ralco ss review

[dooderek]

Ralco RZ Short Throw Shifter MazdaSpeed 6 2006-2007 - eBay (item 310173251573 end time Mar-01-11 07:48:47 PST)
so this is the ralco ss. ive bought a ralco ss before for my is300 and it was a great product. so i went ahead and pulled the trigger on the ralco ss for the ms6. first things first, the only way i found to purchase this product is from ultrarev on ebay. ive bought things from this guy before and hes a great seller. i purchased a fidanaza flywheel @ $340 after negotiating where as part stores were selling them as high as $500. Here are pictures of the product



side to side comparison with the stock shifter



anyway you may notice that this is the EXACT copy of the twm shifter. to the T, infact the manual is the EXACT same as the twm guide minus the pictures.



The quality of the ss is top notce. everything installed smoothly absoulty no complaints.

now i offered him $100 and he immediatly accepted. which means he wouldve went lower. if you are interested try low balling him at 50 and see where you go.

i highly recommend this over a shift plate for 2 main reasons
1) you get 40% reduced shift WITH a shorter shifter for a sportier look/feel
2) you recieve a COMPLETE stage 2 twm short shift WITH solid shifter bushings for roughly 1/2 of the twm shifter and about the same price as the shift plate depending on how low he will go

also i noticed that the shifter shaft material/design absorbs a bit of the tranny sound, so the ride is significantly quiter
the only downfall is the install time which is a bit longer than the plate, and involves the use of a power drill.

and here are the pics of my twm counter weighted knob with the ss. hope this review helps



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first gear

[rodrigo]

bout timez u do sum ping productive

[jo.jacques]

Damn i tried 75$ on ebay and he counteroffered 130$

[dooderek]

Originally Posted by jo.jacques Damn i tried 75$ on ebay and he counteroffered 130$

keep countering, he will give eventually

[PunjabiPlaya]

lol, that boot and knob look like a fat girl on an exercise ball

[banditscout]

Haha, it does look pretty funny... You need a shorter shift boot OP!

[Worbit]

sweet, he's selling one for the mazdaspeed3 too Looks like I know what I will be buying next....

Ralco RZ Short Throw Shifter MazdaSpeed 3 Mazda3 MPS - eBay (item 310167039607 end time Mar-31-11 17:26:18 PDT)

[dooderek]

haha yeah it just the stage 2 twm replica, exact minus the logo. 500 + miles and it is sweet

[turbo test]

more info?, reviews on the ms3?

[Amazon]

Any love for gen2?

[versyejr]

It looks too low now, how about adding an inch maybe 1 1/2". Can you get one that isn't that low, from this guy?

Thanx

[dooderek]

no these arent custom made per order. you can always go to a shop and have em weld shit. personally i like the low

[Jh8909]

reviving this thread because I tried offering $75 first and that didn't work, tried $85 next that also didn't work. Then I realized he probably set it to not accept anything under $100. so I offered $99 and that still didn't work.

however if you want it cheap I found it here, also there is a 10% discount code

Ralco RZ Short Shifter MAZDA 6 MAZDASPEED 2006 - 2007 2.3 914949

ralco | 10% off all Ralco Short shifters, pulleys, clutches, flywheels and more!

so with the code you can get it for just under $115.

[dooderek]

sweet

[sockol]

Reviving the thread once again)

I've seen a number of online stores that offer it for like 112-118$, but they either don't ship to Russia at all, or set some funny shipping quotes.

Tried to offer that guy 121$ instead of 139 starting price, but it was automatically declined. Who has bought from him recently? What kind of offers does he accept?

[NICKELL666]

I bought one from him a couple months ago. He didn't budge much on the price at all. Think I paid 125 or 130. Can't remember. I'm happy with the shifter though.

[buckeyepost]

So, how much shorter is this than stock? I don't want to be bustin my knuckles on beer cans in my cup holder...

Is this it??? http://thmotorsports.com/ralco_rz/ra.../i-308369.aspx

[NICKELL666]

I think that's it. I didn't get a knob with mine though. It's pretty short. Beer cans are fine but bottles are a little irritating. My wrists sit on top of them.

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[Worbit]

Originally Posted by NICKELL666 I think that's it. I didn't get a knob with mine though. It's pretty short. Beer cans are fine but bottles are a little irritating. My wrists sit on top of them. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

Can you snap a photo when you get a chance?

[NICKELL666]

Yeah ill get a pic later when I pick my car up.

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[NICKELL666]

Forgot to upload the pic. Here ya go

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[buckeyepost]

+1 for the MS3 Ralco SS. Only had it on for a couple days but it's a nice piece, especially for $115.

[burn813]

I have had mine on the ms3 for over 2 yrs and I have 0 compaints, I even compared it to a buddy of mine's twm. essentially the same damn thing even the welds and "weak points" are addressed in the same way.

[NICKELL666]

Here's a pic of mine with twm phantom knob. Little lower than what it was with the jbr

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[momovllj]

Does any one know if you could use this with the corksport shifter weight?

[burn813]

I am using the Jbr weight on mine

[Ackerman]

want to see the comparison diagram

[almcbs]

I have had mine for almost 2 years now and still feels just as good as the day i put it on.