If you dont want to drop $200 right now, or swap the aftermarket shifter you currently have...then you must check out the MGW handle. I put it on my Pro 5.0 and I dig it. Here is a review...
Here is the MGW kit
Right out of the box you can feel how heavy and solid this thing is. It has a hard coat anodized aluminum body with a high tensile strength steel shaft that rotates AND telescopes (in and out) to accomodate any reach or hand position...I can now adjust the knob to exactly where I want it!
Check out the difference between the Pro 5.0 and the MGW side-by-side...
The thick heavy body reduces transfered sonic vibration from the tranny (definitley quieter), and seems to improve the smoothness of the shifts from the Pro 5.0 handle.
MGW gives you a choice of using thin rubber washers or a thick rubber flange gasket to use when installing the handle. Since I dont plan to ever have my car on a racetrack, I used the flange gasket rather then the washers...and not only does it transfer less sound from the tranny than the Pro 5.0 handle did (which I used a gasket on as well), it transfers less heat (I was going to say "my knob doesn't get warm anymore", but I knew where that would go...lol).
The other thing I REALLY liked was that it uses standard 1/2" bolts rather than metric hex bolts
...you can get a much tighter fit using a socket wrench as opposed to a hex key (I realize you can use socketed hex keys, but I dont have them).
The bolts on the Pro 5.0 had already started to vibrate loose (slightly) after only two-weeks...which is why I like the fact that MGW included lock washers AND locknuts for extra security anainst loosening. This picture also shows that I used a few of the additional stackable washers they include for eliminating any gap between the shift boot and knob. The top of the boot now rests flush against the knob!!
I apologize for carrying on so much about a shift handle...but I DIG THIS THING!! It has made a significant difference in the feel and function of my Pro 5.0!! In fact, I can now say that I would NOT recommend the Pro 5.0 shifter WITHOUT a different handle from the one included in the box...and the MGW is the one I would (highly) recommend.