Just installed MGW short throw shifter...
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Heel & Toe
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Just installed MGW short throw shifter...
Just installed it yesterday and was playing with the gears and am finding it very hard to feel the difference from 5th and reverse... took it for a ride and tested and seemed/luckily went into 5th everytime. Should I be worried to shift into reverse instead of 5th gear??? Or is it even possible?
Instructor
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bdanyluk is correct...you should be shifting with the palm of your hand (when moving the shift lever forward) and your fingertips (when moving the shift lever back) the shifter self-centers at the 3-4 gate....too many folks grab the lever in a death grip, thinking they have to force it into gear, and wonder why their shifter bushings wear out...this isn't the sixties any more with shift mechanisms bolted to the side of a cast iron box...
ETA: Also, your right hand belongs on the steering wheel, not constantly grabbing the shifter...you only should move your hand to the shift lever to select another gear, then immediately return it to the steering wheel...
ETA: Also, your right hand belongs on the steering wheel, not constantly grabbing the shifter...you only should move your hand to the shift lever to select another gear, then immediately return it to the steering wheel...
Last edited by Flies Lo; Apr 29, 2015 at 11:15 PM.
Le Mans Master
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I think I need this mod. I have an 05 and I'm a terrible shifter. If I'm trying to hit third, I often miss under heavy acceleration. I hate it! Will the short throw make it easier to shift because my 05 really is a tough one to master. I smell some clutch every now and then, it's not my DD, but I want to improve my shifting, but the factory set up is so bad in my opinion.
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Melting Slicks
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I believe you have to modify (cut a circle etc) the acoustic boot. I have heard that this can cause more noise from the torque tube as the acoustic boot now is not as sound deadening.....did you incur a louder noise of the torque tube etc. after the install??
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Yes on the boot cut, since it becomes part of the return spring for the shifter return to the 3/4 gear line.
No on the extra noise, since the cut boot fits tightly around the shifter lower ring section so seal out the noise.
Last edited by Dano523; May 1, 2015 at 11:23 PM.
Instructor
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I've only had an issue with going from 6th down to 3rd, I somehow put it into 5th every time with mgw. Better to go 6 to 4 to 3 instead. Probably easier on the transmission also. Early on I kept going into 3rd instead of 1st from a stop, but I figured it out. Enjoy it!
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Just installed it yesterday and was playing with the gears and am finding it very hard to feel the difference from 5th and reverse... took it for a ride and tested and seemed/luckily went into 5th everytime. Should I be worried to shift into reverse instead of 5th gear??? Or is it even possible?
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Last edited by Cor430vette; May 4, 2015 at 05:58 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '15
TRY to put it into reverse instead of 5th while moving.. I'll wait...
There's a lockout solenoid that stops you from being able to get over far enough to get to reverse unless you're stopped.
It has nothing to do with the shifter.. it's built into the transmission
There's a lockout solenoid that stops you from being able to get over far enough to get to reverse unless you're stopped.
It has nothing to do with the shifter.. it's built into the transmission