...well, factory anyway.
I recently acquired a 2013 GT500 Track Cooling package low mile take-out TR6060. Along with it, I received the '13/'14 shifter, '13/'14 clutch, as well as the cooling lines and radiator for the transmission fluid cooling system. I found these items in SVTP's for sale section and I think I got a pretty good deal from a good member.
I've followed SVT's comments since '07 regarding the shifter and how it has been addressed over the years. For '13...
I forget if the ratio was quickened in '10/'11/'12 over '07/'08/'09 but I believe it was. But SVT isn't very specific about the changes made. Since I had removed my original 2009 shifter (at less than 100 miles) and replaced it with an FRPP unit, I grabbed the box that it resides in and was interested in comparing the '13 to the '09. They look very similar upon initial inspection.
I started by pulling the boot off that encapsulates the top half of the pivot and set the two next to each other.
Right off the bat, notice the 90* difference at the shifter stub. I forget if this occurred earlier, but regardless, why?
Hameedi mentioned a ratio change. While the two seem to be geometrically similar they aren't.
The distance from the pivot centerline up (on the stub) is the same. But down, they are not. Note the dimensions shown from the baseplate to the arm bolt centers...
The '13 arm attaches to a longer section from the pivot down.
The changes made to the shifter did not necessitate changes at the mounting points on the transmission itself. Either shifter attaches the same way.
However, there have been changes made to the ends of the attachment arms as well as their respective bushings. Notice how the '13 arms have been 'squished' or narrowed. This was done so that Ford could still weld all the way around them when they attach to the bushing tube, which at some point was narrowed from the '09 shifter I have.
Note the last photo. The early bushings, while not only using a different size, were fluted. What that means is that there are voids between the inner bushing face and the pin sleeve when installed. What THAT means is that they allow a lot of movement. I installed each shifter, grabbing them by the tail, and rocked them left to right. While both were awful, the early bushing movement allowed for more deflection than that of the later one, even with a wider steel tube.
I started taking dimensions, wondering how much a solid bushing might improve feedback, as much as it is sure to increase NVH at the shifter. Believe it or not, the width between the machined bosses on the transmission aren't exactly the same from side to side (which allows for even more deflection as the bushings used are the same from side to side of each respective shifter).:nonono:
I'd be interested to hear from anyone that still has their factory '10-'12 shifter to see how it deviates from either of the two I'm showing.
A few more shots of the associated hardware...
I recently acquired a 2013 GT500 Track Cooling package low mile take-out TR6060. Along with it, I received the '13/'14 shifter, '13/'14 clutch, as well as the cooling lines and radiator for the transmission fluid cooling system. I found these items in SVTP's for sale section and I think I got a pretty good deal from a good member.
I've followed SVT's comments since '07 regarding the shifter and how it has been addressed over the years. For '13...
5.0 Magazine said:
I forget if the ratio was quickened in '10/'11/'12 over '07/'08/'09 but I believe it was. But SVT isn't very specific about the changes made. Since I had removed my original 2009 shifter (at less than 100 miles) and replaced it with an FRPP unit, I grabbed the box that it resides in and was interested in comparing the '13 to the '09. They look very similar upon initial inspection.
I started by pulling the boot off that encapsulates the top half of the pivot and set the two next to each other.
Right off the bat, notice the 90* difference at the shifter stub. I forget if this occurred earlier, but regardless, why?
Hameedi mentioned a ratio change. While the two seem to be geometrically similar they aren't.
The distance from the pivot centerline up (on the stub) is the same. But down, they are not. Note the dimensions shown from the baseplate to the arm bolt centers...
The '13 arm attaches to a longer section from the pivot down.
The changes made to the shifter did not necessitate changes at the mounting points on the transmission itself. Either shifter attaches the same way.
However, there have been changes made to the ends of the attachment arms as well as their respective bushings. Notice how the '13 arms have been 'squished' or narrowed. This was done so that Ford could still weld all the way around them when they attach to the bushing tube, which at some point was narrowed from the '09 shifter I have.
Note the last photo. The early bushings, while not only using a different size, were fluted. What that means is that there are voids between the inner bushing face and the pin sleeve when installed. What THAT means is that they allow a lot of movement. I installed each shifter, grabbing them by the tail, and rocked them left to right. While both were awful, the early bushing movement allowed for more deflection than that of the later one, even with a wider steel tube.
I started taking dimensions, wondering how much a solid bushing might improve feedback, as much as it is sure to increase NVH at the shifter. Believe it or not, the width between the machined bosses on the transmission aren't exactly the same from side to side (which allows for even more deflection as the bushings used are the same from side to side of each respective shifter).:nonono:
I'd be interested to hear from anyone that still has their factory '10-'12 shifter to see how it deviates from either of the two I'm showing.
A few more shots of the associated hardware...
