I actually like the way our shifters are mounted on the SN95 cars! My mom's is great though in her 05 v6. I can rest my whole arm on the center console, and shift with ease through the gears.The 05+ cars just have a shorter throw. Not to mention a much better shifter positiom!
I wouldn't adjust the shift stops. If you do that, you'll cause the synchro's and gears to only be partially engaged and that's how you mess up the dog teeth and start grinding gears.
I think those are the 05+ ones... And Ford had some great shifters in the 05+ special models! For a stock shifter, the GT500 feels great, and real solid. I see you've got an MGW... Have you tried adjusting your shift stops to make it a shorter throw? Mine's pretty short on mine. Not much of a 'wrist movement' to shift, but I can shift with a finger or two if I really want to.
The MGW doesn't come with the shift stops adjusted already. You have to do it yourself by the instructions provided. I know tranny shops will do it with a feeler gauge or something, but I just followed MGWs directions for adjusting them. If i remember correctly, MGW tells you to back all of the stops out all of the way so they make no contact with the shifter handle. Then put the handle in first gear and carefully adjust the stop so it contacts the handle. Once it makes contact with the handle, back it off until you can just slide a piece of paper between the stop and the handle in gear. Repeat four more times.
if you have adjustable stops then use them....I "doubt" there is a perfect preset for all cars, therefore, I "doubt" that anybody should just assume that their aftermarket shifter is adjusted correctly without checking.
Mustang 5l5 - Please explain your statement about only having the synchros halfway engaged. So long as you adjust the stops correctly this wouldn't happen...
1991notchbacklx- you mention repeating the process all 5 times....does your mgw shifter have a stop for every single gear? My pro5.0 only has two stops, one for up shifting and one for down. I base my adjustment on 1st or third for forward and 2nd and 4th for back. Reason for this is because who slams 5th gear or reverse anyway.
That's my opinion
Drew