redxls

okay I have the best shifter on the planet like many of us do. My wonderful MGW is making a loud vibration type sound. you cannot feel it but you here it when you are on the gas at a steady speed and you take your hand off the shifter. if you put your hand on it it will stop. before I go tearing things apart has anyone had the same issue. up top nothing is obviously loose. I am using the shifter stops as well.
on another note I just had my spyder shaft installed and it does clear the MGW shifter. it is close but no issues. stock ride height and we fully compressed the suspension and bounced it around just to be sure. I am not promisingeveryone will have the same result but I just wanted to report my findings.

mlcrycc

Well I don't know from personal experience, as mine has never done this. However, George at MGW warned against setting the shift stops too close, as it would result in a nasty vibration, which sounds just like what you describe.

I would tear the top off, and either remove the shift stops (not necessary anyway) or at least adjust them back from the shifter. See if the vibration clears up.....

Mike

05 Ricky

I had a simular problem and mine was the two 1/2 inch bolts that connect the shifter arm to the shifter. The rubber isolater ripped and for some reason the bolts kept backing out and it was making a slight grind when I put it in first. I sent the MGW back and got my money back and re-installed my Tri-Ax that I was so stuipid to take out in the first place. I was one of the first ones to do the trial and air with the MGW and it has some kinks that need to be worked out because mine fell apart after 100 miles[:@]Good Luck! All their previous shifters rock but the S197 shifter just plain sucks...I don't know what all the hype was about.

moosestang

My shifter has started to rattle. Mostly in 3rd gear at wide open throttle. I'm pretty sure it's something in the stock gear linkage. I know it's not the handle, I put heavy duty loctite on that mother and torqued the hell out of it.

saud alzaabi

ok your starting to creep me out guys I recently placed an order on a pro 5.0 shifter but then so how awesome the MGW quality was so I cancelled the pro 5.0 and ordered the MGW ... many people has them .. and have no issues... why do you guys have them...

05 Ricky

PRO 50 Or STEEDA TRI-AX FTW!

05 Ricky

The main problem with the MGW is they tried to reduce noise and vibration with all sorts of rubber isolated parts, which in the long run rubbergets hot and soft and produces many weak spots on the shifter. After 2 weeks of the MGW shifter in the car everytime I was at high rpm you can feel the shifter flexing as bad as the stock shifter. Check all your under side of the shifter bolts, I checked mine once a week and they where always loose even with red loc-tite[:@]I installed over 30 shifters in local mustangs, alot of hurst shifters, pro 50's and steeda's, this MGW was by far the biggest POS.

redxls

okay I was not looking to start a thread about which is better etc. I have fixed the problem and it had nothing to do with the shifter itself. it was my hurst shifter ball making noise. I put a rubber o ring in between the nut and the brass threaded insert that is inside the shifter ball. problem solved.
I have no issues what so ever with my MGW shifter. I have tried the roush, steeda and hurst. I like the MGW best so that is what Iused. too many people on here get into opinions of which is better. they are all good products and it comes down to personal preference.

NJ3

Well that's good news. Even better is that George is going to offer a Hurst style ball with the MGW logo, it should be better quality than the Hurst ball.

Stoenr

Wow, people with mgw shifter complaints. I was one of the first few to install the MGW myself. Its been what, a few months with zero issues, I love it! And would recommend it to anyone.