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Apr 20, 2012 | 08:43 PM

machz800ps

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mgw shifting question

Hey guys just installed my new mgw unfortunatly its raining pretty good here in detroit area tonight , My quest. sitting there shifting the gears i am having a hard time feeling were my 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears are , should i be able to tell or does it take a couple spins around the block to get use to it.
Again have not driven it yet and realize my Quest. is a bit premature but got nothing better to do and you keep telling yourself did i do somthing wrong even though its a pretty simple install

Thanks
Steve

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Apr 20, 2012 | 09:01 PM

El original

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Relax, all will be well. lol. I have one installed and dont recall my first impressions that well. But I can share with you the fact that it takes some time to break in and is stiff, in the end I think you will love it. Nothing to screw up in the install, just plug and play. Now go to bed and have a good sleep. lol. Greeting's Rob

Apr 20, 2012 | 09:05 PM

machz800ps

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. Now go to bed and have a good sleep. lol. Greeting's Rob

Right on, you read my post correctly, driving my nuts wondering if its right

Thanks
Steve

Apr 20, 2012 | 11:32 PM

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Yes, the MGW will loosen up a bit thru time. If still a bit too notchy for you, do the anti-venom mod and you can get it to the desired comfort level. Just did mine and it's better than ever.

Apr 20, 2012 | 11:56 PM

red03vette

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Just installed mine Easter weekend, only had time for a couple quick runs (got the flu, just now recovering) but I did notice that the gates are very close to each other compared to the stock shifter. Once you get under way though they are easy to find.

it is very tight at first also, but got better on my second quick jaunt. Looking forward to many precise shifts in the days to come. You will have fun, enjoy!

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Apr 21, 2012 | 12:43 AM

tlove32

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Do the anti-venom mod ( see toquez06.com for directions) - this will ease the shifting effort a lot.

Apr 21, 2012 | 05:35 AM

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Do the anti-venom mod ( see toquez06.com for directions) - this will ease the shifting effort a lot.

That can be helpful and I did it to mine.

One word of caution though; there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. IOW, don't go overboard with shim/washer thickness. Personally I kept my total washer thickness to UNDER .090". I used two Dorman copper washers but the individual thickness was not enough and the combined thickness was too much, so I sanded each one down on a flat surface and finally wound up with a combined thickness of .082". Worked great.