And when it came to down shifting and revmatching exacution with every gear was point on. Going threw the gears on the straights was very pleasent. Now at the track is where the most benefit seem to come alive for myself with the Ralco short shifter. Seems like the faster you go the better it is. But this is not uncommon with other shifter reviews I've read. When in the city or heavy traffic the shifter becomes more noticeable and the shifts need to be more precise to get a smoother engagement unlike when just going threw the gears more rapidly. The notchiness that we feel with our stock setup is less evident with the Ralco. For myself driving threw some rural areas just shifting it's pretty nice. Well come today driving to and from the track I got some street time in with the shifter. This is my first impression after spenting a good bit of time with it. You are changing the fulcrum point after all. I feel there is a difference in this aspect. Now being the shifter has a shorter throw there is more effort in shifting but at the same time don't confuse this with the mechanical feel of the shifter. We are usually thrown by this due to the OEM shifter has a big rubber insert within there shifter to make things more pleaseant for the average driver. The shifter also has more mechanical feel to it. It's definitely a shorter throw and you can actually feel the engagement of each gear. Well I got to feeling out the shifter just sitting there. Definitely a solid made piece and little lighter than the OEM shifter. I have read other reviews on other shifters so I had a basic idea.įirst of all the Ralco RZ short shifter is 1/2'' shorter than stock coming to 33-35% reduction in throw. So once that was done I started to get a feel for the new shifter for I've never owned one nor even been in a car with one. It only took about me about thirty minutes being I have a lift and no interior. So I quickly changed out the new Ralco RZ short shifter. So they sent the short shifter out first business day and I received two days later.Īs soon as it came I got to work on changing it out for I had a track day in just two days. So I submitted my info and they accepted. As of last week a member of Ralco RZ created a thread looking for interest in there new short shifter and if anyone was willing to test it for our 370Z.