed the pick thru my finger. Sorry, no video, but I can show you the scar, lol
Man. You really should have gotten vid. 
You realize that snap ring pliers are like $5 right? And would have taken probably as much time to get from any hardware store as it took to file down your screw driver to a tip....
Just an observation (crazy)
You realize that snap ring pliers are like $5 right? And would have taken probably as much time to get from any hardware store as it took to file down your screw driver to a tip....Just an observation (crazy)
aMaff said:Man. You really should have gotten vid.
Just an observation (crazy)
Yeah, I know. I have a pair but I couldn't find them. I live in a somewhat rural area, and the hardware store was closed after 3:30 on Sundays, and that's the only day I had to work on my car. I didn't want to have to wait a week to install my short shifter. (drive2)
Also, the screwdriver was already ground to a point from a previous project from years ago. It is a handy tool, and I use it often.
- :
- carbon grey 2005 SP23 sedan
where do you live in Eastern WA? It's like an old western scene out there sometimes... *tumbleweed*
Tasty said:
I dont know what the difference is between the kartboy and the b&m, but I bought a boot from redline (black leather with red quadruple stitching) for my b&m and told him to make it 2" shorter than the stock boot. It fits perfectly, doesn't tuck into the console anymore to collect dust and crumbs... I like the mazda 6 shift knob, waaaay better than the stock P5 one. It's heavier and makes shifting easier
