I just talked to someone who installs Tri-Ax shifters, and he said that someone just recently took it out cause of loud noise in 3rd gear. Anyone hear it?
Yes, it's a really good shifter. It feels good, it’s precise and has a short throw. There are a few things you can do to help minimize the noise and vibration.
When I installed the Tri-Ax in my Cobra I used some gasket material between the shifter and the transmission. I purchased a square of the material from an auto parts store and cut the gasket to fit. A piece of this material can be installed between the shifter handle and the base. Use a shift knob that has some insulation. I was running a fat knob for a while. Liked the way it fit in my hand but it transmitted lot of vibration.
yes.. MGW is coming out with an 05 product rSN. But - I got tired of waiting. I too had more NVH but I discovered that my adjustment was just too darned close. Take off the rubber boot, open up the set screws another 1mm on both ends. Make sure you have 2mm slop between shifter and stop screw.
Next thing I did, while the whole thing was de-rubbered and the center console off (easier to put rubber boot on with console off - and it's only like 5 screws) was to dynamat the entire area around the shifter. For good measure I wrapped some dynamat around the shifter handle itself. Heck, it's buried under leather, who cares.
After those two things, my sound is almost at stock levels! Give it a whirl folks. I don't imagine the MGW shifter will be much different - after all, the transmission design calls for just this sort of solution (the triax is just like factory just different materials). The reason there is more noise is the same reason that it works better. Stiffer material, tighter integration - and in most cases, installation that's too close.
well, i got it installed, and i might say, HOLY SHORT SHIFT!!! I never had one b4 and i didnt know that it was THAT short. But its awesome. I LOVE the sound also.