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Old 05-28-2017, 09:53 PM
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I didn't. Because your forearms are way more attractive than a missed shift. So we can forgive you about that.

But on a serious note, do you have the miataroadster shifter yet?
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Yes. Have had it for a while. my clutch needs adjusting I think.
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oh ok. Would you say the shifter is worth the money? And if you were to do it again, would you have gotten the tall/angled one?
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Haha it is the tall angled one.

And yes I like it. I installed it at the same time as the twin disc. And combined they are amazing. Not sure what just the shifter is like.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
Haha it is the tall angled one.

And yes I like it. I installed it at the same time as the twin disc. And combined they are amazing. Not sure what just the shifter is like.
Just the shifter is amazing.
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Yeah the shifter is amazing. Its like impossible to miss the shift the 3rd with it.
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now I want one.... god dammit.
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Buy mine next winter
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I actually will. Ill swap you at MRLS. lolololo
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Originally Posted by MiataMan00
I actually will. Ill swap you after MRLS. lolololo
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George: But if we do that then I will explode my mooter because I mishshifted. So we swap before we can do mad racecar things all day.

Aidan: George you are a genious. Why didn't I think of that?!

George: Its ok buddy. Your forearms are still nice.

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$100 a day rental.
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$300 a day final offer. Take it or leave it.
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On top of purchase price? Deal.
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This is a year long rental right?
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Whatever pays for my trans swap. thats how much it costs.
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Seems like a fair deal. Ill just have my paychecks sent to your house then.
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Just so I'm clear, you are ironing out a contract for Aidan's forearms? I wasn't impressed, but I've had and seen some great forearms back when I was bodybuilding.

I hated the way my 6 speed shifted with or without the mr shifter. There have been a few documented failures of the metal in the shifter itself, and i personally had the weak plastic inserts fail on my shifter.

I always try to dissuade people from getting one. It is far inferior to the oem shifter in material quality and sound dampening. Obviously, I tend to have issues with parts barely anyone else has, but you have been warned lol.

I spent money on a quality trans rebuild just to get better shifter feel, still hate it.
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Aidan you see this guy? He's dissing your forearms.

Good to hear a negative thing about the shifter for once. I guess. Are you comparing it to the 5spd or?
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Originally Posted by thumpetto007
Just so I'm clear, you are ironing out a contract for Aidan's forearms? I wasn't impressed, but I've had and seen some great forearms back when I was bodybuilding.

I hated the way my 6 speed shifted with or without the mr shifter. There have been a few documented failures of the metal in the shifter itself, and i personally had the weak plastic inserts fail on my shifter.

I always try to dissuade people from getting one. It is far inferior to the oem shifter in material quality and sound dampening. Obviously, I tend to have issues with parts barely anyone else has, but you have been warned lol.

I spent money on a quality trans rebuild just to get better shifter feel, still hate it.
I haven't followed your transmission issues, but I will say if you are not running the ford trans fluid and have never tried it, try it. It was by A LOT the best thing I ever did to get my 6 speed shifting better. It was like pouring in a bottle of syncros. If you're running a GL5 oil in the trans that will make the syncros not work right too.
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