These (accordeon) shifters are my favorites

"The man in the iron mask" (Themanintheironmask) 11/01/2013 at 19:06 • Filed to: None

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Mandy > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 19:10

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My weakness.

Turner950s > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 19:10

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"Why is the shifter shaped like an accordian?" "Because Volvo."

The man in the iron mask > Turner950s 11/01/2013 at 19:12

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hell yeah

The man in the iron mask > Mandy 11/01/2013 at 19:13

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what car is it?

orcim > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 19:14

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I always thought it went like "Play an accordion, go to jail(?)"

Damn things were tough to clean when detailing sometimes.

 V8 Rustler > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 19:15

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Then you'll love this one out of a Civic Si

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 19:16

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My Jeep wrangler X has it (mine's LHD)

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 19:18

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Looks like a Toyota AE-85/86 or something related to it?

The man in the iron mask >  V8 Rustler 11/01/2013 at 19:18

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i hate dashboard shifters, but that one's great with that accordeon

Decay buys too many beaters > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 19:45

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Guess what I found hiding under the center console of my 86

Bad picture but there is definitely an accordion shift boot in there!

Mandy > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 11/01/2013 at 19:49

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Indeed, it is an AE86.

The man in the iron mask > Decay buys too many beaters 11/01/2013 at 19:59

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greaat! what are you working on?

Decay buys too many beaters > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 20:03

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This is from a post I made last week where I installed a short shifter , I was quite surprised to find an accordion down there.

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The man in the iron mask > Decay buys too many beaters 11/01/2013 at 20:19

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maybe its for isolating sound? my '08 v6 mustang makes a soft whine like if i had a blower on the engine, but they're the gears,

Decay buys too many beaters > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 20:27

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Honestly, I think (at least in my case) it acts to seal out water/dirt/nastiness from the outside. Once I had it removed I could clearly see the transmission case as well as a bit of my garage floor.

The whine is probably just the transmission mount, my 86 started whining a lot more noticeably after I installed some stiffer transmission mount bushings... I kind of like it

The man in the iron mask > Decay buys too many beaters 11/01/2013 at 20:34

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ah yes, the whine doesnt bother me, but i would like to be able to make faster gear changes, i dont know if changing the shifter would work, because i think its about the synchronizers, they are working fine, but they dont let you make fast gear changes, its not so smooth, thats why some people say it has a tractor tranny. its true.

Decay buys too many beaters > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 20:44

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Maybe throw in a thinner viscosity or better than OEM synthetic gear oil?

Decay buys too many beaters > The man in the iron mask 11/01/2013 at 20:47

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And I did not really install the shifter to lower shift times (shit like that is negligible anyways)

I did it to improve the feel of the transmission, stock felt pretty dead. Now it feels just as good as s2000/rx-8/mx-5 boxes I've sampled