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Manzo Short throw shifter
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From: Everett, WA
Manzo Short throw shifter
Anyone ever tried one of these? Let me know if you liked it or if I should get a quality brand instead.
https://shop.redline360.com/products...-2002-ss-cov97
https://shop.redline360.com/products...-2002-ss-cov97
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Anyone ever tried one of these? Let me know if you liked it or if I should get a quality brand instead.
https://shop.redline360.com/products...-2002-ss-cov97
https://shop.redline360.com/products...-2002-ss-cov97
Good luck
Bill
BTW I have a B&M ripper in my C5 for 18 years, and I still love it and every shift. I paid 250.00 18 years ago. l
[color]Verified Purchase[/color]Had to give a star to write a review first off no directions for install and the plastic insert came out of shift within 5 miles. You get what you pay for in this case shiny garbage
Race Director
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From: Iowa
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
$65? That's dirt cheap in price. Many members around the forum swear by the MGW shifter but they are $360. I have one in my 2002 and like it. I also like the B&M shifter in my 99
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"We have a team of knowledgeable R&D technicians working hard to bring you the latest in innovative products. With combined competitive experience of over 6 years, on and off the track..."
A whole team with a total of 6 years experience? Yeah, that means "made in a Chinese sweat shop". LOL! You get what you pay for, and a Corvette deserves better anyway. Just spend your money on a proven product from a popular brand.
A whole team with a total of 6 years experience? Yeah, that means "made in a Chinese sweat shop". LOL! You get what you pay for, and a Corvette deserves better anyway. Just spend your money on a proven product from a popular brand.
Melting Slicks
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From: Garland TX
Yes: My "write up" and install. It's the same shifter.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-shifter.html
I now have a B&M shifter and like it much better. If you like straight up notchy race car feel then the one you have posted is the way to go.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-shifter.html
I now have a B&M shifter and like it much better. If you like straight up notchy race car feel then the one you have posted is the way to go.
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From: Everett, WA
Yes: My "write up" and install. It's the same shifter.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-shifter.html
I now have a B&M shifter and like it much better. If you like straight up notchy race car feel then the one you have posted is the way to go.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-shifter.html
I now have a B&M shifter and like it much better. If you like straight up notchy race car feel then the one you have posted is the way to go.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2017
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From: Fort Worth, TX
According to MGW (I mean they make their own shifters they want to sell, so take it for what you will), some of the sloppiness and poor shift quality comes from the bottom box. Like most short-throws, this one still maintains the factory bottom box. Yes, the MGW is expensive, but it really is a nice piece of hardware and I love how it feels. I don't regret spending the cash on it.
Last edited by digitaloutsider; Feb 10, 2019 at 08:45 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Garland TX
The one that came with the shifter. I had to drill the holes out on the base of the shifter so the factory ones could slide through and bolt to the bottom box.
Last edited by Not4spd; Feb 10, 2019 at 10:40 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Northville, MI
You would be better off with the reworked C5 shifter reduction offered by a forum vendor TMOD. I believe he charges about $150 with exchange. TMOD Customs does the conversions and makes a Billit shifter for $285, he can be reached at Tmodcustoms@gmail.com
Melting Slicks
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From: West Virginia
.....or just do your own C5 shifter rebuild and mod. Shorten the lever, cut threads down to the insulator and add the **** of your choice - the most expensive part is buying the actual ****. You can tighten the whole thing up with new bushings for the bottom "box" and in my case I totally dismantled the top (drilled out the rivets) and with a bid of judicious emery cloth work (on a flat surface), got rid of the wear in the "ball and socket" mechanism. Not hard at all, and throws are shorter, plus tighter having got rid of 75k miles worth of wear, but without the effort and notchiness of many after market units. Or just go the C6 shifter route - another good option.
Last edited by jackthelad; Feb 11, 2019 at 10:57 AM.
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I never understand why people say a C6 shifter is a good option....it's has the throw of a damn 18-wheeler. If people think it's an upgrade I could never imagine what the stock C5 shifter is like. My car came with a C6 shifter and I couldn't rip it out fast enough.
Currently I run a Kirban unit that has a MUCH better and proper throw for a car like the C5. However it is noisy and notchy.
Jackthelad: you have to understand not everyone is mechanically inclined and resourceful as others...Coming from the Fbody crowd I realized very quickly that 70% of this board like to buy and bolt on.
Currently I run a Kirban unit that has a MUCH better and proper throw for a car like the C5. However it is noisy and notchy.
Jackthelad: you have to understand not everyone is mechanically inclined and resourceful as others...Coming from the Fbody crowd I realized very quickly that 70% of this board like to buy and bolt on.
Melting Slicks
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My C5 will be 22 years old this summer. I would not dream of running a vehicle that old if I could not maintenance and minor mods myself. Just too darned expensive!
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Le Mans Master
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I’m with digitaloutsider on the MGW. I reworked 2 stock shifters, almost to the extent of JacktheLad, one on my Z, and the one on my present coupe. I tried an MGW on a friend’s C6 and was instantly convinced. After I got one in mine, even more so.
I can’t compare/discuss Kirban or Hinson but they also have great reputations. The install, videos and parts quality on the MGW was so high I have no interest in looking at anything else.
I can’t compare/discuss Kirban or Hinson but they also have great reputations. The install, videos and parts quality on the MGW was so high I have no interest in looking at anything else.
Instructor
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From: Fall Branch, TN
In my experience, if you buy the cheap option first, you won’t be happy and you’ll wind up buying the quality version a short time later. Then you’ve spent more than you would have buying the good one to start with.
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As I mentioned above, doing all the mods I did was basically a cheap option, and if I’d never driven an MGW, I might never have changed. I took a total of 2” from the entire shaft, which resulted in my white shift **** looking like an egg in a nest. Effort was not appreciably increased so I could keep the shift **** in a ‘normal’ diameter. Since I like making bar type shift *****, I did switch one in which, because of leverage makes the shifter even easier to move. The MGW requires more effort. Thats a given. Because of that all of my shift ***** are now bar type, allowing me to grip them low or high. However, the return to center force and the precision (including quiet) makes shifting fun, all of the time.