Mazdaspeed Shortshifter
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Mazdaspeed Shortshifter
I know most of the members on this board usually recommend the Axial Flow Short shifter. However, I was wondering if anyone bought the short shifter by Mazdaspeed. I do recall that Cortc (the black 8 with the HRE's and Mazdaspeed Bodykit) had this short shifter, but he is no longer on this forum. The reason why I'm interested in the Mazdaspeed is because it has a higher percentage in reduction of throws, and more importantly, it is about $100 cheaper. If anyone has experience with this shifter and can give us your input, that would great.
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I have the mazdaspeed short throw and it is great. Not sure about the AFE, I am sure it is a great product but my service manager at the dealer and some of the techs love it. I do not know why they did not make it standard. It also makes the gears very identifiable. There is absolutely no vague feeling in the gears whatsoever
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www.japanparts.com is where you can find one. i got it from them. honestly, i used to have an AFE SS and it's better and shorter than the mazdaspeed one. i got mazdaspeed because i didn't want the AFE SS to be the blame for a bad transmission if it ever fails.
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It's $442.90 without shipping costs versus AFE SS is $259.00 and is here in in the states.
MS SS= 20% shorter throws versus AFE SS 29% shorter throws...you do the math.
Didn't you just sell your AFE SS?
It's $442.90 without shipping costs versus AFE SS is $259.00 and is here in in the states.
MS SS= 20% shorter throws versus AFE SS 29% shorter throws...you do the math.
Didn't you just sell your AFE SS?
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AFE shifter > MS Short shifter
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www.japanparts.com is where you can find one. i got it from them. honestly, i used to have an AFE SS and it's better and shorter than the mazdaspeed one. i got mazdaspeed because i didn't want the AFE SS to be the blame for a bad transmission if it ever fails.
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Another example: all Mazdaspeed RX8's that are out there - all Mazdaspeed parts; I don't think they will sell that car without warranty.
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While I see your logic...in the end they don't have to warranty a tranny problem that might have possibly been caused by the shifter.
There is no Mazdaspeed RX8 yet. All of them are parted together with Mazdaspeed parts but aren't available that way from Mazda. So yes...they have in effect no warranty in issues that could be related to Mazdaspeed parts.
There is no Mazdaspeed RX8 yet. All of them are parted together with Mazdaspeed parts but aren't available that way from Mazda. So yes...they have in effect no warranty in issues that could be related to Mazdaspeed parts.
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I know most of the members on this board usually recommend the Axial Flow Short shifter. However, I was wondering if anyone bought the short shifter by Mazdaspeed. I do recall that Cortc (the black 8 with the HRE's and Mazdaspeed Bodykit) had this short shifter, but he is no longer on this forum. The reason why I'm interested in the Mazdaspeed is because it has a higher percentage in reduction of throws, and more importantly, it is about $100 cheaper. If anyone has experience with this shifter and can give us your input, that would great.
Sure. I'll give it a shot.
1. Your facts are completely wrong.
2. The MS STS has longer throws than the AFE STS.
3. The MS STS costs a lot more than the AFE STS
4. The AFE STS was designed/modeled after the MS STS, but with a shorter throw.
In conclusion, the MS version gives you less gain, costs almost twice as much and most of the people who bought the MS version ended up offloading them to get the AFE version.
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While I see your logic...in the end they don't have to warranty a tranny problem that might have possibly been caused by the shifter.
There is no Mazdaspeed RX8 yet. All of them are parted together with Mazdaspeed parts but aren't available that way from Mazda. So yes...they have in effect no warranty in issues that could be related to Mazdaspeed parts.
There is no Mazdaspeed RX8 yet. All of them are parted together with Mazdaspeed parts but aren't available that way from Mazda. So yes...they have in effect no warranty in issues that could be related to Mazdaspeed parts.
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It's true, in Japan they had a limited edition RX-8 that had the mazdaspeed parts installed on it from the factory. But calling it a "mazdaspeed" vehicle when it makes the same power as the standard rx-8 is disingenuous. People expect more, and you end up with a body kit and a stiffer ride instead.
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It's true, in Japan they had a limited edition RX-8 that had the mazdaspeed parts installed on it from the factory. But calling it a "mazdaspeed" vehicle when it makes the same power as the standard rx-8 is disingenuous. People expect more, and you end up with a body kit and a stiffer ride instead.
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just buy the AFE, you'll love it
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the more things change
regarding trans issue's if your worried that the dealer might
sweat you about the ss just swap back to the standard before
you take in to the dealer. it easy
sweat you about the ss just swap back to the standard before
you take in to the dealer. it easy