Mgw Shifter for LT1
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Mgw Shifter for LT1
Just installed it today....all i have to say is this thing works....its a little harder then stock but for a short shifter its amazing....car feels like a new animal! 3rd gear is gurinteed now.... 
Install took 1 hour or so real high quality piece!
Install took 1 hour or so real high quality piece!
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Re: Mgw Shifter for LT1
Not sure but its WAY better then stock and runs really nice with 3rd gear.....i never miss 3rd ever now. Its alot tighter then the stocker to. Far as im concerned its a must for any fbody owner.
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Re: Mgw Shifter for LT1
IMHO any aftermarket shifter is better than the stock Tremac one.
I bought the Hurst Pro Billet back in 05 when I got my "new" T56. Never even used the new stock shifter when I did my A4-T56 swap.
The Hurst is a nice unit and has "stop" bolts you initially adjust and set on 1st installation. After 11 years now it feels just like new, no "slop". FWIW I have never missed a shift in it including several hundred 1/4 mi passes.
From just "pictures" the MGW base looks similar to Hurst but MGW has a pivoting bracket for shift arm allowing different stick orientation placement in the console if that is what some feel is needed over the fixed Hurst stick.
I bought the Hurst Pro Billet back in 05 when I got my "new" T56. Never even used the new stock shifter when I did my A4-T56 swap.
The Hurst is a nice unit and has "stop" bolts you initially adjust and set on 1st installation. After 11 years now it feels just like new, no "slop". FWIW I have never missed a shift in it including several hundred 1/4 mi passes.
From just "pictures" the MGW base looks similar to Hurst but MGW has a pivoting bracket for shift arm allowing different stick orientation placement in the console if that is what some feel is needed over the fixed Hurst stick.
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Re: Mgw Shifter for LT1
IMHO any aftermarket shifter is better than the stock Tremac one.
I bought the Hurst Pro Billet back in 05 when I got my "new" T56. Never even used the new stock shifter when I did my A4-T56 swap.
The Hurst is a nice unit and has "stop" bolts you initially adjust and set on 1st installation. After 11 years now it feels just like new, no "slop". FWIW I have never missed a shift in it including several hundred 1/4 mi passes.
From just "pictures" the MGW base looks similar to Hurst but MGW has a pivoting bracket for shift arm allowing different stick orientation placement in the console if that is what some feel is needed over the fixed Hurst stick.
I bought the Hurst Pro Billet back in 05 when I got my "new" T56. Never even used the new stock shifter when I did my A4-T56 swap.
The Hurst is a nice unit and has "stop" bolts you initially adjust and set on 1st installation. After 11 years now it feels just like new, no "slop". FWIW I have never missed a shift in it including several hundred 1/4 mi passes.
From just "pictures" the MGW base looks similar to Hurst but MGW has a pivoting bracket for shift arm allowing different stick orientation placement in the console if that is what some feel is needed over the fixed Hurst stick.
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Re: Mgw Shifter for LT1
I have an SLP shifter in my car....the gold colored one. Works perfectly and I never miss third gear either. I'd amend the OP's statement to state that just about any aftermarket short throw shifter is a must have for an FBody. Or a corvette. Or a GTO.
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