what do you guys thinks is a better shifter mgw or a pro
mgw vs pro 5.o
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I have the MGW and love it. Using the Red handle.
The MGW is new and innovative, truly quieter, truly shorter throw and more possible adjusment than any other shifter available for T56.
PRO 50 is a good shifter but louder, and longer throw. I know, 19k miles on one.
MGW is the way my friend.
PRO 50 is a good shifter but louder, and longer throw. I know, 19k miles on one.
MGW is the way my friend.
I just installed my MGW shifter.....and all I can say is Badass!! I love it, and I have the blue handle! 
I voted Pro. 5.0 just because I have it, but I have heard nothing but good things about the MGW piece. Can't go wrong with either really. :thumbsup:
what is the diff between the red and the blue handle?
I have had them all in my car(03). I LOVE the MGW. I prefer the short throw blue hande. I have a Pro 5.0 in my 01 Cobra and really like it in the 3650 tranny. Not the same feel in the t-56. MGW is the way yo go.
So true. Both are great shifters. Everyone has their personal preferences, otherwise one shifter would have a lock on the market.DR. WU 2000 said:
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I have a pro 5.0 and I tried the MGW and I am switching to the MGW asap.
After driving a cobra with the MGW blue handle, the Pro 5.0 shifts feel like "rowing a boat" like it takes a long time to get from one gear to the next.
After driving a cobra with the MGW blue handle, the Pro 5.0 shifts feel like "rowing a boat" like it takes a long time to get from one gear to the next.
MGW kicks ass i had the short blue handle at first and it was to short for me so now i have the red and really love it.
svt03corba said:
Blue is a little shorter and the red is a little longer. Blue is used more for racing and the red is more for daily driving. its whatever you like though.
MGW here...Couldn't be happier.
I had a Pro-5.0 with CobraBob's gaskets, a kona shift handle, and the handle relocation bracket. The handle position was perfect, but the MGW is still a little better in terms of smoothness and ease of shifting. Getting even easier now that the weather is getting warmer again. To me they were both about as quiet as stock, except the MGW on my car is a lot louder in 5th gear only. Maybe Cobrabob could make a gasket for the MGW handle design.
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The new MGW shifter handle design can't really allow the use of a handle gasket due to its design. Most shifter handles attach to a rectangular plate on the shifter, where a gasket can be easily added without losing shifter feel. As you know, the stock shifter uses a very think insulator/gasket. With the MGW design their shifter slips over the round shifter bar and has to clamp onto the metal to keep it from moving. I think shifter feel would be compromised as well. JMO. Nice thought, though.
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MGW all the way!! I just made the switch from a Pro 5.0 a few days ago and couldn't be happier. :thumbsup:
you guys are gonna make me wanna ditch my Steeda!
I've had the pro 50 as the first upgrade in the car. While it is a quality piece, it was much louder than stock. I also uses the MGW handle and Bob's gaskets.
I switched to the MGW about 500 miles ago. Not sorry at all. Much quieter and more stock like in sound. The throw is percise and short. I could not be happier.
I switched to the MGW about 500 miles ago. Not sorry at all. Much quieter and more stock like in sound. The throw is percise and short. I could not be happier.
I did and couldn't be happier. Don't get me wrong, the Tri-Ax with MGW handle was still better than stock (although noisier), but the MGW is better and quieter too. Win Win.RiffRaff04 said:
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