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thinmyster
04-19-2005, 12:37 PM
Hey I just bought a short shifter off ebay from built4race the thing was only thirty bucks inc shipping :eek: anyways the only reason why I got it is because it had great reviews on the mr2oc board. Anyways which ones did you guys choose to go with and why? I believe mine is a B&M replica

stealth
04-19-2005, 04:21 PM
B&M Is what I went with.

Chose it because I believe it is the top of the line of shortshifters.:dunno:

lude_boy93
04-20-2005, 07:21 AM
TRD. Saw how it looked in Spoolin's car and had to have it.

Shifting is alittle notchy, but the nice short throws and feel offset that big time!!:bigpimp:

Boostn
04-20-2005, 10:23 PM
TRD here as well for the nice short throws, huge improvement over the 91 OEM shifter.

jvillain
04-21-2005, 09:53 AM
I went with the 93+ with the speed source bushings and 98+ JDM knob with red stitching. There are 3 parts to the full TwosRUs kit. The first is the 93+ shifter, the second is a peice of flat bar with 2 holes drilled in it and the third is the drop plate.

The peice of flat bar you can make in your garage in 3 mins. The drop plate can probably done by using washers. I am gonna try it soon and I will let you know.

thinmyster
04-21-2005, 10:04 AM
yeah hopefully it arrives soon and ill let you know how it goes.. but the replica B&M has been awesome reviews from guys on the board so im hoping it goes smoothly.. even if it is worse ive spent 30 bones on worse stuff ill post up aswell when im finished install..

thinmyster
05-11-2005, 09:55 PM
well i got my short shifter in the mail today and it works like a dream.. Although i couldnt use my existing shift nob (at the moment) I am not in the least dissapointed!!! all in all an awesome investment. Now i just need to make sure i correctly hooked everything back up properly!!!

Ek9Max
05-11-2005, 10:14 PM
not too notchy? PM me a link, maybe I'll grab one too.

CanadianFC
05-11-2005, 10:22 PM
I got the drop plate from TwosRus as well as the brass bushings, and boy was it a huge difference from the stock 93 shifter.

The throws are much shorter and it feels like you're in gear vs sloppyness of before.

Max,

There's a B&M replica set at Autodream, Marvin ordered it for me as a "surprise" without knowing I already ordered the TwosRus one. It has the shorter shifter rod too. Might be better than buying it from E-bay.

thinmyster
05-12-2005, 12:34 AM
no its actually pretty smooth.. my stock one felt way less solid than this one..It sits lower and throws are dramatically reduced.. If we have a meet soon i can let you try it out .. Damn i should have taken pictures (before and after)!!

Ek9Max
05-12-2005, 12:41 AM
the stock shifter won't fit on these will it?

thinmyster
05-12-2005, 08:25 AM
im not sure i never had my stock shifter to begin with. but my razo shifter wouldnt fit.. The threads in the plastic liner in the shifter dont come down far enough to grab

clem24
05-12-2005, 10:06 AM
I have TRD. At first, it doesn't seem the shifts don't seem THAT short, but you learn to appreciate it way more after driving a stock ST184 Celica during the winter. Although I'll tell you that the ball shifter it cames with kinda sucks. It's too small. Swapped over a leather Razo one, looks almost the same as the stock shifter, and is a perfect fit with the stock boot.

Heh, pardon my ignorance, but I've never known what the definition of "notchy" is. Does it mean its kinda like click click (ie. has too much definition)?

clem..

stealth
05-12-2005, 12:19 PM
kinda hard to switch geears, like you can feel it stick and such, like notches...

I just hooked up my shifter cables over the weekend, and all i can say is the B&M is smooth and nice and short, the knob is not bad either.

clem24
05-12-2005, 02:03 PM
Oh, ok I get it. Then yes, by that definition, the TRD is notchy in 4th. Other gears seem to feel fine. But then again, even with the stock shifter in place, I've always found it harder to get out of 4th than any other gear.

clem..

Zenshi
05-12-2005, 02:53 PM
anyone know if that B&M replica is still at autodream or not?

thinmyster
05-12-2005, 03:07 PM
Im not sure but apparently even though its listed to fit only the mkII it also fits the mkI

Zenshi
05-16-2005, 04:32 PM
=) I will have a MKII tranny

Ek9Max
05-16-2005, 09:46 PM
Ok well I just orderred mine. $50 can includeing shipping and a new knob that doesn't look too bad.

thinmyster
05-16-2005, 11:17 PM
sweet dude.. let me know how it goes sorry i couldnt get that page to yah earlier did you order the same one as me?

Ek9Max
05-16-2005, 11:33 PM
I found a pic of teh b&m one. and this one looks just like it.

I just rememberred that I wanted to buy the TRD knob. I guess I'll have a chrome knob for sale soon!

Ek9Max
05-16-2005, 11:33 PM
How hard is the install?

stealth
05-16-2005, 11:43 PM
Easy. My B&M came with mr2 specific instructions.

Zenshi
05-17-2005, 12:57 AM
Ek, where did you order it from?

Ek9Max
05-17-2005, 01:44 AM
ebay man.

thinmyster
05-17-2005, 08:15 AM
mine came with no instructions but install is straight forward but very awkward