zhu04gt

I have a 5spd and have never been happy with the smotheness of operation of my shifter. There is a little resistance going into first gear and some resistance going into second gear; nothing major, but it is noticeable to anyone who has ever driven a car with a quatlity manual transmission. I have a buddy with a 99gt 5 spd and his shifter feels similar to mine. I know mustangs cost less than 30k, so I cant complain too much.

Would a short throw shifter make things operate a little smoother? Or is the resistance that Im feeling a product of cheap linkage?

If none of you ever have, I suggest you go test drive an Audi TT with a 6spd. That is what a shifter is supposed to feel like.

ShadowDrake

An aftermarket shifter is only going to make the notchy feeling worse. My friend's 06 v6 with a stock shifter is pretty smooth, but feels rubbery. I've got a steeda tri-ax, it's notchy, and lets me feel the transmission. You drive a sports car, not a luxury car

blueherd02gt

Pro 5 0 ftw

astrodoggie3000

I know exactly what your talking about, ifeel the same way about the smoothness. I came from a Honda Civic... which had butter smooth shifting, but no power at al. I'm very happy with my 02 GT... but hate to shift!

sprostang

I have a MGW and it shifts perfect. No issues. 100X better than the stocker. The stock shifter is just a plain POS.

astrodoggie3000

how hard is it to install the mgw shifter? I'm desperate for some good shifting.

blueherd02gt

click here this guy has helped me from time to time

sprostang

Its easy. You get directions with it. It takes about 20 minutes.

FDNYBullitt

The stock shifters are junk so just about any good aftermarket shifter will help a bit, also, going by your ID, if you have an '04 there is a TSB on the trans for this problem. So if your car is still under warranty you may want to check into that and have the trans rebuilt for free with better parts, good luck.