follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Speed By Design
Register Garage Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > Technical Topics > Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

Engine, Exhaust, Transmission Discuss the FR-S | 86 | BRZ engine, exhaust and drivetrain.


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 10-23-2014, 06:05 PM   #1
NonStopTuning
Senior Member
 
NonStopTuning's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Drives: AE86
Location: CA TX USA
Posts: 385
Thanks: 168
Thanked 149 Times in 99 Posts
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
NonStopTuning Short Shifter, Info, Ideas, Feedback thread

Hi All!

Some of you may be aware, or may have used, of some of the NST Short Shifter kits that we've offered in the past. NST has a history of offering several different options for Scions, Toyotas, Nissans, etc. including in-cabin, engine bay, and full shifter assemblies.

...As a reference...



Something we did for the Yaris community several years ago...
http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...nst-short.html



What we offer for the 370Z at the moment...
http://www.nonstoptuning.rpmware.com...i-1875835.aspx

We are in the process of possibly coming up with a kit (or maybe more than just one option) for the FRS and BRZ community.

I've decided to start this thread to get a sense of where the community is at with the existing options and preferences. Those of you who have been holding off or have not gotten around to doing these mods, what are your reasons? And would you be more inclined to pick up one of the styles I mentioned above (in-cabin, engine, assembly) over the others?

Which style/brand would you guys say has been the best bang-for-buck thus far?

Finally, would you guys be in for an NST SSK group buy, similar to what we did with our pulley kit a couple months ago?

Thanks everyone!
NonStopTuning is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2014, 07:08 PM   #2
TruRace
Senior Member
 
TruRace's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Drives: FRS-Raven-MT
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Posts: 336
Thanks: 58
Thanked 143 Times in 99 Posts
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
I have been holding off on a short short shifter mainly because it seems like all of them have complaints of rattling.
I have no preference of engine or cabin assembly. I do recall someone on here having trouble with their trd and one piece drive shafts which has steered me away from that option.
TruRace is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to TruRace For This Useful Post:
JohnJuan (10-23-2014)
Old 10-23-2014, 07:21 PM   #3
Fastbrew
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Drives: 2014 Pearl White BRZ
Location: USA
Posts: 764
Thanks: 123
Thanked 461 Times in 233 Posts
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Please make one that does not rattle. I have tried Kartboy and TWM and both have rattled.

I thought the TWM would be bombproof. Then, they fessed up that sometimes they forget an O ring in assembly and it doesn't get caught in QC.

The stock shifter does not rattle.

So - whatever you do - please look carefully at the stock shifter - test thoroughly at all rpms including HIGH rpms - dial in your product and then - do not fail at QC.

My two cents.

Good luck.
Fastbrew is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Fastbrew For This Useful Post:
JohnJuan (10-23-2014)
Old 10-23-2014, 08:05 PM   #4
djliquidsteele
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Drives: Scion FR-S
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 498
Thanks: 62
Thanked 130 Times in 92 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Not in the market, but I have the @BilletProShop short shifter maybe a couple years ago when they first came out and have had zero problems and works well. Shifts are a tad shorter and height was very close to the same as stock which was something I wanted. I wanted slightly shorter throw with similar to stock height and they delivered in spades. I feel it was very good bang for buck. Just my $.02.
djliquidsteele is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2014, 08:56 PM   #5
Anh5oi
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Drives: 13 FRS
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 76
Thanks: 1
Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
What price range are you planning to release at? 80+ range?
__________________
Current: FRS(Daily), Cayenne(Weekend), 1000RR(Fun), 650Maxim(Fun).
Recently Sold: 13 Boxster(Crash), 08&10 335i, 08 M3, 12 A4, 97 NSX....
Anh5oi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2014, 10:38 PM   #6
JohnJuan
Senior Member
 
JohnJuan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Drives: 2013 FR-S, Hot Lava; 2012 Z1000 CBO
Location: Minnesota, USA
Posts: 539
Thanks: 1,650
Thanked 253 Times in 165 Posts
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
I like my TRD short throw. I understand the issues with the one-piece driveshaft, though. Keep an eye on the bushings on the adapter if you go with that atyle, which appears to be similar to your Yaris setup. Mine was not in the adapter quite right, and it sucked to install as a result.
JohnJuan is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
NonStopTuning Pulley Kit Info, Dyno Charts, User Feedback NonStopTuning Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 213 12-16-2018 07:57 PM
kartboy short shifter and rear shifter bushing install and review. FR-S UMB FR-S DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Guides 21 10-18-2014 01:41 AM
TRD Short Shifter Quick Shifter Scion FRS hirollaz Transmission and Driveline 3 04-15-2014 01:24 AM
Short Shifter paulieblaze Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 33 01-20-2014 11:55 AM
Looking for feedback and thoughts on Kartboy and TWM short shifters for our cars OICU812 Engine, Exhaust, Transmission 2 07-25-2013 05:02 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:25 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.