MGW Shifter
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Safety Car
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From: Houston TX
MGW Shifter
Anybody have one of these? They say it's a "short throw shifter" Just wondering how much better it is than stock before I drop the benjies.
Anybody have anything to add?
Thanks
Anybody have anything to add?
Thanks
Instructor
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Racer
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I love mine. It was the first thing I did to the car and it helped a lot. Install was pretty straight-forward.
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Safety Car
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Shifter
Did you guys also do away with the thing that tries to make you shift from 1st to 4th? I go 1st to 3rd quite a bit but to 4th seems to defeat the purpose of the car.
Intermediate
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I'm also a big fan of the MGW. New shifters are adjustable for any throw length you want, but in any position the gating is just a lot better. I made my own smart fuse. I shorted a fuse on purpose, and the soldered a resistor across the top of it (2K ohm if I remember). The resistance is enought that the skip shift solenoid won't pull in, but allows enough current to flow so you won't blow an engine fault.
Racer
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Yes, but I didn't know about the blown smart fuse thing. I ordered mine online. I think it was $10. The skip-shift will still show up on the instrument cluster, but it will allow you to shift to 2nd.
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From: Houston TX
Shifter
OK guys, thanks for all the help. I just ordered this http://www.mgwltd.com/corvette_short..._shifter.shtml and this http://complianceparts.com/c6cags-skip.html
Now wish me luck on the install of shifter.
The fuse was $17.00 American (shipped) seems like a no brainer as opposed to ANY other way to do this mod.
Thanks again. I know I can trust you guys
Now wish me luck on the install of shifter.
The fuse was $17.00 American (shipped) seems like a no brainer as opposed to ANY other way to do this mod.
Thanks again. I know I can trust you guys
Last edited by meanjoe; Jan 26, 2013 at 12:52 PM.
Drifting
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I've had one in my 06 for nearly 5 years. There is no comparison . The stock shifter is ok , the MGW shifter is extraordinary IMHO .
Burning Brakes
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Haven't driven a 05 so I don't know how the 08 compares.
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That's a great question. Have a '12 GS, and other than the notchiness, which is mostly a tranny quirk, feels pretty good. Doubt the MGW makes a big (or even a noticeable) difference for stictly street driving, but let's see if we hear some comments. Since there's no free lunch, I don't want to increase noise inside the cabin at all, nor vibration... which are typical compromises of such shifters. Another obvious compromise is increased effort... unless **** sits higher than stock, which I also don't want at all. If not, wonder how much extra effort is needed. Not that I can't handle that, but sometimes feel suffers too, making the shifts feel less satisfying. Only driving one could tell. I'm always weary of testimonials that say it's better in every respect; that's simply not true. Have a good one.
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That's a great question. Have a '12 GS, and other than the notchiness, which is mostly a tranny quirk, feels pretty good. Doubt the MGW makes a big (or even a noticeable) difference for stictly street driving, but let's see if we hear some comments. Since there's no free lunch, I don't want to increase noise inside the cabin at all, nor vibration... which are typical compromises of such shifters. Another obvious compromise is increased effort... unless **** sits higher than stock, which I also don't want at all. If not, wonder how much extra effort is needed. Not that I can't handle that, but sometimes feel suffers too, making the shifts feel less satisfying. Only driving one could tell. I'm always weary of testimonials that say it's better in every respect; that's simply not true. Have a good one.
Way too notchy... just my 2 cents.
Burning Brakes
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All people having problems with any aftermarket shifter should have done the Anti Venom Mod and that would have taken the excess spring pressure off and made the shifter feel like butter. I was able to fix my buddies MGW with just a copper spacer on the spring bolt as per the anti venom mod suggests.
You can do this on stock setup as well to get her to shift better.
You can do this on stock setup as well to get her to shift better.
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All people having problems with any aftermarket shifter should have done the Anti Venom Mod and that would have taken the excess spring pressure off and made the shifter feel like butter. I was able to fix my buddies MGW with just a copper spacer on the spring bolt as per the anti venom mod suggests.
You can do this on stock setup as well to get her to shift better.
You can do this on stock setup as well to get her to shift better.