T5 Shifter Adapters
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Was searching this evening and came upon this.
https://www.v8miata.net/attachment.p...ine=1408862433 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? |
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 |
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Originally Posted by Stoney901
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Originally Posted by jrmotorsports55
(Post 9635)
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 |
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.. |
Originally Posted by Gabriel
(Post 12792)
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.. "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. |
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!
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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.
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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 |
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
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I installed a Pro5.0 shifter in mine & used the Monster Motorsports shift lever with some modifications (grinding) to clear the turret.
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Did you need to modify much more of the transmission tunnel?
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Originally Posted by tbone heller
(Post 16565)
I installed a Pro5.0 shifter in mine & used the Monster Motorsports shift lever with some modifications (grinding) to clear the turret.
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Originally Posted by brendabrown
(Post 16566)
Did you need to modify much more of the transmission tunnel?
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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.
https://www.v8miata.net/attachment.p...ine=1438782930 |
Originally Posted by MX-Brad
(Post 12799)
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. 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 |
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