All I can say is, I don't know why in the hell I waited so long. Wow, what a difference! Install was a snap; had it finished in an hour. Actually it wouldn't have taken that long if I could've got the old one off the tranny a little quicker. I had my 3rd gear synchro and shift fork replaced about 20,000 miles back and they must have caked the RTV on the shifter when they reinstalled it because I had to go up under the car and literally pry it off. I've never had that much trouble removing a shifter before. Shifts are a ton shorter and more precise which means more WOT time and less shifting time. Why oh why does Ford not use something similar in these cars from the factory? I understand why they put all that rubber on the stock shifter, but I personally would rather have a shifter like the Pro 5.0 in it from the factory then to have the sound dampening, spongy feeling thing that comes stock. Now it's time to go have some fun!!!