Short shifter or OEM rebuild?
So, I've searched around and I see a lot of support for both. It's come time for me to look in this direction and I would like to be a part of the conversation instead of just reading about it. As it stands now, it is unreasonably hard to get the car to shift into second, and third gear is becoming temperamental as well. I'm also getting a lot of vibration when I get near redline. I'm not looking to spend $300 on a short shifter, so I would mainly be looking at the ECM or eBay short shifter, if I went that rout.
Short shifter or OEM rebuild?
I took a quick look underneath my top boot, and things don't look too great. The small rubber boot is completely destroyed, as was the top boot before I replaced it. It also seemed like the bolts on top of the transmission were a little loose. I didn't really delve any further than that, but I'm pretty sure that nothing has been touched since the factory. I went ahead and ordered a weighted wood shift knob from knobmeister to try and compensate for any notchyness. I just put the order in for the Delrin bushing from MiataRoadster. Now I just need to get the small boot and some new bushings and seals for everything else... That should hold me over until I can afford the whole shabang that is the MiataRoadster short shifter. Also, I'm going to replace my engine mounts as they look pretty beat up as well. Hopefully that will rectify the majority of the problems.