Shifter advice

[Simms]

I have a MGW shift knob, but I am interested in the B&M etc. short throw shifters. Are they worth the money and are they an easy install?

 

[BigCarrot]

Get one from SVS! I've heard of problems with the B&M. I just did the SVS shifter. The quality seems better than B&M, and rowing through the gears feels great! I waited too long to do it!

 

[Simms]

Get one from SVS! I've heard of problems with the B&M. I just did the SVS shifter. The quality seems better than B&M, and rowing through the gears feels great! I waited too long to do it!

Thanks for the info BigCarrot, is the shifter available now from SVS? If you are using a MGW knob, how is the fit? How about the shift pattern, does it help eliminate missed shifts? At the drag strip I was missing shifts like a ****.

 

[BigCarrot]

Yeah, I have the MGW knob, and it works great. The difference is very noticeable! I had problems with third gear that I have never had in any other car. The spring in this shifter are much firmer, so when you come out of second it lines third up perfectly! I took my car out Sunday night at 12 just so I could do bunch of shifting! lol It makes driving the damned thing a lot more fun! The install was pretty easy too.

 

[XS TORQ]

I had both, and prefer the SVS. The *old* B&M has problems, and the newer design (about 3 years ago) fixed that issue.
SVS or B&M + MGW = VERY short throw (too short for some).
Install - NOT a no brainer. It's not rocket science, but you need to take off the tunnel cover and (at least on a Gen I) drill out the rivets on the shifter cover. After you've done that, it's not a big deal. One of the shifter mounting bolts is hard to get to (again on a Gen I at least).

 

[mit]

Does the SVS short throw kit have an isolator? I know the B&M does not.

 

[Shelby3]

Yeah, I have the MGW knob, and it works great. The difference is very noticeable! I had problems with third gear that I have never had in any other car. The spring in this shifter are much firmer, so when you come out of second it lines third up perfectly! I took my car out Sunday night at 12 just so I could do bunch of shifting! lol It makes driving the damned thing a lot more fun! The install was pretty easy too.

I'd have to go with Carrot's opinion here. Saw him run at the V-10 Nationals in Shreveport, and the boy can drive.

 

[FlyBryViper]

No isolator. You do not need or want one. Always bolt your knob directly to the shifter, never through an isolator. Get a new short throw shift, whatever knob you like, and it feels like driving a new sports car again.

 

[BigCarrot]

No isolator. You do not need or want one. Always bolt your knob directly to the shifter, never through an isolator. Get a new short throw shift, whatever knob you like, and it feels like driving a new sports car again.

Agreed! And thanks for the props, Shelby!

 

[Ron]

Shifter can be install from below with the car on jackstands. Not difficult, just lower the rear of the trans a bit to get clearance. Saves you from having to drill out the rivets.

 

[Simms]

Thanks guys. Looks like SVS is the way to go.

 

[BigCarrot]

Shifter can be install from below with the car on jackstands. Not difficult, just lower the rear of the trans a bit to get clearance. Saves you from having to drill out the rivets.

That's how I did it, and it was fairly easy. Actually I put it on a lift, which was probably easier still. Drilling the rivets didn't seem like much fun!