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Old 09-24-2009   #1 (permalink)
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ok i just bought an mgw short shifter off a guy and it seriously feels like the same throw i used to have on my factory shifter. any way of changing this? i was looking for a super short shift but didnt want to spend a fortune on getting it. its a 99 v6 mustang by the way and the short shift is used.
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Did you adjust the stops to the shortest possible shifts? There is no way a short throw shifter should feel anything like a stock shifter from my experience (2 Hursts, 1 Steeda). The short throws feel like they are on rails.
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really?
MGW is the most expensive short throw for a stang that i've seen.

i know my tri-ax has a handle that is adjustable in length, does the MGW have an adjustable handle, and if it does, shorten it all the way. it'll feel much better.

also, dont mess with the shifter stops once you've got them set. it should engage fully in each gear, and no more.

my factory shifter felt like a limp noodle compared to my tri-ax.
oh and i have a friend with a 93 5.0 notchback who has an MGW shifter in his car; i've driven it a few times and that shifter i have to say is awesome...if you're not loving it, something is a miss.
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well it feels a lot firmer like my friend who has a 99 gt, but he has a hurst and his shift is about 2 to 3 inches to shift and i do believe i got ripped on this one. i'' get you the link to the exact one i bought and can you tell me if it is supposed to be a short shift or just cleaner shifts?
1999-2004 Mustang short shifter:eBay Motors (item 270451853584 end time Sep-10-09 23:34:31 PDT)
tell me if the link worked or not.
if no then ill try and find a pic of it.
it looks pretty much identical to this one
83-93 Mustang T-5 5-spd Short Throw Shifter & Handle:eBay Motors (item 370262716899 end time Sep-26-09 14:46:30 PDT)
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That doesn't look like an MGW to me. It looks almost like the stock one I pulled out my car a few months ago. I swapped to a Hurst.
This is an MGW shifter:
Mustang Short Throw Shifter
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well it feels a lot firmer like my friend who has a 99 gt, but he has a hurst and his shift is about 2 to 3 inches to shift and i do believe i got ripped on this one. i'' get you the link to the exact one i bought and can you tell me if it is supposed to be a short shift or just cleaner shifts?
1999-2004 Mustang short shifter:eBay Motors (item 270451853584 end time Sep-10-09 23:34:31 PDT)
tell me if the link worked or not.
if no then ill try and find a pic of it.
it looks pretty much identical to this one
83-93 Mustang T-5 5-spd Short Throw Shifter & Handle:eBay Motors (item 370262716899 end time Sep-26-09 14:46:30 PDT)

dude not to be a jerk, but you really can't expect much for $2.25

and, i agree with redlyr, i highly doubt that is an MGW, if it were it'd be orange & black. if memory serves me right, i believe that is the stock shifter.
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That looks like a stock shifter. He's put in an MGW and sold the stock one. Live and learn.
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Both those ebay links are showing stock shifters

http://www.americanmuscle.com/t5-t45...t-shifter.html

I have that one and it is AMAZING compared to the stock shifter and it is cheap enough as well.
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Both those ebay links are showing stock shifters

Mustang Short Throw Sport Shifter (83 - Early 01 V8 & 01-04 V6 T-5/T-45 Transmission) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!

I have that one and it is AMAZING compared to the stock shifter and it is cheap enough as well.

how much of a shorter throw is it?
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damn dude... u got ripped
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