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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 10:52 PM
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Just picked up an 04 6sp vert with 24k miles on it and it has the most obnoxious, rattling, crazy shifter I've ever encountered. Last C5 I had (04 Z06) I installed a Hurst short throw and it was much quieter than stock but far from quiet. I'm seeing Hurst, B&M, and now Hinson all in the game. I'm not a racer, but AM a "spirited" driver. Price aside, what's the quietest short shifter out there?
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 11:17 PM
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I don't have anything to compare to but stock, but my Hinson is AWESOME.
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 11:22 PM
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Dead quiet, solid shifts my MGW shifter. Really wonder if your current shifter is stock, I have never heard of ratting issues with stock shifters.
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 01:01 AM
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Agreed with above; is the shifter OEM?
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 08:35 AM
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There are some knock-off Hurst/B&M short throw shifters going around cheap online, switch to MGW short throw and don't look back.
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by El original
Dead quiet, solid shifts my MGW shifter. Really wonder if your current shifter is stock, I have never heard of ratting issues with stock shifters.
I agree. My MGW is very quiet. Plus it came with noise canceling material to put on the trans tunnel.
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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Mine is stock and no noise at all.
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 09:54 AM
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I installed a Hurst in my '01 coupe, back in '02. I don't really consider it "noisy", and I even installed the polyurethane shifter box bushings in it last year....
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Mine is stock and no noise at all.
Yep, mine to.
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Bought an MGW last night. We'll see what the hype is about!
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Originally Posted by CudaJimmy
Bought an MGW last night. We'll see what the hype is about!
Keep us posted with your experience with the new shifter. i have stock shifter in my 2003 and looking between the Core Shifter with the Hurst Handle and Internals to the MGW.
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FWIW, I have the Core Shifter - With the Hurst upper, and it rattles anything over 50% throttle. Its really irritating. I love the look 100 times better than the Hinson or MGW, but man, that rattle is mind numbing.
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Old Dec 5, 2016 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmagloo
FWIW, I have the Core Shifter - With the Hurst upper, and it rattles anything over 50% throttle. Its really irritating. I love the look 100 times better than the Hinson or MGW, but man, that rattle is mind numbing.
Thanks for the honest opinion. That would be a deal breaker for me for sure. Shame because it def looks the best by far.
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I have the early MGW shifter and it makes a horrible racket. I been thinking of getting a newer one that comes with the box.
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