Is TWM SS really worth the 250 over other mod options?
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mrlilguy157
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go motor mount and then pull out your shifter, cut it down 1.5", and get the threads welded back on the actual shaft.
its what I got, and I love it.
its what I got, and I love it.
not for the MS3 .... the 6spd's odd placement of reverse is where the added cost/engineering is
I was thinking about doing this guys. What are the potential pros and cons to doing this?
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well, you would need to have the ability to cut/weld the shifter, and if you screw up, there's no more "going back to stock"...
if it works, though, you essentially got a reasonable STS for free...=dmazdaspeed32007
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when i took off my shifter to put in the bushings i was thinking of cutting mine but when i saw the spring for reverse i didnt think it was possible. maybe ill take another look but how did you work around all of the other components in the shifter? like did you just chop below the spring and re-weld or above or...?? post some pics....i def did this in my cough cough honda cough cough and wanted to do it to my BAS ASS MS3!!! WOOOOOO! psssst. hondas suck. lol.
blacksheepms3
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imo cutting the stock shifter is a bad idea, you're not reducing the throw, your only reducing the height of the shifter, the main premise of twm ss is the leverage point is changed as well so that the throw is reduced. you can see it in their website, they have an animation under the FAQ.
anyway, my gf is buying me one, she said I barely use anything she gave me so buying me an ss would ensure i have something she gave that i use everyday...hehehe works out for my and for her. So question, would i really essentially need a weighted shift knob to facilitate a better shifting experience? people with ss and weighted (300-600grams) shift knob please chime in.
anyway, my gf is buying me one, she said I barely use anything she gave me so buying me an ss would ensure i have something she gave that i use everyday...hehehe works out for my and for her. So question, would i really essentially need a weighted shift knob to facilitate a better shifting experience? people with ss and weighted (300-600grams) shift knob please chime in.
blacksheepms3, by cutting the stock shifter, you are still shortening the throw. When you swing a bat, which part of the bat is traveling the furthest? The end is, and the closer you move towards the handle, the less distance the bat is traveling. Its exagerated, but it works.
I see what you are saying though, a STS should be more about shortening the overall throw of the shifter while still mainaining stockish heigh.
I see what you are saying though, a STS should be more about shortening the overall throw of the shifter while still mainaining stockish heigh.
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Not for nothing but did anyone check out engenear's How To on shifter bushing mod, free and easy. I like the cheap motor mounts before SS. Clutch engagement and smoothing any wheelspin that might accidentally occur are effective performance mods, and the shifter is a bit more personal preference. no offense just imo
I say buy the shifter. I would say it's relatively cheap when compared to other sts. The shifter in my bug cost me 500 bucks. I think 250 bucks isn't too much to debate over. It also depends what you guys focus all of your money on, its either your girlfriend or your car. I say car. Your car will never order you around.
mazdaspeed32007
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when i get bored with my car i put on a new exhaust....when i get bored with my g/f i try to stick it in her exhaust. one opens right up and excepts it....the other tightens right up and stops having sex with me for a month. you guess which one is which.
car-1 g/f-0
car-1 g/f-0
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