Stupid third gear...
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My 1-2 shift is perfect and very, Very fast.. My 2-3 shift almost never happens. I have a fidenza short throw shifter and if I ever attempt a speedy 2-3 shift it pretends it goes into 3rd gear but when I engage the clutch it does nothing, or I'll end up in fifth.. Not sure if its the shifter or what it is, but it pisses me off.
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Dunno what to say other than I like the short shifter, but not as much in the miata trans as I do the T5..
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My 1-2 shift is perfect and very, Very fast.. My 2-3 shift almost never happens. I have a fidenza short throw shifter and if I ever attempt a speedy 2-3 shift it pretends it goes into 3rd gear but when I engage the clutch it does nothing, or I'll end up in fifth.. Not sure if its the shifter or what it is, but it pisses me off.
I've found this "no man's land" in my old '90 with both the original and a '95 trans. The lever is stuck in the 3rd position but nothing happens. You need to pop it out and back in. I think this was discussed on the old Miatapower list but I don't remember if the actually problem was ever found.
Frank
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Jumping in late with a +1 no the motor mounts. I used to have this issue with my car as well. Under casual acceleration 3'rd gear was easy to find, but on hard acceleration it was damn near impossible. On one occasion in particular I was really working hard to get it in, and hit first instead. That made a really exciting noise when I let the clutch out.
After installing MazdaComp motor mounts, the problem is pretty much gone.
After installing MazdaComp motor mounts, the problem is pretty much gone.