Last month, we ran a piece on the trick new gated shifter kit for the 1990-1996 Mazda MX-5 Miata from a little one-man shop calling itself Minottek. Hoping to see an example in person, I reached out ...

Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...

One of the great joys of building a replica vehicle is that there is no correct way of doing anything! In direct contrast to the restoration of classics, antiques, and muscle cars, we are given carte ...

Here is your guide to the best short shifters and some of the best brands in the business. Is the gearstick feeling tired in your sports car? Tired of long throws, wobbly gearknobs, and a feel that’s ...

In a manual transmission car, every gear change is high-school geometry in action, with a healthy dose of physics. Levers, fulcrums, and angles determine how a shifter's parts harmonize and behave ...

It's almost a guarantee that when you get an old C10 truck to play with, somewhere on it you will find an "upgrade" that just doesn't suit your plan for the project. One item that is often a point of ...

Unless you can shift like Ronnie Sox, automatic transmissions are simply more consistent when racing on the dragstrip. When it comes to street driving, however, most will agree that there's no better ...

Hybrid Racing's Adjustable Short Shifter Assembly is just a few years old but the idea of the short shifter itself has been a staple in the import community for a few decades. At this point, it's ...