Knight

too bad the engineering degree didn't give you common sense to understand exactly what he meant.

Phorty

Why don't you engineer your own shifter.

Pwny

Can somebody please tell me how high the shifter handle can be adjusted? I like longer handles for easy shifting on the track.

scramblr

Not any higher than flush with the bottom of the block.

Anthony k

and you only own one pair of shoes? what do you do with your shoes? wear them? and when you no longer wear your shoes......are they "broke out?" or "worn out" worn past tense of "wear"

scramblr

Oh crap...An English Engineer.

Anthony k

Batman to the rescue!!! go read some comic books. how are things in gotham? are you 12? maybe when you grow up and leave the superheros behind you, you too can attain a degree. until then...... play with your super friends


well it business, this might be slightly over your head. but it takes a manufacturing facility to produce parts. and that takes money, buy the machines, produce a part, test and durability test the product, stress test it. manufacture the part. advertise the part. pay employees. i could go on, but i would hope you can see the point.

did i bash the shifter, manufacture, design? in such a way that you would suggest that i engineer my own? or was that the best come back you could come up with? since it had very little to do with the subject of my posts?

its a very very well made part. no cutter marks, no step-overs visible, no chatter marks. well designed and engineered

Anthony k

education isnt a crime

Anthony k

i have mine as high as it will go. from the plastic console to the top of the **** is 5 1/2". i have the white ball. not the factory ****

Knight

Oh no Captain Obvious, no one here knew i liked Batman but you just gave away the house.

Anthony k

"like"??

thats the best comeback you could come up with?

i think they know......and i think they also think thats its pathetic

Pwny

Anthony, let it go.

Knight

Comeback? I was making a joke.

If you want to actually get help on the board i would suggest you stop acting being so arguementive and actually respect the fact that people were trying to help you up until the point you tried turning their words around when you can clearly understand what they were trying to say to you.

Phorty

You can make it quite a bit higher than the factory. I actually like it pretty low and it was a challenge to get it down there. The bottom of the shaft on mine is going in the rubber boot at the base. It does shift much easier when higher though.

Stoenr

Lowest and shortest for me, love it, no problems. I do not have the weaker springs in mine, all the original parts from the beta group buy. I think I have a box of bushings they sent out that were an update, but I like it the way it is.

Pwny

If anybody has some pics of the shifter as high as it can go, that would be sweet.

anthony05gt

AnthonyK, why don't you try about 7-8 turns out on the throw adjustment and just let the shifter work a few weeks? It will improve. Most of this notchy feel is the transmission itself which is a notchy shifting tranny from the get go. At 7-8 turns you will still have a shorter throw, but as you already can see, there's not a thing in this design which would cause a shift to bind on you as it's a smooth, precision made basic operating shifter with no parts at all to cause a notchy feel. The only thing that would cause it to feel notchier would be less leverage do to the shorter throw or **** height.

Easy, we're all friends here

jimmyv 67'

Guys,

I'm a newb so take it easy me. Have a 08' GT, CAI, tune, cat back, soon adding 3.73 gear and other suspension and engine mods. This is 3rd car and usage is mostly weekends and occasional commute. Looking to do some amateur track day events and driving school mid 09 for fun. I have stock shifter and like it ok for around town.

Have read all you guys have posted r/e MGW shifter. It is undoubtedely the favorite. Question for me is to find the right short throw shifter for my car's use. I must also tell you that I will not be installing this as I am not that mechanically inclined. From what I can read, I love that this shifter can be adjusted however, I am not skilled enough nor have the tools to do any of this alone. Any install or modifications will have to be done by a mechanic, most likely Ford dealership as I do not know any other local shops that work on these type modifications. ( If you have arecommendations near Rock Hill, SC then great ).

So, is the MGW still the best for me or can you recommend any other non adjustable brand that might fit my usage? I like the stock height of OEM shifter and will use a factory threaded shift ****. Other thoughts have been the Pro 5.0, Steeda Sport, Steeda Triax. I have read other posts about these but think that the intended use of the car really drives how you want the shift to feel. I would like something quicker and more confident than stock but comfortable on the street. Any recommendations and thoughts are welcome.

Appreciate your feedback.

James

Stoenr

Well the height of the shifter can be adjusted by you from the top with the MGW provided tool. No biggie there.
The shortness of the throw you would need to crawl under the car and adjust. It also is a simple feat once you get under the car. And of course let them know you want to accept the stock ****.
I have the stock ****, shortest height and shortest throw, I love it for daily driving, track driving, and 1/4 mile racing.

Golli_s197