New exhaust on, and "fabricated" a short shifter for my sport auto muahhahah
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- -- 03 P5 / 23 CX-5 --
The RAZO knob I really wanted was that much too. Got a different one, just didn't like how high it looked without the tapered part on bottom like oem. I got the Japanese box with the useless instructions too but no need for them anyway..........
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- 02.5 MP5
y would u ruffle anyones feathers for making your car rice?
hookdupdelsol
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- 2003 Vivid Yellow Mazda Protege5 (auto)
Looks really nice! I am a fan of the shorter shifter. Although it isn't funtional, it definetly improves the appearance! Just wondering but you said you cut off about an inch and a half, can you get an exact measurement or not? I think I would like to try this.
Is the shifter itself the same for the MSP and the P5 ? I would guess that they are. How much shorter is say a B & M short shifter than the stocker ? That's kinda what I was going to gauge against when I go to do mine. That way I know the boot won't look goofy(either too tall or too short).
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- 02.5 MP5
i have a b and m i think it was 2 inches lower... not to sure but i think its around there
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- -- 03 P5 / 23 CX-5 --
Neither transmission that come in these cars are anything to brag about. Each has it's pros & cons. Manual is not race worthy without modification & repair. Best thing about manual in these cars is higher gas mileage. Sportronic is just fine for daily driver rush hour gridlock avoidance supercommuting. Slap on the oil cooler & run synthetic atf. At 60+ it comes down to driver ability anyway so bust on. I check out on cars with much more power & manuals all the time who can't manage traffic so whatever..........
hookdupdelsol said:
if u wanna do it like mine just
1. unscrew the stock shifter
2. apply the new shifter u want on
3. measure the distance between the new knobs bottom and the plastic sport trans plate
4.take off the new knob
5.take your measurement and starting from the very top of the screw top thread at the top of the shifter, and measure down and make a mark with a sharpee marker.
6.now if you cut it at this level your new shifter will bottom out right at the plastic.
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what do u mean your ****** if u sell it?!? u mean like puting in forced induction wont do a thing to your engine lol its like straping a bomb to your car. yeah u go fast for a while then unless u upgrade your internals your engine will take a s*** and sieze up.
And its not like our cars are hot rods that will sell to any punk ricer kid these cars will most likly be sold back to dealer or some soccer mom.
As long as u dont put in a fake me out i wanna be manual boot and riced out carbon fiber super huge knob, 99% of people will look at it and not say a thing. All the people who have even noticed it in my car have said "Is that stock, it looks nice."
And its not like our cars are hot rods that will sell to any punk ricer kid these cars will most likly be sold back to dealer or some soccer mom.
As long as u dont put in a fake me out i wanna be manual boot and riced out carbon fiber super huge knob, 99% of people will look at it and not say a thing. All the people who have even noticed it in my car have said "Is that stock, it looks nice."
