Inbred

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Finally finished my ls1 swap today. What I noticed is that my mustang shifter reads PRND21 and the trans is actually PRND321.
When I shift into D, it's actually in 3.

What's going on? What shifter are you mustang guys using???


My set up includes:

02 ls1
1 3/4 351 lt's
3" cutouts
bassani o/r x
borla duals

4k pi stall
shift kit
4.10's

front eibach drag springs
rear steedas
upper/lower granatelli adjustable arms
kyb adj shocks
28" et streets


I'm hoping for some 11's

knievel

iTrader: (11)

Stock shifter?

I put a B&M Pro stick in mine. For a 4l60 you would still need to buy the 4 speed gate to get it to work correctly in your application.

Here is a pic as I was doing the install

Inbred

iTrader: (5)

But shouldn't D still engage properly?

99MUSTANG5.3L

It should engage D with the stock Mustang shifter. I used the stocker in my build and get all gears. As long as you get D I wouldn't worry too much unless you are running a manual valve body, just let the trans/computer do the shifting.

BlackTA96

iTrader: (3)

99Mustang5.3, How did you get the stock mustang shifter to work with your trans? I'm in the process of doing this now and can't seem to figure it out...

gofastwclass

iTrader: (2)

I made a modified shifter arm and cable bracket for my Thunderbird which uses the same shifter. I only get the D-3-2 so I can't hold first but the stealth look was much more important than the ability to force first gear. Besides, dropping to second works just fine for my needs at 70 MPH.

99MUSTANG5.3L

I drilled out the factory ball on the trans arm and welded a 1/4" bolt in it's place, then on the shifter cable end(which is a long slot) I welded a 1/4" flat washer in the corner of the "slot" and then just simply double nutted it together so the nut can't vibrate loose but isn't tight and binding up the movement of the shifter cable.

BlackTA96

iTrader: (3)

How did you mount the cable?

gofastwclass

iTrader: (2)

I'm assuming you mean on the transmission side... I used part of the Ford 470RW transmission cable bracket modified to fit the GM transmission. I made mine adjustable in case I didn't measure properly.

BlackTA96

iTrader: (3)

I ment, where did you mount the linkage. I get how you mounted it on the transmission, but the cable still needs to be mounted somewhere on the body of the car

gofastwclass

iTrader: (2)

The cable was only mounted at the ends, on the shifter itself and the transmission. The cable never actually touches the body except where it passes through a grommet on the transmission tunnel. The shifter, it's associated cable and interior bits are completely stock while the transmission mount and shift arm on the transmission are all I modified. This is the way the original configuration was set in this and many other cable shifted cars I've worked on.

Sorry if I'm repeating myself but I think we may be confusing different things. Let me know if it's me and please explain what I've missed.

BlackTA96

iTrader: (3)

I'll get a few pictures tomorrow. My stock shift linkage has a mounting bracket on it. The car I have was originally a 5spd car. so im not sure where its supposed to mount.

Vetal

iTrader: (3)

Guys could you please post some pics of shifter arm/linkage? I'm swapping in 4L80 in place of stick, but shifter assembly is missing and I don't understand how does this all work. I need to make smth. quick , possibly as a temporary solution, but very quick. What other cars/vans could I cannibalise shifter/bracket/linkage from?

cjmatt

iTrader: (4)

bump, anyone got any pics of the swap?