Protege short shifter install

All available coupons will be applied automatically in your shopping cart! At Andy's Auto Sport, we have a huge variety of Ford Escort short shifters to ensure that you have every short shifter kit option available to you. Andy's Auto Sport is the ultimate shopping destination for your Ford Escort short shifter kit needs! Select Your Vehicle. Year Megan Racing.

Megan Racing Short Throw Shifter. Previous 1 Next. Not able to find what you are looking for? An aftermarket Ford Escort short shifter is a great replacement for a worn out or sloppy factory shifter, and will provide a sportier feel while changing gears.

Using a new Ford Escort short shifter can take a little bit of getting used to, but once you do you'll be impressed with how precise your shifts now are. A short shifter is much more than a shortened lever. A true short shifter repositions the fulcrum point of the shifter so that gear changes can be made with less actual throw, resulting in faster and more precise shifting.

Faster shifting, of course, results in faster driving, which is especially important if you happen to drive your ride on the track every so often.

A few Ford Escort short shifters are even available with an adjustable lever, which allows you to fine-tune the length and throw of the shifter. Q: How do you install a short shifter? A: Short shifters are installed by removing your factory shift lever from your transmission.

Your center console will have to be removed along with your shift boot and shift knob in order to access the lower part of your shifter mechanism.

Once removed, the short shifter should be directly bolted in and everything should be re-assembled. Instructions are included and installation takes around 30 minutes with ordinary hand tools. Q: Are short shifters available for every vehicle? A: Short shifters are vehicle specific and are not universal. They are not available for any automatic transmission vehicles. Q: What is a short shifter? Why buy a short shifter? A: A short shifter dramatically improves your shifting performance due in large part to reduced shifter travel, or "short throw".

If you're in a performance situation, the additional seconds it takes for a factory stock shifter to go from one gear to another can result in a slower time.

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Reward points: 0 points. Model Type: Please, select one Mazdaspeed 3 6speed Mazdaspeed 3 6speed CODE: Axl Add to Cart. Designed to let you drive your Mazdaspeed 3 the way you want to. Shifter Height The CorkSport engineers created a simple way for you to adjust the shift knob height a range of 4 inches. Easy OEM Replacement Designed to easily replace the OEM plastic design with a durable machined aluminum body to handle a variety of shifting styles from the casual to aggressive driver.

Designed: Specifically for the Mazdaspeed 3. Ease of Use: Easy to install, you will be ready to short shift within an hour. CorkSport Service and Support: Receive a 2 year warranty, full color installation instructions, all of the needed installation hardware, and knowledgeable telephone support.

You can really feel the difference between this one and the OEM one. Haven't drove the car much with it but I tested it and is just amazing how it works. Installed the short shifter yesterday, though I have seen the improvement of the shifting, I have come to the problem of the shifter not being center, where as the OEM shifter being in the middle due to the angle it is given and the corksport shifter not having that angle.

I only gave this a 4 star rating instead of a 5 start rating because the install isn't all that easy its alot of delicate plastic parts that are hard to get out without coming close to destroying them. Very intricate tabs to get the original gear shift out of the plastic housing that it sits in and the 3 tabs are super hard to undo and keep undone while removing the stock shifter. You will have to exercise patience. I would highly recommend the 4 Corksport Base Bushings as well since you will already have the base unit unbolted.

Once you have the new bushings in and the new short shifter in it rockets right into a 5 star rating. As one of the previous reviews state its PURE Magic, makes the speed3 faster cause you can shift so fast with this thing and it makes for very very nice solid shift notching no play whatsoever.

Makes the speed3 super fun to drive and adds a nice high quality shifting experience to the speed3. Definitely a dramatic improvement over the OEM shifter, especially when considering the price.

Corksport has done an amazing job with this mod and the quality you'd expect is very much apparent. Installation was straight forward, adjustments to the shifter can be done quickly and cater to any driver's preference.

Excellent job Corksport, now how about a performance steering wheel for us Genpu owners. My car now has its 9th part from corksport. The products still continue to amaze me with quality.

The only thing that stopped me from giving this 5 stars was the instructions. There were a few parts left out that are needed to be added for the mazdaspeed 3. Also, when removing the stock shifter from the shifter cup, you need to push in the tab on the outside and then pull in the other two tabs.

This does not allow the shifter to come loose. All in all, very happy again. The lroblem I have with the product is the instructions that come with. I seem to keep having these issues.

The instructions given do not match all gen 2 mazdaspeed 3s. I have a and every single part I have installed with the exception of my RMM has had something different that I have had to do to make these parts work.

It's very frustrating. I'm not a certified mechanic but It shouldn't be this difficult. The instructions say to press in all 3 tabs and pull up simultaneously to remove the stock shifter.

How is it possible to press in 3 tabs AND pull up at the same time? This is not as easy as stated. And the tabs do not just press in like they should. Not on my Would like some advice on how to get this fixed. Because all this time I put I is now wasted. I got this and it was always sloppy and it would move around from side to side even when in gear. And then yesterday after just 4 months of being on my car it would not shift into 5th or 6th gear due to a broken piece on the unit So I took it off and had to put back my stock shifter and everything works like it should now Very disappointed in this product CorkSport Reply:Give us a call if there is something wrong with the shifter so we can get you taken care of, xt I bought the short shifter last week and just got around to install it, but this thing is amazing.

When I shift it is smooth and accurate. I love the height of it as well. I installed it under 30 min so I was on the road and ready to go. I definitely recommend this product. Great Job Corksport!!! This is a must have upgrade for your car. I had the short shift plate, and ran into an issue with Ball and nut coming loose. The install was pretty straight forward with the supplied instructions.