I was just down with the great folks at MGW last Friday to have there shifter installed in my car. I have to tell you, they are some of the best ppl I have dealt with in a long time. Which was just iceing on the (I now have a great shifter cake... lol). After having the shifter installed the transmission feels a lot better. Even the the cold 2nd gear shift is great. So if you are on the fence with which shifter to buy, I say spend a little more and buy the MGW. You will be glad that you did.
I don't thing we are talking about the same thing here. It also sounds like you have little knowledge in regards to the MGW shifter package, no? I have one of these on order, have read, seen demos, etc. This is the most well engineered aftermarket shifter I have ever seen. If you haven't seen the product or the demos, treat yourself to the experience and see if you might agree.
I've used one. It's a nice piece no doubt. Aside from having the ability to swap to your favorite flavor of handle to put the shifter juuuuuuuuust where you want it, I consider it to be equal in function to the Tri-Ax. The Tri-Ax was a little smoother, so that's the one I ultimately went with. There are some cheapo knock-offs out there but the MGW is NOT one of them. I've no doubt that you'll love the one you ordered. I've never heard of a case where someone said, "What a piece of crap... I'm sending it back!!" when talking about the MGW. Can't say I recall having heard of anyone who's returned one. My post that you quoted above is in reference to the OPs comparison to the OEM shifter. Most anything from Steeda, MGW, Pro-50, and others, that are not cheap hacks will provide that positive engagement he talked about.
I drove another car this week with the Steeda shifter in it. IMO while it is a step above the stock shifter, it is not on the same playing field as the MGW. Like I said this is just my opinion and not everyone will agree with it. I just wanted to let everyone know about my experience with the great folks at MGW.
I want one of tthe MGW shifters so bad!!!! They really took the time to improve everything and didnt ake any short cuts. They are one of the only manufacturers that actually has their own shift boot that works with their shifter, so that you will have no problems locking it out in reverse or it pinching. There guys are legit!
About another two weeks or so and I should have mine. I ordered it with the heat shield as well. Steeda makes a great shifter as I had a tri-ax in my Bullitt. MGW just went another mile or two further when that also designed the lower box to replace the POS that Ford slung out. They also got rid of all the cheap plastic parts, lock-out in particular, and did everthing in billet aluminum. It's built like a tank and I believe them when they say it'll outlast the car.
It's built like a tank and I believe them when they say it'll outlast the car. So do I, I have put a little over a 1000 miles on mine since I had it installed two weeks ago. And I have to say I have beat the snot out of it so far. I just wish the tires were up to the task of playing as much as the rest of the car...lol. I guess my next up grade will be the springs.
i love it. its worth every penny! simple install, the intake sounds great and you can really tell on the power gains. I would recommend it to anyone!
Hey mbuckcoyote When did you order yours? Did they give you a estimated ship date? I ordered mine on 2/15, hopefully mine will ship out in the same batch as yours. Can't wait to install it!!
I ordered mine 1 Feb. I don't have a ship date and have not inquired as they already said it would take 3 or 4 weeks for it to ship. I don't expect mine to show up much more before the middle of March. They will e-mail me when they ship it. I'm not in any hurry and as far as that goes, they can take their time so they can keep up with consistant quality. It'll be worth the wait. YMMV
Well, I got an e-mail for delivery of my shifter. It should be here March 2nd. That's about perfect timing as my Mustang has been in winter hybernation and will be 'awakened' around that time. The fun begins again!
Hopefully mine is in the same shipment. Looks like we are going to be getting alot of snow this next week so i'll have plenty of time not being able to drive.
Well, I received my MGW shifter assembly just a little while ago from the big brown truck. I must say it was packaged very well with all parts and pieces in account. It is quite the engineering marvel and truely looks bullet proof. Now, it just has to warm up here a bit and I'll install it. Happy days!
Yea for the '11-'12 MT-82 MGW only has the one shifter, it replaces both the upper and lower assemblies Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk
Wow! Did the install of my MGW yesterday and what a job it turned out to be. As a former and now, retired mechanic, I noted things I could have done differently to speed up the install. First of all, I probably took longer than most to install this thing because I did it on jack stands that could have been adusted higher for more clearance if the jack stands were a little larger. As it is, I adjusted them as high as I dare which only allowed about a foot of room above to work with. That, coupled with the fact that I ain't no tiny person, made things a little tight. Even at that, had I pulled the drive shaft, the space above would have not been a factor. But, then, your talking about removing that damn truck like drive shaft with the carrier bearing. Obviously, I didn't do that which made things a little more difficult. First of all, the space above the drive shaft is limited and tight. Once you get the lower assembly loose, it needs to be pulled out of the shifter 'hole' from above. Then the fun begins. Let me note that you will spend as much time under the car as in the cab because of the lower assembly. It gets installed from under the car and with the drive shaft in the way and the way the MGW lower is designed with the now extended studs, putting the assembly together around the selecter arm which now have the MGW bushings installed on it and then installing the cover was, to say the least a chore all because of the drive shaft. Wtih the studs installed on the main body of the lower assembly, little room to maneuver and trying to keep the selecter rod in place, it was fairly difficult but, can be done with patience. Once the cover was on, I screwed on a couple of nuts to hold it together and went to work on attaching it to the mounting bar. This was kind of a pain again because of space and the added obstalcle of poor visiblity. Now that the lower box is installed, it was time to install the rest of the screws. With driveshaft in place, you really need a 1/2 inch ratcheting wrench or at least, a 1/4 inch ratchet and 1/2 inch 1/4 shallow socket to tighten the screws above the drive shaft. Once you have ALL the screws tightened on the lower assembly, your pretty much done working on the underneath side of the car. Installing the shifter itself is pretty straight forward and follows the instructions fairly well. I also installed the optional heat shield and it went fairly smoothly with little problem. The bottom line to all this is, while they have instructions for install included and on-line, you will not be using some of their methods, especially, putting the lower assembly together outside the vehicle. The front mounting bolt for the lower box bracket is pretty much barried and would require you to lower the rear tranny mount to get to it. Not recommended. Anyhoo, the shifter has a definite difference and is way more precise than the stock one. I gaurantee you won't be disappointed with this shifter. Good luck
I agree 100% on your take of the installation! Space is indeed VERY limited with the driveshaft in the way, It would have definatly helped to have an extra hand or two to hold the two halves of the lower assembly together while you screw on the first bolt at least. Although, I don't know if that would be an option since there is hardly enough room to get YOUR hand by the driveshaft let alone another one or two. I wonder if dropping the front half of the driveshaft would have sped things up or not. Anyways, like you said, it is doable on jackstands (i did it that way too) it is just a major pain. All the pain and frustration instantly goes away with the first test drive, so it IS worth the couple hours of work!!
