Whats a good T5 shifter?

[doogie67]

What is a good T5 short throw shifter? I am putting a T5 in my 67 Coupe. I have seen them from $45 to $180. Any recomendations or warnings would be great.

 

[Adverse2Change]

MGW... they make one for the T5. It's very nicely built too. It's on the upper end of the price range though.

http://mgwltd.com/mustang_shifter.shtml

 

[chepsk8]

I just put a PRO-5.0 in. No more 3rd gear misses.

 

[coolblue65]

I have a Pro 5.0 for my tremec and am very happy with it.

 

[Sicarius428]

MGW is awesome. Pro-50 is really good and so is the Tri-Axe. Those are the three I would choose from, MGW being the one I liked the most but it really comes to personal preference.
Kevin

 

[68RCodeConv]

Everybody I talked to recommended the Tri-Ax or the Pro 5.0. I got a Tri-Ax and it feels great. Very important to me to have the shifter stops.

 

[Adverse2Change]

Everybody I talked to recommended the Tri-Ax or the Pro 5.0. I got a Tri-Ax and it feels great. Very important to me to have the shifter stops.

I'd venture to guess that most people haven't heard of MGW. Definitely a quality piece worthy of consideration.

 

[mustang6788]

Another vote for Pro 5.0, very solid shifts.

 

[amorrow]

I have the Steeda Tri-Ax in my '98 Cobra. I've tried all three (Tri-Ax, Pro-5.0, and MGW) and they're all a vast improvement performance-wise over the stock shifter, but I felt the Steeda had a slightly more solid, robust feel than the other two. On the other hand, I've heard others say it felt too "notchy", which they are all to an extent over the stock shifter.
But if you're comfortable with more gear noise (these shifters transmit gear noise already present but not audible with the stock unit), and are looking for very firm feel, I'd give the nod to any one of these three.

 

[Glen's 1965 5.0]

My vote for 5.0

 

[69Rcode_Mach1]

Steeda Tri-ax gets my vote. It is a nice stiff shifter, if you can't man up then you hear people complaining about it being notchy. I think it is perfect for daily driving too, which is why I put one on my 5.0 also.

 

[paintballtommy]

steeda triax, even it gets my vote even with the tranny out of the car.

 

[MustangMatt1966]

b&m ripper shifter

 

[68stang351]

I have a B&M Ripper in one car, and a UPR in the other, and I absolutely love the UPR. It was only 120 brand new, has shorter throws than the ripper, and feels more solid. I can't believe no one else on this thread has used one.
In fact, I'm about to buy another UPR and ditch the Ripper.

 

[MustangMatt1966]

I have a B&M Ripper in one car, and a UPR in the other, and I absolutely love the UPR. It was only 120 brand new, has shorter throws than the ripper, and feels more solid. I can't believe no one else on this thread has used one.
In fact, I'm about to buy another UPR and ditch the Ripper.

way to kill me there on the b&m haha... for the price it isnt bad, you paid 120 and i paid 60 so you get what you pay for...each for their own vaule

 

[68stang351]

way to kill me there on the b&m haha... for the price it isnt bad, you paid 120 and i paid 60 so you get what you pay for...each for their own vaule

Hey, I have both, I'm just stating what I like.
I doubt you bought your ripper brand new for 60$

 

[MrBobMarley]

Steeda triax here. Nice, crisp shifts. Also heard really good things about the mgw when it first came out.

 

[SoCalCruising]

You should check out the D&D shifter. Those guys really know trannies. I have a Pro5.0 and it's fine. I had to trim the shifter opening to get it through because the tower is fairly wide. If you can get a quality shifter with smaller tower, would definitely consider it. Make sure it has stops. The major cause for T-5 failure is damaged forks from aggressive "overshifting".