fidanza short shifter
fidanza short shifter
anyone have any experience with these and b&m's short shifter, which is better?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 18253&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 18253&rd=1
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Re: fidanza short shifter
Honestly... Save yourself some money. I've had B&M and quite a few knock off's. It goes like this...
B&M = Fiddy = every other shifter you see that looks the same as this.
B&M is the real thing. Fiddy is a knock off of B&M, and so are all those other cheap shifters on ebay. I've measured the B&M and the knock off's on ebay, and they are the exact same. length, height, width... all the same.
If you like this design, just get one of the 20 or 30 dollar shifters on ebay. btw, before you bring up quality, they are made with the same metal also.
I personally am about to put a civic shifter in my mx-3 and see if there is a better difference with it. There was a write up on it on another forum but i could never find it. I'll do a write up for you guys if i have any luck with it.
B&M = Fiddy = every other shifter you see that looks the same as this.
B&M is the real thing. Fiddy is a knock off of B&M, and so are all those other cheap shifters on ebay. I've measured the B&M and the knock off's on ebay, and they are the exact same. length, height, width... all the same.
If you like this design, just get one of the 20 or 30 dollar shifters on ebay. btw, before you bring up quality, they are made with the same metal also.
I personally am about to put a civic shifter in my mx-3 and see if there is a better difference with it. There was a write up on it on another forum but i could never find it. I'll do a write up for you guys if i have any luck with it.
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Re: fidanza short shifter
thanks lots of help, i was thinking about those cheap shifters but i thought what the hell a few more dollars and i get something with a decent name on it.
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Re: fidanza short shifter
Check out pacesetter's shifter also, its nice. You can adjust the height/through distance to whatever you like. Its a bit more then the B&M .. well at least it was 5 years ago or so.. I dont know about now.
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TWM is an awsome shifter as well. If i were you, I'd get the pacesetter or the TWM.
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Re: fidanza short shifter
from my experience, get the pacesetter! I bought a B&M originally and the throw just isn't low enough for my style...
I bought a pacesetter that was $50 cheaper than the B&M and love it!!! I have it in both cars... I adjusted it so low in the fast car (80%) when I got my custom exhaust they routed it around the shifter![Welder :welder:](./images/smilies/welder.gif)
I bought a pacesetter that was $50 cheaper than the B&M and love it!!! I have it in both cars... I adjusted it so low in the fast car (80%) when I got my custom exhaust they routed it around the shifter
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where can i find the pacesetter shifter?
--i tried ebay, pacesetter website, various other auto part websites.
--i tried ebay, pacesetter website, various other auto part websites.
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Re: fidanza short shifter
Yeah, where is the best place to buy pacesetter, and whats the price? I'm thinking about trying it out if they shift like a civic. in a honda civic, with a short shifter, there feels like a 1/4 play before your in another gear below. its awsome feeling. does pacesetter give that feel?
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Re: fidanza short shifter
well a couple of years ago I bought from here, but it looks like they only have the mx-6 shifter available.
http://spideraccessories.stores.yahoo.n ... zshif.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is direct from pacesetter's web site with the actual part number...
http://www.pacesetterexhaust.com/quikshift.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
good luck finding one![Shrug :shrug:](./images/smilies/shrug.gif)
http://spideraccessories.stores.yahoo.n ... zshif.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is direct from pacesetter's web site with the actual part number...
http://www.pacesetterexhaust.com/quikshift.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
good luck finding one
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Re: fidanza short shifter
Ok, let me ask you this.
It only shows the pivot ball. it doesnt come with the surround?
Are you suppose to use the white plastic surround from the stock shifter?
It only shows the pivot ball. it doesnt come with the surround?
Are you suppose to use the white plastic surround from the stock shifter?
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yesSmoothMX3 wrote: Are you suppose to use the white plastic surround from the stock shifter?
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thanks, all the info i needed. much appreciated!
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Re: fidanza short shifter
found some places that sell pacesetter short shifters, the prices between $75-85
http://carpartsplanet.com/product.php?p ... d=45484146" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://autotruckpart.com/product.php?productid=328783" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.fasterthanthem.com/product.p ... tid=328783" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://carpartsplanet.com/product.php?p ... d=45484146" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://autotruckpart.com/product.php?productid=328783" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.fasterthanthem.com/product.p ... tid=328783" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: fidanza short shifter
i just bought a cheap ebay one last week. this would have helped, i wanted one of those.Ukrman wrote:found some places that sell pacesetter short shifters, the prices between $75-85
http://carpartsplanet.com/product.php?p ... d=45484146" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://autotruckpart.com/product.php?productid=328783" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.fasterthanthem.com/product.p ... tid=328783" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: fidanza short shifter
Just in case anybody is searching in the future, I have this shifter installed on my car. I bough it for something like 50 or 60 bucks. It is very well built and feels solid. The throw is noticeably shorter but the shifter itself does not sit that much lower as someone already remarked. It sits only about an inch or so lower. I was thinking of modifying mine a little bit, but I am still debating with myself. Overall, it seems to be high quality stuff but it does not sit as low as some others based on what I have seen around the forums.