What have you done to your 3rd Gen today?
August-27th-2007, 08:03 AM
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they did a special run for apex motorsports - http://www.apexr1.com/kashbuset.html
i think he still has some left, too. the one i got is the "mazdaspeed" version
i think he still has some left, too. the one i got is the "mazdaspeed" version
August-27th-2007, 08:12 AM
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I'm confused by the options being "Protege/P5" and "Mazdaspeed" when the two have the same threading and such. Was the 'mazdaspeed' one just made ridiculously short (appearance-wise) so that it 'looked' better than the stock one?
The oddball as usual being the MP3 shifter (same shaft size and threading as most autotragic mazdas)
The oddball as usual being the MP3 shifter (same shaft size and threading as most autotragic mazdas)
August-27th-2007, 09:57 AM
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August-27th-2007, 12:15 PM
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I'm confused by the options being "Protege/P5" and "Mazdaspeed" when the two have the same threading and such. Was the 'mazdaspeed' one just made ridiculously short (appearance-wise) so that it 'looked' better than the stock one?
The oddball as usual being the MP3 shifter (same shaft size and threading as most autotragic mazdas)
The oddball as usual being the MP3 shifter (same shaft size and threading as most autotragic mazdas)
August-27th-2007, 12:19 PM
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I knew that as well.. but how does that affect the aftermarket shifter? the only reason the msp **** doesn't fit on the P5 lever is because of that isolator extension installed on the rod.. but obviously the kartboy doesn't have that piece.
I didn't remember there being a separate option for the Mazdaspeed Protege on the kartboy site
I didn't remember there being a separate option for the Mazdaspeed Protege on the kartboy site
August-27th-2007, 12:29 PM
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thats a picture of the TWM shifter for reference....
at the top of the shifter, you see the flange where the shift boot would sit? on the mazdaspeed, the portion ABOVE that is longer, and goes deeper into the ****. thats why the protege5 **** will fit on a mazdaspeed lever, but the mazdaspeed **** won't fit onto a protege5 lever.
now, if you are running an aftermarket ****, you can get whatever shifter you want. if you want to use the stock protege5 or stock mazdaspeed ****, you have to get the right shifter. if you want to run a mazdaspeed **** and you get a protege5 lever, you're screwed. (no pun intended) also, as far as i can tell, this is only an issue with the Kartboy lever and the TWM lever.
it was never an option on the kartboy site, becuase i thought he "stopped" making them before the mazdaspeed came out. (lack of interest in his levers, or something like that)
August-27th-2007, 01:08 PM
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at the top of the shifter, you see the flange where the shift boot would sit? on the mazdaspeed, the portion ABOVE that is longer, and goes deeper into the ****. thats why the protege5 **** will fit on a mazdaspeed lever, but the mazdaspeed **** won't fit onto a protege5 lever.
August-27th-2007, 01:25 PM
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what Josh said.
i have both Protege and Mazdaspeed shift *****, two threaded OBX *****, and i've had an OBX generic shifter, stock shifter, and now a Kartboy "Mazdaspeed" shifter, and all the ***** fit on all the shifters. (except the mazdaspeed **** on the stock protege shifter)
i have both Protege and Mazdaspeed shift *****, two threaded OBX *****, and i've had an OBX generic shifter, stock shifter, and now a Kartboy "Mazdaspeed" shifter, and all the ***** fit on all the shifters. (except the mazdaspeed **** on the stock protege shifter)
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