MGW Shifter Feedback Thread!
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From: Texa$
Yes... there should have been a rubber adapter that fits on the shifter handle, mine was already on the handle when the shifter arrived in the mail.
Here's pictures that show the adapter on the handle before install and after install.
Contact George, he will fix you up, no problem...
Bobby M.
Here's pictures that show the adapter on the handle before install and after install.
Contact George, he will fix you up, no problem...
Bobby M.
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I'm liking it more and more George. I like the look that the lower part has, nice and thick. I hope you find room to place the MGW logo on it. Is the black material the same stuff as the Gripper ****?
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From: Texa$
Or maybe engrave it into the shaft part (vertically) yes that may be even better then the black rubber area.
Oh and John let me know the next time you out the Houston (Magnolia) way.
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John spot on, I was thinking the same thing, placing MGW logo in the black part of the **** would give it a nice finish and let everyone know "yes we have an MGW shifter installed"
Or maybe engrave it into the shaft part (vertically) yes that may be even better then the black rubber area.
Or maybe engrave it into the shaft part (vertically) yes that may be even better then the black rubber area.
My thoughts exactly!
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As always Bobby you give great advice and superb write ups. I have the MGW teamed with the "Black" 5sp engraved Hurst shift **** and I love it as it fits my interior color motif as well as my Alloy color. White is classic but black is right for me lol
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...T/Shifter5.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...T/Shifter5.jpg
George was very nice in his correcting reply... he didn't even bust my chops for the error.
I have drawn up a sketch for a flat handle with the MGW logo on the side that I am going to send George. I checked into how much a one-of-a-kind would cost me without the MGW log... $150 from 6061 aluminum and $60 if I would have 25 made.
Don't think I want one made of aluminum but I haven't received a quote for SS yet. The handle will be the same height as the round one with just about half inch less up & down adjustability so that the flat part of the handle will be taller.
Anyway, George can probably use the same piece of billet material to make the handle without to much extra cost. We'll have to see what he thinks.
Bobby M.
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Had the shifter installed tonight and I just drove it a few miles but man it feels nice.. shifting from 2nd to 3rd feels nice.. It will take some getting used to but over all greta product! Oh and great write up by Taco Bill too!!
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Before you know it, it will feel natural shifting, I could never imagine being on a stock shifter again!
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One experience that I have had which I am not 100% comfortable with has happened sometimes on a downshift from fourth to third. If you leave your hand on the shifter, you can sometimes feel some vibration in the shifter ****. Not consistently. I have tried to isolate the conditions which cause it. Probably an installation issue of some sort.
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Installed mine yesterday. Wow what a difference it makes! It's another one of those installs you do and say afterwards... "Why'd I wait so long to do this?" It's great to get throw each shift so quickly. 2nd to 3rd is amazing now!
Great product!
-danny
Great product!
-danny
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One experience that I have had which I am not 100% comfortable with has happened sometimes on a downshift from fourth to third. If you leave your hand on the shifter, you can sometimes feel some vibration in the shifter ****. Not consistently. I have tried to isolate the conditions which cause it. Probably an installation issue of some sort.
what you are feeling is perfectly normal in that the shifter is now directly connected to the tranny better than it was with the stocker. you are going to feel more vibration/feedback/bounce from the tranny becuase it actually is bouncing all over the place under your car
you need to try to keep your hande off the **** also because my shifter actually is designed to absorb and dissipate the vibration of the tranny by the rubber core of the center shaft. it is one of the patented features of all our shifters. if you hold it with your hand you basically negate this feature and the shifter may rattle or chatter. it also is not good for the tranny to rest your hand on the **** while driving.
regards
george
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what you are feeling is perfectly normal in that the shifter is now directly connected to the tranny better than it was with the stocker. you are going to feel more vibration/feedback/bounce from the tranny becuase it actually is bouncing all over the place under your car
you need to try to keep your hande off the **** also because my shifter actually is designed to absorb and dissipate the vibration of the tranny by the rubber core of the center shaft. it is one of the patented features of all our shifters. if you hold it with your hand you basically negate this feature and the shifter may rattle or chatter. it also is not good for the tranny to rest your hand on the **** while driving.
regards
george
you need to try to keep your hande off the **** also because my shifter actually is designed to absorb and dissipate the vibration of the tranny by the rubber core of the center shaft. it is one of the patented features of all our shifters. if you hold it with your hand you basically negate this feature and the shifter may rattle or chatter. it also is not good for the tranny to rest your hand on the **** while driving.
regards
george
Any final pics.......I want......bad....
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From: Texa$
what you are feeling is perfectly normal in that the shifter is now directly connected to the tranny better than it was with the stocker. you are going to feel more vibration/feedback/bounce from the tranny becuase it actually is bouncing all over the place under your car
you need to try to keep your hande off the **** also because my shifter actually is designed to absorb and dissipate the vibration of the tranny by the rubber core of the center shaft. it is one of the patented features of all our shifters. if you hold it with your hand you basically negate this feature and the shifter may rattle or chatter. it also is not good for the tranny to rest your hand on the **** while driving.
regards
george
you need to try to keep your hande off the **** also because my shifter actually is designed to absorb and dissipate the vibration of the tranny by the rubber core of the center shaft. it is one of the patented features of all our shifters. if you hold it with your hand you basically negate this feature and the shifter may rattle or chatter. it also is not good for the tranny to rest your hand on the **** while driving.
regards
george
That will be a hard habit to break (lifting hand off shifter while driving)
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I like those ramps!
My MGW install is complete; it only took about one and a half hours with no problems with the install. I set the throw to 6 turns then 8 turns and I'll play with it more as 8 feels notchy. I agree with most everything already said. I do have a little more noise but it just sounds like the exhaust is louder and not gear noise. Quality is first rate!!!!!!
Tips I want to add.
- Cleaned all areas of the transmission tunnel where Dynamat was to be installed with alcohol. Careful the underside of the tunnel has some very sharp burrs.
- I drove the back of the car up on ramps and jacked the front of the car up; this gave me plenty of room to work.
- A pair of Mechanix or similar gloves.
I have a few pictures below, the first is the completed shifter the other two are with the car up.
Tips I want to add.
- Cleaned all areas of the transmission tunnel where Dynamat was to be installed with alcohol. Careful the underside of the tunnel has some very sharp burrs.
- I drove the back of the car up on ramps and jacked the front of the car up; this gave me plenty of room to work.
- A pair of Mechanix or similar gloves.
I have a few pictures below, the first is the completed shifter the other two are with the car up.
Bill2