mustang430

I just got my GT about 2 weeks ago and its the first GT- 5speed ive ever driven so i didnt know anything about them. today i took apart the center console to fix the vent above the radio and i took the boot off the shifter and it said ROUSH on it. Could this be just the ROUSH handle or would it be the actual short throw roush shifter that costs $260 bucks on the roush site. My car is a 2002 by the way, and on the left side of the shifter it says ROUSH and the right side says FORGED. thanks for any info. i was goin to by the steeda tri-ax but i guess i dont have to now.

Dsmfighter

Lucky... only thing I found was an old Mcdonalds french fry.

You probably just have a handle. If you take off the dust boot you would be able to find out if you have a shifter or not.

SVTBill

how do you know it was mcdonalds? did you eat it?[8D]

mustang430

see, i thought it would be just the handle too, but why would the previous owner change just the handle when you cant even see it? how could i tell if its a short throw since i dont even know what the stock one looks like?

Dsmfighter

I was hungry.... and Mcdonalds french fries take FOREVER to decompose.

korn253

The stock one is like a brass color, ever after market shifter I have seen is made from a chunk of polished aluminum. A good way of telling with out taking the dust boot off is if the part of the shifter that bolts to the handle is black and not polished aluminum then you have the stock shifter. Look at some pics of shifters on americanmuscle.com and you will be able to tell what I am talking about.

mustang430

thanks for your info, the whole handle is aluminum, there is no black. so maybe i do have the roush short throw? if so, is this a good one or should i go ahead and get the steeda tri-ax i was goin to get?

MarineNCOIC

keep the roush, fo sho. take a pic and let us check it out.

Dan04COBRA

So...if it's takes FOREVER to decompose, does it ever actually decompose?

It's okay. The Roush GT's shifter felt like a short throw. I believe my MGW is the best shifter out there.

handyandy

if you ever wanna get rid of the roush, don't get tri-ax. I've heard many people are disappointed with them (with an exception of a few), but most LOVE MGW. go for that, but roush should be good. keep it.