Shifter Assembly Bracket - Boomba Racing

Hoblick · Oct 9, 2015

How much and when is it available. I'm wanting to purchase yours or the Barton within the next few days

K3NMasterS · Oct 9, 2015

There's a little bit of increased transmission noise, but nothing that I would even think twice about. We deal with an everyday clunking from the drivetrain, which Ford tells us is normal so I doubt most of the buyers would even notice.

Epiphany · Oct 11, 2015

Are you clamping directly (aluminum to aluminum) with your bracket onto the rear of the factory shifter, then bolting that directly to the body via the two small studs welded to the underside of the floorpan? If so, you have just fixed the rear of the shifter to the body and are asking the front shifter mount to handle any and all deflection.

Boomba Racing · Oct 12, 2015

Epiphany said:
Are you clamping directly (aluminum to aluminum) with your bracket onto the rear of the factory shifter, then bolting that directly to the body via the two small studs welded to the underside of the floorpan? If so, you have just fixed the rear of the shifter to the body and are asking the front shifter mount to handle any and all deflection.

There are two rubber washer/bushings that are used in the installation of our piece that are meant to absorb vibrations. There is no noticeable vibrations transferred into the vehicle from the use of this bracket.

K3NMasterS · Oct 12, 2015

Epiphany said:
Are you clamping directly (aluminum to aluminum) with your bracket onto the rear of the factory shifter, then bolting that directly to the body via the two small studs welded to the underside of the floorpan? If so, you have just fixed the rear of the shifter to the body and are asking the front shifter mount to handle any and all deflection.

If you look at the Blowfish Racing Support Bracket, their's is a full metal on metal design as well so I don't forsee any issues with the Boomba Design.

leszek · Oct 12, 2015

K3NMasterS said:
If you look at the Blowfish Racing Support Bracket, their's is a full metal on metal design as well so I don't forsee any issues with the Boomba Design.

There is a big difference. Blowfish bracket fixes the shifter to the transmission so both ends of the shifter are fixed to the transmission. With Boomba, the bracket fixes the shifter to the chassis so now the shifter is used as a link between chassis and the transmission as one end of the shifter is fixed to the transmission and the other to the chassis and if that link is too stiff something might give...

K3NMasterS · Oct 12, 2015

leszek said:
There is a big difference. Blowfish bracket fixes the shifter to the transmission so both ends of the shifter are fixed to the transmission. With Boomba, the bracket fixes the shifter to the chassis so now the shifter is used as a link between chassis and the transmission as one end of the shifter is fixed to the transmission and the other to the chassis and if that link is too stiff something might give...

The Blowfish Bracket fixes to the transmission mount, which then fixes to the body so isn't it a similar concept? I'm not the product engineer, I'm just merely the tester and the product seems to perform better than OE. I'm sure Boomba will describe their product soon.

rainier446 · Oct 12, 2015

K3NMasterS said:
The Blowfish Bracket fixes to the transmission mount, which then fixes to the body so isn't it a similar concept? I'm not the product engineer, I'm just merely the tester and the product seems to perform better than OE. I'm sure Boomba will describe their product soon.

What he's trying to say is that with anything using O.E. mounting locations the whole shifter has to twist as the transmission flexes separate from the body. With the blowfish bracket or trans mounted shifters the shifter flexes with the trans I dependent of the body so there is no chance of linkage binding up. I ran the Steeda bracket (same thing as this just poly) and wasn't happy with it as it would still bind when hard shifting and NVH sucked.

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K3NMasterS · Oct 12, 2015

rainier446 said:
What he's trying to say is that with anything using O.E. mounting locations the whole shifter has to twist as the transmission flexes separate from the body. With the blowfish bracket or trans mounted shifters the shifter flexes with the trans I dependent of the body so there is no chance of linkage binding up. I ran the Steeda bracket (same thing as this just poly) and wasn't happy with it as it would still bind when hard shifting and NVH sucked.

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I suppose the biggest question will be the price. That will determine how to compare this item to its competitors. Have you replaced your OE bracket with the Blowfish then? You have me curious that you didn't like the Steeda with the urethane insert.

I will go hammer on the car tonight to see if I can get the shifts to bind. :cheers:

rainier446 · Oct 12, 2015

K3NMasterS said:
I suppose the biggest question will be the price. That will determine how to compare this item to its competitors. Have you replaced your OE bracket with the Blowfish then? You have me curious that you didn't like the Steeda with the urethane insert.

I will go hammer on the car tonight to see if I can get the shifts to bind. :cheers:

I helped a friend mount a blowfish in his '13 which is the same design. I actually replaced the entire shifter assembly with an MGW, which would be an apples to oranges comparison. I had hoped to be satisfied with a simple short shift arm and a couple bushings but the NVH and lack of enhancement forced me to drop the $$$ on the MGW.

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dgc333 · Oct 12, 2015

K3NMasterS said:
The Blowfish Bracket fixes to the transmission mount, which then fixes to the body so isn't it a similar concept? I'm not the product engineer, I'm just merely the tester and the product seems to perform better than OE. I'm sure Boomba will describe their product soon.

The Blowfish bracket mounts to the same bolts that the transmission mounts to the tranny, not the side that attaches to the car. The back of the shifter that is attached to the floor of the car in the stock applcation as well as with the Steeda & Bomba is mounted to the Blowfish bracket. The Blowfish bracket keeps the shifter aligned with the tranny and when the tranny moves the shifter moves with it eliminating misalignment that cause missed shifts.

Epiphany · Oct 12, 2015

leszek said:
There is a big difference. Blowfish bracket fixes the shifter to the transmission so both ends of the shifter are fixed to the transmission. With Boomba, the bracket fixes the shifter to the chassis so now the shifter is used as a link between chassis and the transmission as one end of the shifter is fixed to the transmission and the other to the chassis and if that link is too stiff something might give...

rainier446 said:
What he's trying to say is that with anything using O.E. mounting locations the whole shifter has to twist as the transmission flexes separate from the body. With the blowfish bracket or trans mounted shifters the shifter flexes with the trans I dependent of the body so there is no chance of linkage binding up. I ran the Steeda bracket (same thing as this just poly) and wasn't happy with it as it would still bind when hard shifting and NVH sucked.

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Precisely.

Boomba, an NVH increase may not be noticeable to some but there is no way that the "rubber washers" can quell/damp as effectively as the stocker, if the comparison is limited to those two methods anyway. The washers simply don't have the mass (I'm not arguing whether or not the shifter deflects more less, simply an observation with respect to the factory mushmount vs two relatively small/thin washers).

Boomba Racing · Oct 14, 2015

In the testing we've done so far, there have been no negative side effects; just positive shift engangement. Everything seems to be working as intended and the shifter is not shaking around inside of the vehicle. I personally am not an engineer and would have to check with one of our engineers for the technical jargon on how our piece works the way it does.

Epiphany · Oct 14, 2015

That'd be great.

Eco_roller · Oct 14, 2015

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