Manual shifter upgrades

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08-22-2013, 03:08 PM

#21

allenmaty

1st Gear Member

Join Date: Apr 2012

Location: CA

Posts: 67

I got MGW awhile ago and love it! I do sometimes have trouble with reverse, but all forward gears(the important ones) are perfect .

08-22-2013, 03:30 PM

#22

CMcNam

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Join Date: Apr 2012

Location: Massachusetts

Posts: 874

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Originally Posted by jim karns

Greetings,
I installed the 2 post shifter bracket (Barton) due to sloppy power shifting (specifically between 2nd & 3rd.) After the install - I don't notice TO MUCH CHANGE??? Is there something else I should know? Is the fact that the car is a convert a possible problem (Body flexing?)?? Really confused. The bracket is high quality - but works about as well as the stamped steel part - (the one that's held together with tie wraps) FMC part. ANY help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks in advance. Jim

While I did install the MGW (fantastic piece by the way) I still had similar issues of being locked out of gears. It's no fault of the shifter. I ended up installing new motor mounts (Steeda HD to be specific) and it made a significant improvement. I am no longer being locked out because the motor isn't torquing over. I enjoy the feeling so much I ordered the CHE K-Brace with torque limiters to try and improve it even more. Not sure if that's the issue you're having, but it helped me significantly improve my shifting.