Full shifter assembly

We all know that TWM was the only company to manufacture a full shifter replacement for the speeds. Until recently, KND released a drag race shift tower with cables. That's great for those who's cars are track only.

For those of us who daily drive/weekend trips/sprited driving/racing/road legal cars, that's no good.

I have been discussing the possibility of reverse engineering the TWM and possibly making it better (if that's even possible). I am not a parts manufacturer, but an enthusiast just like the majority of you. However, I see a need for things, this being one of them, and I want to find a solution.

Over the years I've tried to get my hands on a TWM shifter assembly, and has been nearly impossible as they sell almost immediately, and I'm not online enough to see them go for sale when they do.

So, asking the community these questions with the understanding that this isn't something that can happen fast. But it is something that can hall.

A. Is there a demand enough for this?
B. Is anyone interested in helping?
C. Who, if anyone, would be willing to lend their shifters for short period of time, I woke cover shipping both ways.

Small talk with @jsmith and @Mtnbker3531 has pushed this topic to light a little more than I expected at this point in time as I have other things in the works.


Edit: I'm sure @Matt@DM is probably interested in this topic as well.


Discuss.

 

I've talked to Matt@DM and I will be letting him borrow it once I receive it.

 

I am also going to send Matt a Gen 1 TWM for review and modification.

 

Does anyone remember the cost of these when they were new?

 

EB, I did find this not sure how accurate.

https://www.therpmstore.com/twm-short-shifter-kit-for-mazdaspeed-3.html

 

Thats for the short shifter, we are talking about the full replacement. That was MUCH more expensive.
Per the wayback machine:

 

That's honestly not as bad as I thought

 

When you add in the extension, shift knob and boot and what not it adds up. I think mine was closer to 7-$800.

 

But that's yesteryears money, not todays money. Think about how much KDN kit is with cables is.

 

I forgot to add the wayback link:
https://web.archive.org/web/2016033.../0709mazdaspeed3shortshiftersfullassembly.htm

 

I have no idea what kdn is

I thought the twm was like $1000 when it was new

 

Am I the only one that has a Damon's ssp and stratified shift extender together?

 

I thought I read that a SSP caused transmission wear long term?

 

Not possible all it does is move the cable attachment point it doesn't actually change anything in the way the shifter works

 

People with that part and that issue were probably movie shifting it.

 

What... Seriously... you don't follow the drag racers do?

https://kdnperformance.com/collections/shifters

 

I don't use Facebook so I never know what is going on

 

Well, I fuckin hate it. You miss a ton unfortunately. Trying to push everyone here.

But, I am shocked nobody has really tried to build a shifter yet. For how long these cars have been around. You would think this would have been done already.

 

I think part of it is that the stock one is pretty decent

 

It's mediocre at best.