Short throw shifter install

MrGame · Dec 3, 2006

I'm going to order a steeda tri-ax shifter, and I'm going to do the install myself. it seems pretty straightforward, but I have limited experience working on cars. What are some things i should watch out for?

Mustang5L5 · Dec 3, 2006

It's not tough...pretty easy to do really. Just make sure you transfer the plastic cup on the shifter ball over to the new shifter.

myponyrocks · Dec 3, 2006

Mustang5L5 said:
It's not tough...pretty easy to do really. Just make sure you transfer the plastic cup on the shifter ball over to the new shifter.

And don't put in the shift stops (double check with Tremecs recomendations)

four six · Dec 3, 2006

Its easy. BTW get a MGW

mustangkid05 · Dec 3, 2006

is a short throw worth the money?

four six · Dec 3, 2006

mustangkid05 said:
is a short throw worth the money?

yeah, just about anything is better than stock

Mustang5L5 · Dec 3, 2006

mustangkid05 said:
is a short throw worth the money?

Oh hell yes. It's a HUGE difference

BTW.... MGW shifter > *

mustangkid05 · Dec 3, 2006

dont want to throw the thread off but if i buy an mgw for a t-45 do i have to put them shift stops in??

Mustang5L5 · Dec 3, 2006

Unsure, but the MGW directions will tell you if they do or not. Mine for my 3650 told me not to even though i knew this beforehand

COramprat · Dec 3, 2006

mustangkid05 said:
dont want to throw the thread off but if i buy an mgw for a t-45 do i have to put them shift stops in??

I have a T-45 and it suggests that you do.

The install is one of the easiest mods you an do yourself. Minimal tools and it makes a huge difference. I have the Tri-ax and has been good to me but I've heard good things about the MGW piece. In fact I have the MGW handle on my Tri-ax

sgarlic · Dec 3, 2006

My advice is just like said above, get an MGW instead of the loud triax, be careful when removing the old shifter (rock it back and forth to remove it, don't hammer it) .. when installing the new one, use plnety of RTV around the base of the trans where the shifter mounts to (gasket not required, mines quiet as hell with just RTV,) and like they said above, make sure to take that plastic cup piece off the old shifter and put it on to the new one. No shift stops.

Mustang5L5 · Dec 3, 2006

Both the MGW and the tri-ax are great shifters...but i went MGW simply because it was rumored to be silent.

And it is. There is ZERO noise from my shifter. You would think it was the stock shifter.

I had to make an insert to use my Mach 1 shift knob however. I just cut a 1/4" stud of a M12x1.75 bolt, cut a slot in it and used a screwdriver to adjust the hieght of the knob.

BurningRubber · Dec 3, 2006

If you can use a socket wrench, and squeeze a tube you can install a shifter.

Tim2002GT · Dec 3, 2006

A 6 inch socket extension will help things go alot smoother for ya!

twogts4us · Dec 3, 2006

http://www.stangshiftergaskets.com/ - best $6 bucks you'll ever spend.

COramprat · Dec 3, 2006

twogts4us said:
http://www.stangshiftergaskets.com/ - best $6 bucks you'll ever spend.

The noise never bothers me...

Duke309 · Dec 3, 2006

twogts4us said:
http://www.stangshiftergaskets.com/ - best $6 bucks you'll ever spend.

I agree with this, the gaskets are very nice. Dunno if it actually reduced noise, as i have never used rtv with my mgw, but it is so much easier.

MrGame · Dec 3, 2006

i'm going to order the MGW, and i ordered the gasket. How long did the gasket take to get to you?

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