well, my short shifter came in today, I have got to thank Mazdatrix once more for their excellent service, as always, I got a phone call from them on Thursday telling me that they didn't have the 89+ shifter, but since I have an aftermarket ****, I could use the 88, he said then (Thursday) he would send it out, this afternoon (Monday) I came home to a Bright shiny new Short shifter, which after monkeying around a bit with the ****, sits happily in my FC, I have to say, it is very very nice, good and tight, very short throw, a bit more effort to shift than stock, but it is all good anyway. Installation was a 3 minute job I did before class. all in all, it was expensive, but it may have been worth it.

 

Thats one of those toys I wish would just end up under the christmas tree.

Its one of those things you want, but it kills you to buy, lol



Kinda like my RacingBeat tri-point strut tower bar, I bought it used off 13B ace.

One of those things I always wanted but figured it didnt make the car THAT much better so I never bothered, lucky for me he sold it to me, thanks Jim!



Now I have to paint and install it, cant put that thing under my hood being its painted white from RB.

 

yeah, kinda like freebies

 

let us know how it goes, if it rattles that is

 

how much did it cost

 

i'm curious just how much of a difference those strut bars make... someone should measure deflection with and without the bar, even just a video of some taut string from strut to strut doing a slalom pass with and without the bar would be interesting to see.

 

Im not a big fan of the strut bars, I dont think they do a whole lot. Plus if you were to take a hit on one side of the car having that bar there will transfer some damage to other side of the car.

I can say in all honesty that I bought the bar because its a Racing Beat tri-point bar and I think it will look cool under the hood when I paint it, lol

Call it ricey of me, I dont care, lol

 

I've put the front bar, rear bar and lower arm bar in all at different times. Each one made my car feel a helluva lot tighter. This is, of course, only a subjective observation. I wouldn't go without them now.

 

Well, I'm interested, if anyone is willing to do some experiments with and without the strut bar... speak up



I don't really care if a part makes the car take on more or less damage in a wreck... if that were my attitudeI wouldnt be buying expensive exhaust systems and such because they will be more expensive to replace if damaged in a wreck. **** that logic, just don't wreck

 

in time i'll have a Short throw.. oh yes.... congrats on the new purchase