Phoon Member 284 Member For: 19y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 15/09/06 07:07 AM Share Posted 15/09/06 07:07 AM I made the trip out to Warwick today and got Mal Wood to fit one of his Short Throw Shifters and shortened gear sticks to the Phoon. All I can say is Mal's units are a work of art. I cant believe the difference with the gear changes. I took the car for a drive after it was finished and was flicking through the gears using 2 fingers. My only regret was the trip back to Brisbane on the open road where I didnt get much of a chance to play with the gears. I can highly recommend Mal's units to any one looking for a short throw shifter, great job Mal.CheersJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Venom Member 48 Member For: 19y 6m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/09/06 07:22 AM Share Posted 15/09/06 07:22 AM Hi Jeff,How much are they??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon Member 284 Member For: 19y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 15/09/06 07:29 AM Author Share Posted 15/09/06 07:29 AM (edited) Hi Jeff,How much are they???←$345 for the short throw shifter and and extra $40 for the shortened gear stick. Well worth the $ IMO. Edited 15/09/06 07:31 AM by Phoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageF6 Donating Members 1,622 Member For: 20y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 15/09/06 12:24 PM Share Posted 15/09/06 12:24 PM I made the trip out to Warwick today and got Mal Wood to fit one of his Short Throw Shifters and shortened gear sticks to the Phoon. All I can say is Mal's units are a work of art. I cant believe the difference with the gear changes. I took the car for a drive after it was finished and was flicking through the gears using 2 fingers. My only regret was the trip back to Brisbane on the open road where I didnt get much of a chance to play with the gears. I can highly recommend Mal's units to any one looking for a short throw shifter, great job Mal.CheersJeff←Thanks for the review Jeff, only heard great things about these units.New tyres, Bilstein shocks and a Mal Wood shifter are my next planned upgrades for serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon Member 284 Member For: 19y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 15/09/06 09:34 PM Author Share Posted 15/09/06 09:34 PM I made the trip out to Warwick today and got Mal Wood to fit one of his Short Throw Shifters and shortened gear sticks to the Phoon. All I can say is Mal's units are a work of art. I cant believe the difference with the gear changes. I took the car for a drive after it was finished and was flicking through the gears using 2 fingers. My only regret was the trip back to Brisbane on the open road where I didnt get much of a chance to play with the gears. I can highly recommend Mal's units to any one looking for a short throw shifter, great job Mal.CheersJeff←Thanks for the review Jeff, only heard great things about these units.New tyres, Bilstein shocks and a Mal Wood shifter are my next planned upgrades for serious ←Good choice Savage, Im loving the gear changes, just a pleasure to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS60 They see me rolllin n hatin... Member 427 Member For: 18y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 15/09/06 09:39 PM Share Posted 15/09/06 09:39 PM any pics ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAWSEY Member 441 Member For: 19y 3m 1d Gender: Male Posted 16/09/06 12:35 AM Share Posted 16/09/06 12:35 AM how hard is it to shorten the shifter yourself??as I am looking to order one of these myself but I am in sydney and was looking to fit this kit!!is there an install guide on the web?its good to hear yet another good review of this shift kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon Member 284 Member For: 19y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 16/09/06 09:39 PM Author Share Posted 16/09/06 09:39 PM how hard is it to shorten the shifter yourself??as I am looking to order one of these myself but I am in sydney and was looking to fit this kit!!is there an install guide on the web?its good to hear yet another good review of this shift kit!←Hi Tweakn, Best off talking to Mal about shortening yourself.CheersJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon Member 284 Member For: 19y 2m 10d Gender: Male Posted 17/09/06 11:28 PM Author Share Posted 17/09/06 11:28 PM Ive had the Mal Wood short Throw shifter fitted for 4 days now, done a fair bit of driving, this is my summary:1. Still using 2 fingers to change gears (cant help it, it's just fun using it like this)2. Prior to fitting, I had what sounded like linkgage clunking when changing gears, that has now disappeared, its as quiet as a mouse.3. Absolutely no chance of missing 3rd, using 2 fingers I just flick forward from second and it finds its own way to 3rd gear.4. All gears seem to grab tightly, its hard to explain but as soon as it grabs, you just know its in and wont pop out of gear.5. Shortened gear stick (reduced by 25mm) is the perfect height, I didnt realize how bad the other one felt until I drove with this done.6. Absolutely no wrestling with gear locations, especially when sticking the boot in and changing gears quickly.Summary: With all the mods Ive done, I wish I had done this one first. Its a different car to drive, highly recommend. Once again, awsome unit Mal.CheersJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageF6 Donating Members 1,622 Member For: 20y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 19/09/06 07:15 AM Share Posted 19/09/06 07:15 AM 6. Absolutely no wrestling with gear locations, especially when sticking the boot in and changing gears quickly.Summary: With all the mods Ive done, I wish I had done this one first. Its a different car to drive, highly recommend. Once again, awsome unit Mal.CheersJeff←I like. The bane of my manual shifting is getting into 2nd really quickly (unless I wrench hard to make sure).Mal, can you recommend someone in the Canberra/Sydney area for fitting (or should I just go to Ford)? I'm in Canberra until late Nov, then I'll be living in Adelaide from then on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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