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Installed an MGW "Flat Stick" shifter to reduce vibration and an annoying Buzz that was occurring at a particular rpm with the cue ball shift **** I had installed.
Documented the reduced stroke of over OEM of 23%. Most important there is no vibration as existed with the OEM shifter and zero noise. Very precise shifts.
Pic of method used to define the stroke reduction achieved with 1st the Cue Ball **** install and 2nd the MGW Flat Stick with the same 2 1/4 inch cue ball size shift ****.
That you got vibration with the ball, is interesting. I have none with the stock (2018) shifter and ball.
However, in my C5 with a shortened Hurst and ball, I had to use three large drill-stops under the boot as vibration dampers, which worked fine... still does. I considered doing the same or similar with the C7 but it was unnecessary.
Glad yours worked out, as you did it, since my dampeners wouldn't work with flat-shifters.
Mine was fine for about 8 months than started to vibrate and Buzz, particularly when it reached the natural frequency at certain rpm's. When I mentioned to George at MGW (very knowledge guy) he said he has heard that with the metal collar on the cue ball *****.
However I was able to grab the shifter bottom though the boot and stop the vibration and all noise.
The MGW shifter is made from billet aluminum and the shifter rod/cup is held by large diameter bushing. I had asked George about the reduced vibration mentioned in their website about their standard shifter and if is was the same in their Flat Stick. He said it was and it is. Just no vibration when grabbing through the leather boot at the bottom.
It may be the large bushings that hold the rod versus the OEM box. Green arrows point to large MGW rod bushings.
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