MGW..!
08-12-2012, 09:34 PM
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MGW..!
I finally installed my MGW shifter after having had it for a while. Took the opportunity change the trans fluid at the same time. When this thing breaks it its gonna be sweet! I love it now, a few hundered miles and it will be all the sweeter!
08-13-2012, 08:21 PM
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You are the part that "breaks in", the shifter will loosen up a tiny bit but mostly it is your getting used to no longer dealing with the stock monkey motion shifter...
The MGW shifter, and getting rid of the stock plastic clutch quadrant, would be the first things I would do if I were to get another New-Edge...
The MGW shifter, and getting rid of the stock plastic clutch quadrant, would be the first things I would do if I were to get another New-Edge...
08-13-2012, 10:06 PM
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I love my MGW and the shift **** I have for it after 10,000 miles, and probably will stay in love with it for as long as I have it. You made a great choice of shifter, well worth the extra coin in my opinion.
08-14-2012, 03:51 PM
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You are the part that "breaks in", the shifter will loosen up a tiny bit but mostly it is your getting used to no longer dealing with the stock monkey motion shifter...
The MGW shifter, and getting rid of the stock plastic clutch quadrant, would be the first things I would do if I were to get another New-Edge...
The MGW shifter, and getting rid of the stock plastic clutch quadrant, would be the first things I would do if I were to get another New-Edge...
Im using a ford racing shift **** with mine. I read how much difference the shifter made, but until you experience the difference words mean nothing. The stock shifter may as well be a rubber band. I also used the CobraBob gasket, the thick one, and I have notoced no appreciable increase in noise or harshness.
08-14-2012, 05:00 PM
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I installed UPR's triple hook quadrant and quick-click adjuster, using the stock cable, over 5 years ago. I have never once regretted the decision...
08-14-2012, 05:26 PM
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I had a feeling you were gonna say something about flex. Makes alot of sense, considering the forces involved, that the plastic would flex ALOT, and aluminum would not.
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08-15-2012, 10:11 PM
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I don't have the same quadrant and adjuster as Cliff, however I do have a them, and they do make a GIANT difference in engagement and consistency...as well as (at least in my application) made engagement smoother,
08-16-2012, 07:06 AM
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The maximum tension on the cable is 150 lbs or so, more than enough to make the plastic stuff deflect quite a bit,,,