MLKNR

Was searching this evening and came upon this.


Made by a company in Australia, sent them a message asking if they have this design for a T5 tranny. From what I can see this would move the shifter back the 4 inches we need.

Does anyone know of an American or Canadian company that makes the same design?

jrmotorsports55

Good find. Let us know what you hear. I like the idea versus cutting up the tunnel and having to figure out a good boot fix.

Jason

Stoney901

I have been considering one of these.

http://www.mgwltd.com/images/shifter...g/t5-45_tb.jpg

MLKNR

I looked at those as well, but it just won't give the 4 inches we need and allow use to use the OEM boot.

MX-Brad

I think you would still have to cut the shifter hole to fit that one. Cutting that hole doesn't look to be that big a deal. I'm planning on using the good ol' Pro5 with Martins adaptor. I'll have to figure out the boot thing, but there seems to be lots of suggestions here.

Gabriel

Let us know what you decide to do - I'm still at a loss about the boot situation.... right now i used the flap provided in martin's kit... I'm not sure how it works with the stock shifter, but with the Hurst Shifter i installed, it is absolutely terrible, the shifter gets pulled out of gear... and the beautiful mechanical feel of this aftermarket shifter is completely muted with all the strain that flap puts on it...

I have to figure something - I remember Jason from MRM saying he uses an upside down mustang boot or something, but i could not quite figure out exactly which boot or how he did it..

MX-Brad

Quote from a post I saw:
"With the exposed mechanism these types of shifters have make sure to use some type of upside down boot to keep the rain and weather out. I did not the first time around which probably contributed to its premature failure. I used an "Oatey Master Flash" roof vent pipe flashing "grommet" for mine. Part number 140522 at Home Depot."

In another post I read that someone also used the stock Mustang lower boot in the car in the traditional manner. I'm planning on both.

Gabriel

that's extremely interesting - i never thought of using one of those roof vent pipe rubbers... i bet that would work just fine if i could find one with the hole small enough, but that might just work!

MX-Brad

Just cut the small end of the rubber big enough to fit over the round part of the shifter, then 4 self tapping screws from underneath should do the trick...maybe a bead of silicone first if you really want a seal. That's my plan anyways.

Gabriel

Ya, only issue it doesn't look like home depot in Canada sells them like that.. they seem to sell these plastic ones.... I wonder if this one from Home Hardware would work:
Home Hardware - 3" Rubber Roof Vent Flashing

brendabrown

Hi, I have a for 5.0 with a t-5. Has anyone put a t-5 short throw shifter in their Miata? Would you mind sharing your combination to overcome the 4in difference. Thanks

tbone heller

I installed a Pro5.0 shifter in mine & used the Monster Motorsports shift lever with some modifications (grinding) to clear the turret.

brendabrown

Did you need to modify much more of the transmission tunnel?

V8MiataMike

Same here. Pro5.0 shifter with Monster shift handle modded a bit to clear turret. Visible shifter has "stock Miata" appearance.

tbone heller

No.

V8MiataMike

Picture of tunnel mod from under the car. This would need to be done I believe no matter what due to the location of the stock T5 shifter location regardless of adapter, etc.

MRM331

I have the normal type of aftermarket billet aluminun shifter. Most of these have a removable ring on top which holds the centering springs in place. If you remove this the diameter of the billet coller leading up to it is usually slightly smaller in diameter. I cut the roof flashing at the circle that would correspond to the diameter of that smaller portion, slid it down over (snug fit) and then replaced the upper ring to hold it in place. As a result it completely seals the mechanism portion of the shifter and leaves it accessable from inside the car. To seal the edges I just pushed them under the carpet. I guess some sheet metal screws could make it more secure if desired.
While this seals road noise, heat and weather out it still does not block noise from the shifter itself. To make this seal I used a stock fox body lower shifter boot (the type without metal in it). With the shift adapter removed slide the Fox boot over the shifter shaft and then replace the adapter. Use the two screws that hold the little bit of harness directly behind the shifter hole to secure it. Beyond that I just stuff some of the stock batting around the shifter and replace the console. Done.

I used the Monster Miata truck tube for years. I think the problems people are talking about with it pulling the shifter out of gear may be related to accidently locating it over the shift adapter as opposed to under it. If its only moving with the shifter shaft it really does not move much as the throw at that point is pretty close to the shift fulcrum. That said, it really only works with an oem shifter that has its own boot protecting the mechanism. It also does not do the best job of keeping out noise and heat unless you stuff a ton of batting under the upper interior boot.

Hope that helps,
-Jason