'flavor of the month' for shifters??
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When I bought this car in Dec. '99 and put the Pro 5.0 in it, there was no MGW only; 5.0, Hurst Billet, B&M, Kirban (now LONG gone).
After talking to the road racing/a-x peeps, and hearing from some on this thread, I am sorry I did not go with the B&M.
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I had both the b&m and mgw and I can say that the mgw isa a much better shifter atleast to me. The b&m was notchier day to day driving and the throws were much longer than the mgw. The gates were also further spaced apart. While I never missed 3rd with the b&m the mgw practically fins 3rd on its own with the huge centering springs.
The only thing I liked about the b&m was at WOT it would take as much force on tyhe shifter the hit the next gear hard. However this is simply because it has a longer throw. The mgw takes more effort but the throws are shorter and it drives much tighter around town. Overall I give it to the mgw
The only thing I liked about the b&m was at WOT it would take as much force on tyhe shifter the hit the next gear hard. However this is simply because it has a longer throw. The mgw takes more effort but the throws are shorter and it drives much tighter around town. Overall I give it to the mgw
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Another vote for MGW - mine has been great. You can adjust the shifter length to whatever you like, and all it is is one pinch clamp with two Allen head bolts so as far as people saying there's too many junctions or hardware I don't get that... It's a solid quality piece, all billet aluminum.
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So anything that is not a one solid piece handle (a la the B&M), appears like a weak break/stress point to them.
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Last edited by dailydriver; 02-11-2013 at 03:50 PM.