Short Throw Shifter?

cobra4life · 04-07-2004

i have a 98 Cobra that i just bought, and one of the mods that it has on it from the ower before me is a short throw shifter. What does this do?

blackfang · 04-07-2004

It allows quicker and shorter shifts. Not to mention shorter in height too. It also protects the shift forks from being bent(from over extending of the stock shifter). The shifts will be much smoother(mainly due to the lack of a rubber bushing that is on the stock shifter where it bolts into the base of the shifter).

Hope this helps.

Jzepp300 · 06-05-2006

Should there be increased shifter noise with an aftermarket shifter? I have the pro 5.0 and i used rubber gasket for the base instead of the sealant.......has more vibration and humming than the stock shifter..............is this normal?

TorchRedGT02 · 06-05-2006

After-market shifters usually have more increase noise than stock. One reason is there's no rubber in between the shifter handle to soak up the vibration, but makes the shifting action more precise and less sloppy.

Jzepp300 · 06-05-2006

oh well i have rubber gaskets at the base and in between the shifter handle........there is still alot of buzzing and vibration.

mystic2004 · 06-07-2006

T-56 transmissions have a problem with gear noise. Just turn up the radio and go full throttle.

TorchRedGT02 · 06-08-2006

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Originally Posted by mystic2004

T-56 transmissions have a problem with gear noise. Just turn up the radio and go full throttle.

These transmissions are just noisey. So was the one in my '02 GT.

darkdayz · 06-14-2006

I PUT IN A RIPPER WITH A BALL KNOB AND IT IS PRETTY QUITE...COURSE I HAVE NO CATS AND A LOUD AZZ EXHAUST...:thumbsup