Review: Mine's Racing Shift Harness for 5AT

[bwassul]

I hadn't heard of this before I saw it on Bulletproof Automotive: http://www.bulletproofautomotive.com...il.php?ID=5898

After I'd bought it, I saw Gordgee's DIY: 5AT Shifter Direction Mod

The idea is to reverse shifting direction of our manual mode so you upshift by pulling back and downshift by pushing forward....something that is much more intuitive. It felt a little awkward to be pushed back into the seat and have to push forward to upshift. Small thing maybe, but I was up for trying something new for $50. It came in about a week, and the instructions are in english but might be hard to follow.

Both the Mine's harness and the DIY reverse pins 7 and 8 as described in the DIY, but with the harness you don't have to mess with the OEM connectors. I thought that would a small thing until I removed the center console (per service manual IP-12) and saw how little room there was to work in. The harness plugs right into connector M47 (see DIY). The second time I tried it, it was installed in five minutes. The first time, we discovered the Mine's harness was miswired, causing a blown fuse to the brake lights (which also locked the tranny in P) .

After some road tests, I think this is a very subtle mod but one I'd look into if you track the car or use manual mode a lot. Upshifting and downshifting are definitely more natural. The only complaint I'd have besides the harness coming miswired is that now the button on the shift knob is in the way (you pull into it when you upshift)...but I'm sure that can be alleviated with a Momo knob .

[GT350]

Hey whats up. I am interested in getting this mod. How can I be sure it is correctly wired before installing. Is there a quick check. Thanks for any info.

[Blue Dream]

You might not get an answer, this is a 2 year old thread.

[thescreensavers]

Originally Posted by Blue Dream

You might not get an answer, this is a 2 year old thread.

indeed but this is how you know he actually used search, if he made a new thread he would probaly bombarded with "use the search" answers. :O

[mark.lawler]

Installed this weekend in under 10 minutes total. I checked the wires and they were done properly. I also liked the "Up" and "Down" peel-n-stick indicators (in the same style as the bubble PRND bubbles) that I placed over the incorrect "+" and "-" indicators.

Worked like a charm: It is a much more natural shifting action to pull to shift up and push to shift down. Love it!

Added bonus? I now have an easy to access 'extension' harness to tie in to my homemade paddle shifter kit so I don't have to mess with the wires on the M47 connector in such a cramped space. Stay tuned...