dealer installed short shifter??

[M-Sport fan]

Hi, new to this forum, and am contemplating buying or leasing a 2016 ST base model (I can put a set of Racetech seats in the car for the cost of that Recaro Package!!).

Is there any Ford Racing/Performance short shifter available for these cars, and if there is, is it so much worse than the Mountune (and others) available as to not be worth doing??

I ask because I may be leasing this thing, and am not sure what kind of 'legal' problems I might be inviting installing a FULLY aftermarket, non dealer installed, DRIVETRAIN (as opposed to OZ/Team Dynamics/etc. wheels, or seats, etc.) part.

I am open to suggestions as this was one of the few glaring shortcomings I noticed during the test drive (the L-O-N-G, vague, mushy, throw, along with a clutch pedal pressure that felt like a Bic pen spring to me), which I noticed right away, coming from a Pro 5.0 equipped, T56 gearbox ride (and yes, I know cable shifter vs. DIRECT to internal shift rail is an apples to oranges comparison, but there has to be room for better shift feel).

Thanks in advance,

Dave H.

 

[Wimp Lo]

The Boomba and FSwerks short shifters are inexpensive bolt on short shifters that can easily be put back to stock.

 

[Tex ST-AR]

I don't think Ford Racing has anything in the way of a short throw shifter Boomba makes a couple items a short throw shifter, a transmission adapter (similar to the Moutune quick shift) and shifter base bushings. I have the Boomba bushings and short shifter paired with the Moutune quick shift. When I first installed it all the play seem to be gone but 20k miles later and some of the play is back. I don't think it's as bad as it was originally but I wonder if the short throw shifter is putting the cable in a slight bind now and if it will fail at some point leaving me stranded. That said all of the parts would be easily uninstalled when you returned the lease.

 

[Vanilla2]

Let's see those Racetech seats

 

[M-Sport fan]

Let's see those Racetech seats

HA!

Yes, as soon as I get my full on, privateer version (but sans any inlet restrictor) Fiesta RS WRC from Mr. Wilson, I will post a pic of them installed.

But, on a serious note; has anyone ever installed the NRG seats into one of these using either their bases, or Planted bases??