WannaBeGearHead

So your saying with the MGW shifter I would never miss the 2-3 shift?

Sounds like I bought the wrong shifter

98redstang

haha^ cliffy is literally obsessed with the mgw. He does not even have to comment on a sts thread anymore his vote should be automatically added hahaha

cliffyk

Never is a long time, however the MGW has a quite strong centering spring (they claim the strongest on the market) that makes going from 2nd to 3rd just a question of pushing forward while allowing the spring to do the work of getting over to the 3-4 gate...

And I must admit to a mild obsession, but it makes me grin every time I drive the car...

AuburnStang00

Thanks a bunch guys for all the good feedback...it looks like ill be getting a MGW in the future..pics soon of the body upgrade

cliffyk

Read this thread first--the MGW shifter is not for everyone, and certainly not for those who are just after bragging rights fort having an STS.

It IS for those who want the most precise shifter available for our cars.

This comes at the expense of a bit more noise, "notchiness", and shifting effort--I.e. it replaces the rubbery monkey-motion stock shifter with something more befitting a real sports car.

Read the thread, it's all in there...

WannaBeGearHead

Interesting that you say MGW have the strongest 2-3 spring. I was talking to a buddy who has said he has heard many people say they have blown their transmissions and or motors due to the fact that when they are powershifting into 4th from 3rd the shifter goes back into second due to the strong 2-3 spring.

You heard anything about that?

tdcalhoun89

^I could see this happening if it was not adjusted right or installed right

I have the MGW sts and I power shift the hell out of mine, no problems yet.... get the MGW

cliffyk

In the first, information put forth as coming from "...a buddy who has said he has heard many people say..." is about as close to completely irrelevant to any intelligent discussion as I can imagine.

In the second I do not know why anyone would say such a silly thing in the first--other than perhaps as a feeble way to cover their āss in explaining a blown shift.

How the HELL could you possibly shift from 3rd to 4th and hit 2nd--unless you had a very weak centering spring and/or a very weak wrist--the whole purpose of the centering spring is to keep the lever in the 3-4 gate. I.e the "center". One would have to force it to the left, fighting the centering spring, and into 2nd...

1 |3| 5
2 |4| R

The part between the vertical bars IS the "center", and 4th is straight back from third through the center...

In the last, I NEVER said that the MGW had a strong "2-3 spring"--I said that it had a stronger centering spring "...with the effect of a stronger spring being of most benefit in the 2-3 upshift."

Soldier GT

It took me a day or two to get use to it but when I did WOW!! Worth every cent. As far as the missing third gear nothings impossible but man the MGW makes it alot harder...

Stang9946

Steeda or MGW. Install it yourself. You get instructions on how to install it with the shifter anyway. It's really easy.