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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 07:52 AM
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I've a puma 1.7 gear linkage. Does that fit on the mk5 escort?
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 08:42 AM
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it can be made to fit as I bought a rs2000 some years back with it and wow what a difference it made
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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 01:43 PM
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Are they as good as that? Like a short shifter?
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 06:36 AM
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yes it was good and a vast improvement as the shift was close and better than the ss kits you buyoff the shelf as escorts thrwo is poor at best even on the mtx75 box rather than the IB5
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Old Dec 12, 2014 | 08:18 PM
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Whats involved to make it fit? I have one sitting in the shed....
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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 05:23 PM
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Don't think it would fit on a mtx box. It would fit in a ib5 box in a escort gti
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