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Old May 11, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Just got the MGW short shifter. The stick didint get any shorter but the throw really did.This thing is 20x better than stock.Centering spring is stiff as ***.Well worth the $219.





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Old May 11, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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thats a good looking piece. so its around the same price as the hurst billet like i have. how smooth is it through the gears ?
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thats a good looking piece. so its around the same price as the hurst billet like i have. how smooth is it through the gears ?
really really smooth highly recommend it
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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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Some PRO 5.0 owners are claiming this to be a bit better!
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Originally Posted by slick1851
Some PRO 5.0 owners are claiming this to be a bit better!
yea thats the reason i got it. people switched over from b&m,pro 5.0,hurst, and they said the MGW was better.
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Some PRO 5.0 owners are claiming this to be a bit better!
That's because they've never driven a car with a B&M ripper
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Old May 11, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 1badzee
That's because they've never driven a car with a B&M ripper
hahahahahahaha
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That's because they've never driven a car with a B&M ripper
B&M are some of the worst shifters on the market
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Originally Posted by slick1851
B&M are some of the worst shifters on the market
Okay. I've driven a few different ones and so far preffer the B&M. None of my friends have ever had failures with them. How do you figure they are the worst?
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Because they shift like **** plain and simple


When your power shifting and ripping gears like a bat out of hell you will want the best shifter on the market.
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Originally Posted by slick1851
Because they shift like **** plain and simple


When your power shifting and ripping gears like a bat out of hell you will want the best shifter on the market.
which is the MGW lol dont mind him he hates on stuff he hasent tried.
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Originally Posted by slick1851
Because they shift like **** plain and simple
Hard facts or you obviously can't drive.
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Originally Posted by 1badzee
Hard facts or you obviously can't drive.
lol i guess your the best driver then.....since the majority of the people who have had the ripper have switched to either pro 5.0 or hurst
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My friend's car has a Ripper shifter, I like it a lot. It's kind of a mix between the softer feel of a stock shifter and the notchy precise feel of a Pro 5.0.

I'd like to try a MGw shifter but I don't like how the stick goes straight up. It actually puts the shift **** even farther out of your reach (people say having the MGW in first gear feels like 3rd in other shifters... personally I want the **** even closer to me). Maybe MGW can include an angled shift lever if you ask, kinda like the one the B&M comes with?
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id like to see how it feels but idk... i think itll be hard to beat my hurst. its so smooth and precise...
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Ive been thinking about ditching my pro 5.0 for one. Seems the pro 5.0 doest always center right anymore and mine less than a year old!
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Originally Posted by 1badzee
Hard facts or you obviously can't drive.


Nope I just like to improve upon my driving with things that dont hinder it.


And since your such a good driver you wouldnt need to swap in a TH350 since your a driving god.


Thats like saying a proshifted trans is for people that cant drive haha
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
Ive been thinking about ditching my pro 5.0 for one. Seems the pro 5.0 doest always center right anymore and mine less than a year old!
No way man your a real driver when you use a B&M shifter!
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Old May 12, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Purple95Z28
My friend's car has a Ripper shifter, I like it a lot. It's kind of a mix between the softer feel of a stock shifter and the notchy precise feel of a Pro 5.0.

I'd like to try a MGw shifter but I don't like how the stick goes straight up. It actually puts the shift **** even farther out of your reach (people say having the MGW in first gear feels like 3rd in other shifters... personally I want the **** even closer to me). Maybe MGW can include an angled shift lever if you ask, kinda like the one the B&M comes with?
I don't feel that puts the **** out reach... Feels perfect to me.. I'm guessing that the orange piece puts the stick over enough to where it doesn't need to be angled. Best shifter EVER..
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Old May 12, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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bout to buy one of these myself, how did your install go? relatively simple i imagine?
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