{"id":8222,"date":"2016-05-26T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/?p=8222"},"modified":"2016-05-25T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T23:00:17","slug":"new-2016-mx5-short-shifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/new-2016-mx5-short-shifter\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything to Know About the New MX-5 Short Shifter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 ND Miata is a great driver\u2019s car from the handling, steering feedback, and all of the little details Mazda put into the car. One thing I noticed in the car after driving it is that the shifter feels pretty good; notice I did not say great. As with any production car, you have to make a choice between quality and costs to deliver the best product you can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/2016-mazda-miata-short-shifter.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image00.png\" alt=\"MX-5 Short Shifter | CorkSport\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image00.png 480w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image00-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Looking at this, we took apart the stock ND shifter mechanism and decided we could make it better. We started off with several designs to get a good feel for how much shorter we could make the throw without giving up the feel of the gearbox and adding too much additional effort to shift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/2016-mazda-miata-short-shifter.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image02-1.png\" alt=\"MX-5 Short Shifter | CorkSport\" width=\"449\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image02-1.png 449w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image02-1-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We went through a few iterations. Having your own 3D printer really helps test out the theories for components and make sure they work as intended in real life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/2016-mazda-miata-short-shifter.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image01-1.png\" alt=\"MX-5 Short Shifter | CorkSport\" width=\"396\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image01-1.png 396w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image01-1-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image01-1-331x500.png 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a year of working and tweaking the design, we are happy to announce the finished product is ready to go. Made from CNC machined aluminum and stainless steel, our <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/2016-mazda-miata-short-shifter.html\" target=\"_blank\">2016 Miata short shifter<\/a> will give you the best connection with your ND. Every time you reach for the shifter and row another gear, you will be reminded of how good this shifter is. Plus, 100 percent of this shifter was designed and built in the Pacific Northwest, USA. \u2019Murica!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/2016-mazda-miata-short-shifter.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image03.png\" alt=\"MX-5 Short Shifter | CorkSport\" width=\"378\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image03.png 378w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image03-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/image03-332x500.png 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like all CorkSport products, we include detailed color installation instructions and all of the needed hardware to install the <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/2016-mazda-miata-short-shifter.html\" target=\"_blank\">ND MX-5 short shifter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a part of your MX-5 that, besides the steering wheel and seat, you are in contact with more than any other part. So, what are you waiting for? <a href=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/2016-mazda-miata-short-shifter.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pick one up today<\/a>. You will love it.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p>Derrick<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blog-Bio-Example-Derrick_Ambrose.png\" alt=\"Meet Derrick from CorkSport. Loves racing, Mazdas, and his CS fam.\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blog-Bio-Example-Derrick_Ambrose.png 600w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blog-Bio-Example-Derrick_Ambrose-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blog-Bio-Example-Derrick_Ambrose-500x167.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our MX-5 short shifter went through several designs and 3D print tests, and it\u2019s now available! Everything to know about the 2016 ND Miata short shifter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[477,46,70,482,62,30],"class_list":["post-8222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miata-mx-5","tag-2016-mx-5","tag-corksport","tag-mazda-aftermarket-parts","tag-mazda-mx-5","tag-mazda-performance","tag-miata"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}