Jesus! I installed a short throw shifter on my 2003 Mach 1 in about 30 minutes. There are a TON of pieces to this shifter! I just bought a 2016 WRX and I'm thinking the stock shifter might not be so bad after all. LOL

Good gosh...insane install. Guess stock isn't so bad.

When's the CVT short shifter going to be released?

first step... get you're car in the air... LMAO....!!!! yeah bruh... i got this...

I did this in about 2.5 hours, thank you Kevin from subispeed. my recommendation is that you have a mechanically inclined friend, the right tools and be safe lifting your car. the rest is cake

This install can also be done without removing the entire assembly. I couldn’t remove the four lower nuts from the shifter assembly, so I removed the two side trim panels around the shifter to provide more room, and proceeded the sub-assembly removal. Was able to access all the bolts. Was an easy install. Seems like a lot but once you get into it, it’s really simple.

I think I'll stick with my stock shifter

this install took me about 4 hours....super difficult but one thing i want to mention at 2:16 he removes 4 10mm nuts, on my 2016 the bolts came loose and i was unable to remove the shift assembly so i had to do the whole process from that point in the car. at the end of it all it was really worth it shifting feels great. i also did the perrin shift bracket and bushing along with the stopper guide

installed it last weekend. This would have been so much easier if he finished up the video and didn't forget to install one of the bolts. Notice at 6:51 he removes o-ring and one of the metal nuts falls out, (3 nuts on the table instead of 2) you can hear it fall on the table too. That fell out from under the assembly and is used to tighten the bolt shown at 5:33. You can kinda see the nut at 6:33. Also pay attention how the side shift assembly is put together because the three pieces could be pain in the ass to put together if you don't know what you are doing. Also the shifter now hits the hand brake so I would probably need to upgrade that....

@billetworkz this is due for an update guys. Biggest issue I found with your video was the lack of info regarding orientation of parts and tool sizes used for each part (ie punch size and socket sizes here and there) Also, I had that greasy spring pop out on me when I removed that part of the assembly and had no idea what it looked like prior because I didn't know to check. I had to pause your video and zoom in and guess how the part was supposed to sit. I installed the trifecta, weighted knob (thank god cause that plate needs one), short shifter and plate. Night and day difference. Its a little notchy for my taste but not enough to even complain really because it was notchy stock as well. The best improvement was probably from the plate and bushing combo. That completely changed the way it feels to shift. Before it was sloppish (I did have a Shifter Stop installed) and felt like I was stirring a bucket of rocks. This shifter feels the way a shifter should feel. Biggest complaints: 1st and reverse can sometimes be hard to get into, but I think an adjustment to the shifter stop will fix that (however in my experience you want it to be initially a tad too tight because it will loosen over time). Also, the shift from 2nd to 3rd was tough at times but that's probably an adjustment I need to make. 3rd to 4th on the other hand is *chef's kiss* 4-5 is good and 5th to 6th is just as nice as 3rd-4th. 1st-2nd is that way too however I think due to the shifter stop being too tight, I'm getting resistance from it. I'm probably gonna miss some shifts for a day or two haha. The throw of this shifter is the shortest I have ever felt period. 55% reduction is no joke no to mention the knob sits lower than stock. Also there is more resistance on the shifter while shifting making it feel very tight in travel distance as well as the shifter feel. This will probably become normal to me over time. Keep in mind this is also coming from someone who just took a 5 minute test drive to make sure my car was good to go for work in the morning at 1 AM. Thought I would share my initial thoughts. Hope you take this post as constructive criticism as I don't intend to bash on you. Your craftsman ship is the best I've experienced and I will certainly be looking in your direction for future mods.

I was thinking about doing this, glad I watched this first....PITA install.

Awesome install video guys!! Just finished the install and this video helped a ton. To the guys that say this is too hard or intimidating, just give it a shot. It's definitely not hard, but it is several steps so it can be time consuming, especially if you take your time like I did. In the end it is totally worth it though as it completely changes the driving experience for the better. If you have the Perrin shift stop you'll probably have to readjust it and the reverse lockout stop to make sure you can still get in all of your gears easily.

Any chance of getting a quick review video? I think a lot of people are wondering how it feels compared to the stock or STI shifter.

Quite the installation process

What size roll pin is that? You didn't mention the size in the video and I'm trying to locate and get one :(

Would be great to see how the side shift assembly is put back together! Great video but just would have liked to see that as a walk through

Yep... sticking with my stock shifter

You just make me change my mind on doing a short shifter change lol I think I'm going to stay stock ! Lol

im having trouble here lol at the end did you reinstall the blue thing and the neutral plunge because you didn't show it in the video

wow this is ridiculous amount of work holly crap

2:20 what happens when you drink "a few" Redbulls

You made that look so easy, And I would love to have the install. But now I have nightmares & pee my bed nightly thinking of attempting this mod. 🛏️😱😱😰🤪🤯🥴🥴🥴

Looks easy. I just hate crawling under the car lol.

This video helped a lot, but, omg what a pain. Around 6:33 the part to remove the bottom of the housing the nuts were so tight it spun the whole shaft (where the shift stop goes) Had to drill small holes through the metal and plastic to put a small, 3mm allen wrench in the holes to stop the shaft spinning so I can get the nuts off. Should also be mentioned everything will be greasy when finished. On reinstall wasn’t too bad but it wasn’t entirely easy either. Worth it, yeah for my own car sure but I’ll sell the car with the short shifter if I sell it. I’m not reversing that mod. Most complicated shifter installation I have ever dealt with.

What size roll pin punch is needed for this install??

This looks like a hell of a job. I’m thinking of buying one but how the hell would I get my car in the air if I don’t have a damn garage with an air lift. I’m having second thoughts about this damn short shifter shit lol.

sticking with the stock shifter on my 2019 wry

Good shifter. Really close to the emergency handle in second gear.

Nice you can tell it's alot shorter I will be getting this very soon but might be a pain to do this on jack stands, o what I would give to own my own car lift..... nice video guys, love your stuff.

great video! lots of effort put into this. Thanks for making it for those that mod

Have you done a comparison between the aftermarket short shifter kit vs. the factory short shift kit? Would you share your impressions please.

is that a stock j-pipe on your car Subispeed? shame!!!

my wrx came with the sti short throw shifter is there a large difference in length between the sti short throw and the boomba??

That looks like a big pain in the ass to install. I just might order it from the factory when i get my 2016 WRX.

STI short shifter vs this Boomba short shifter? Is there much improvement with the swap?

God that was a Pain in the ass to put in. But love the feel

At 6:53 the nut that the neutral lock plunger screws into flew out of the shifter. Same thing happened to me. Had no idea where to put it back for a good hour as its glossed over in the vid lol.

Hahahhaha!!! I remember watching your headlight mod install which was really hard to do. Damn, this is alot harder!!!

I know the benefits of installing a short throw shifter is pretty noticeable, but everyone in the comments who DID end up doing this just keeps talking about the process. I was hoping to see more people vouching for the actual FEEL of going through the pain of all this rather than just saying it's not that bad to install and do x and y this way to make it easier... AND YOU DON'T EVEN SAY IF IT WAS ACTUALLY WORTH THE INSTALL!

Thinking about picking one of these up, do u think it's necessary to buy the boomba transmission plate to go along with it?

Is this a worthy upgrade if I already have the factory short throw shifter option installed on my 15' WRX? Or are the results very similar?

Why did you change shift knobs? 2:40 9:23

Have a 2020 wrx an just did the boomba short throw. It wasn’t even that bad. Of course gotta know what you doing

Awesome video, really well made!!!

If this install is what separates the boys from men, I think I’ll stay the fuck in never land

glad mine already came with the sti short shifter

This is insane lol there should be a lot that comes as a full assembly and once you take the entire block out of the car you can swap it with a full kit.

I’m having trouble reinstalling the green part with the rest of the shift assembly, I’m not sure how to put it back on

Could be me. But I feel like a ton of super important info is missing here. I also don’t have a reverse lockout now after doing this install

Jesus. My 2012 took me like half an hour. There’s a ton of steps for these models

I have a question mechanical experts please inquire. I have the 2015 wrx my car read a double reverse 6th and reverse gear. It was after I swapped to a "2016 transmission specified for 2015-2018 wrx" and put a southbend stage 1 clutch kit+flywheel the in the steering column the ecu read a double reverse from a 6th to reverse shift and in neutral without pressing the clutch in it makes a harsh grinding noise it’s also giving me issues shifting clutch to the floor to first and a few gears. Any diagnosis?

Is this any better than the option short shift upgrade from the dealer?

Since 2015 WRX shifter assembly fits in 2010-2012 Legacy GT, does that mean this SS would work for LGT as well?

Jesus christ I don't own a WRX, but this is crazy complex just for a shift knob. My Miata can be done in like 5 minutes with only a few screws. Why did Subaru make it so overly complex?

Haha I remember back in the day about 25 years ago just out of high school and I was a brand new licensed driver with my first car that my dad sold me for $1100 and I made it into another ghetto tuner car cuz fast and the furious was all the rage with my car buddies and although just to get that short shifter look I tried cutting down the shifter stalk to make it look shorter since they never made a short short shifter kit for that car and even if there was one on the market I could never afford it as s young broke kid but it was funny now that I look back and see myself trying to grind off my shifter stick with my dremel tool and hack saw to shorten it but the steel used to make the shifter stalk was like hardened like the steel used to make the pedals which I assume is for safety so I said screw it and put it all back together. I can't believe that now I'm a veteran in the auto industry and I'm general manager of a very big and busy repair shop and I'm certified ASE A1 thru A9 and C1 for high traffic service and repair shop. But the install for this truly is a hassle I think my method of chopping down the shifter stalk is much faster with the right tool to cut thru it

I did this install on my 2015 wrx in Oct and now it doesn't seem to go all the way into gear. 1st 3rd 5th. But there's not grinding and it's not difficult to go into any gears. Just doesn't seem to shift the same way into the odd numbers. Any ideas?

What o ring pliers are you using? I can't find one that will fit the oring.

Thank you so much my friend

any chance on u guys doing a video on how to change the transmission oil?

Cant get the two 10mm nuts out from under the shift assembly it jus keeps spinning!? Any help?

I think I’ll just stick to my OEM and Perrin Shift Stop

how is this short shifter compared to the sti short shifter? I looking to have the STI short shifter factory installed when I buy my wrx.

serious question...why not just cut the existing shifter down to short throw spec and re-thread the shaft? Would be a 30 min ordeal assuming you have a thread kit

How long was the entire disassemble and reassemble time frame for this whole thing?

Great video! Thank you!

What rims and tires are on that blue wrx they look so good.

Their service is light year's ahead of Rally Sport's.

I wish that shift knob wasn’t 110$ that bad boy is sweet

How Come you disconnected the shift cables? The guy in the cobb video skipped that

So at 8:51 is that it for the assembly or did you reassemble all the stuff you took off the first time?

does anyone know what that little white plastic piece that goes on the end of the shifter is? I lost mine and need to replace it but can't find the name or part number for the life of me.

Did anyone hear him mention about how long it’ll take to do this..?

When I installed this it became much harder to get into gear compared to stock anyone know of a fox

I just installed my boomba sts and noticed that it is extremely off center. It goes into every gear and functions perfectly however I was wondering if it was intended to be so much closer to the driver? I find that the boot will bunch up because its so much lower than stock and sometimes it'll make it hard to get into 1st or 2nd. Is there a way of correcting this, perhaps adjusting cable lengths or something? Would greatly appreciate a response @SubiSpeed Thanks!

It's just those 4 bolts underneath as to why it's not possible to disassemble from inside the cabin, yeah? Is this doable with just Rhino ramps, or must it be on a lift?

Hey SubiSpeed, got my Boomba shifter yesterday and installed it today. Let me say that this was a PITA lmao. My only concern is that the Neutral Plunger doesn't seat itself directly in the middle of the white brace from the side shifter assembly. It's on, but not directly in the middle like OEM. The Neutral Plunger bolt appears to not stay put. All in all, it's on and I can roe through all the gears with ease but I'm afraid that power shifting may push the plunger out of alignment. What are you thoughts? Also just a recommendation..... You should supply more Laffy Taffy's based on the difficulty of the install haha. I got so mad at this install that I ate it within the first 30 minutes.

do you have to unbolt the mid-pipe or whatever that portion of exhaust in the video ? and do you need to replace a gasket?

wtf, great job subaru hahaaha, last wrx only takes 10min maybe less to install

lol actually does look like a pain to install. but great vid SubiSpeed looking to purchase one soon for my rex

LOL after watching this video, if I ever get an STI, I will order it from Subaru and let them do it hahaha

Who's blue WRX is in all these videos? Do you put all this stuff on for the video and then take it off after? I've noticed items that were in previous install videos aren't on the car.

How does this compare to the optional short throw shifter available through Subaru?

Omg what a process 😩

the 4 10mm nuts that hold the shift assembly in place don't come off so easily?? I was spinning and spinning and they never budged...? help me

Subaru could have installed short shifter at factory 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Very complex install

So basically just get an STI with a factory optioned short throw shifter?

Missed so many details. Just like their customer service.

How do you reinstall the side shift assembly?

anyone know the part number for the little white shift lever bushing on the bottom of the shifter he transferred? mine popped out of place and my friend hooked me up and fixed it but unfortunately lost the white bushing and its just the metal ball on the bottom of the shifter that's clipped in right now with no bushing on it. the ones im finding look like they're for the older subaru's and don't look similar to the OEM 2015+ one I had on.

what shift knob did you put on at the end of the video looks heavy and nice too

Any recommendations with snap ring pliers? I bought a cheap set from Advance Auto Parts, but one or two of the tips on each interchangeable head aren't small enough to fit into the holes of the snap ring...

I am thinking to have this shifter. I have 2016 STi and I have factory short thorw shifter. is that going to be same way that WRX has? and should I remove factory STS? Thank you!

background music remind me of Bloodhound Gang Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo

After installing this I can't seem to fit the shifter stop, I have both a perrin and boomba version and they just won't it shift to first and even if I did get it my 5th 6th and reverse won't work. I have had to just not use the shift stop so i could use my 5th,6th and reverse. Does anyone else have this problem or have the fix? I was thinking of sanding it down a little

I'll just stick with my OEM STI short shifter and replace the bushing and plate underneath.

Holy shit I'm so glad my sti is an 05 lol

The studs that the 10mm bolts connect to are all just spinning in place when I went to pull them off. Anyone else having this problem?

This would fit a 21 wrx right? I’m new to this Subaru world.

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I see a STI short shifter Assembly in my future.