Shifting gates....... ****
4/5/13, 06:31 PM
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Shifting gates....... ****
They are close.......... I am afraid to let the clutch out as 5th is 3rd to often. I got to say after the first 100 miles I DO NOT like the shifter.... The shifter feels like the cheap part in the car. I doesn't give good feedback and to be honest I like a little more notch in my shifter........ When shifting it feels like I am going to bend something. My 427R had a killer shifter as you could rip through them and you felt like you were shifting it..........
Anyone else notice this or just me
Anyone else notice this or just me
4/5/13, 07:00 PM
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After having this topic be beaten to death, brought back to life, and then killed again, I think the reason may be that it isn't the transmission any Mustang owner is used to. Try to relearn it and then if you hate it think about changing it.
4/5/13, 07:01 PM
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I felt the same way you did, however very happy going from a scion XA very long and forgiving shift to this 13 short shift, but now I have the Barton shifter and two post bracket! Love it. I is great and sure the MGW is at least as good or better form what has been posted here. Good luck and enjoy.
4/5/13, 07:07 PM
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I had no intention of beating a dead horse......... I was completely unaware of this issue. I have owned 4 stangs and this is the crappiest shifter I have ever felt. At least on a 3650 when the gears were grinding you knew where they were 
Again sorry for the zombie........
Again sorry for the zombie........
4/5/13, 07:14 PM
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104............
I need to go relax as the more I think about it the more p1ssed off I am getting......
I am going to go a different route and take the POS back to the dealer and let them figure it out.............
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4/5/13, 07:17 PM
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My first mustang, but not my first 6-speed. Never had any problems on 2 motorcycles, an '07 wrangler, and a 2011 VW GTI. This is the first one that feels like it has a false gate going into 3rd under load. I have learned to deal with and get good at the cold shifts in the morning, but i just can't find rhyme or reason as to why i miss hard shifts from 2nd to 3rd about a 5th of the time.
So... went aftermarket and figured i would go all out (MGW).
So... went aftermarket and figured i would go all out (MGW).
4/5/13, 07:18 PM
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I agree the floating arm from the shifter to the trans is **** stupid. The shifter should attach to the trans housing.
4/5/13, 07:19 PM
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My first mustang, but not my first 6-speed. Never had any problems on 2 motorcycles, an '07 wrangler, and a 2011 VW GTI. This is the first one that feels like it has a false gate going into 3rd under load. I have learned to deal with and get good at the cold shifts in the morning, but i just can't find rhyme or reason as to why i miss hard shifts from 2nd to 3rd about a 5th of the time.
So... went aftermarket and figured i would go all out (MGW).
So... went aftermarket and figured i would go all out (MGW).
4/5/13, 07:22 PM
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It's not even broken in yet, give it at least 500 miles otherwise the dealer is just going to tell you that's how the trans should feel.