PRO-5.0: WTF IS Up With 3rd?

[2F2F]

In today...

2nd to 3rd. 4th+ to 3rd. No problems granny-shifting as I can simply push it into place. But speed and powershifting...3rd is a byatch. Any practical resolutions? Must I live with it?

Tri-Ax has a sping-loaded 2nd-3rd...Feels real smooth...

SVTPerformance concensus was PRO-5.0...I am wondering why...

 

[Cobra'03]

There was a concensus here on anything? TriAx for me - have never missed thrid on an upshift.anything

 

[randy]

I have the same problem, but i am pretty sure it has more to do with the clutch engaging 3 inches off the floor than anything else..i am planning on buying a firewall adjuster to help fix this...I have heard from others that this is the remedy for the dreaded 2nd to 3rd powershift woes....

 

[Mike Foster]

Triax and loving it.

 

[TPOC]

Tri-Ax brotha, haven't missed 3rd. :thumbsup:

 

[B03Cobra]

Same here Tri-Ax bling bling

 

[03DOHC]

Must be something wrong with it. It's supposed to be spring loaded so you don't miss 3rd, just like the Tri-Ax. I NEVER, EVER missed 3rd with my Pro 5.0 shifter in my '97. I dunno.

 

[SVTyballz]

Originally posted by ox03
In today...

2nd to 3rd. 4th+ to 3rd. No problems granny-shifting as I can simply push it into place. But speed and powershifting...3rd is a byatch. Any practical resolutions? Must I live with it?

Tri-Ax has a sping-loaded 2nd-3rd...Feels real smooth...

SVTPerformance concensus was PRO-5.0...I am wondering why...

I have had Pro 5.0's in other cars and what I discovered was that if you just push the shifter forward it goes into 3rd very easily. Whenever I tried to "guide" it into 3rd, i would miss the shift. I usually just slammed the shift handle with the heel of my hand and it went into 3rd everytime. I must be one of the strange ones around here though, cuz I like my stock shifter. The handle might be a tad tall for my taste, but the shift action is better than a T-45 w/a pro 5.0. I might just throw adifferent handle on it. Just my 2 centz.

gary

 

[jtfx6552]

I had problems with the 2-3, added the pro 5.0 and redline synth ATF, better, but still missed alot, aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster, problem solved.

 

[FlashSVT]

Pro 5.0 here and flawless shifting.

1st - 2nd : pistol grip towards me
2nd - 3rd : ball/palm of my hand towards the radio
3rd - 4th : reversed pistol grip (thumb down) towards the center console

 

[2F2F]

> if you just push the shifter forward it goes into 3rd very easily.

Perhaps it needs to be broken in a bit...

> I like my stock shifter.

I did too. Don't really feel the difference between MGW + Stock vs. MGW + PRO-5.0. At least not yet.

Just returned from a drive around town. Issue with 3rd seemed to be remedied by a good snap of the wrist & flick. Have to do it e-v-e-r-y time now...Even in traffic.

> aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster, problem solved.

If perceived problems with shifting continue. That, or a Tri-Ax.

 

[93-03cobras]

Just wanted to give a little imput as I didn't really like the Pro-5.0 at first also. The cure was a shifter handle from a Triax. Found a buddy with a fox body stang (the pro 5.0 seems to work alot better in the fox) to trade me the triax handle for the pro-5.0 and now both the wife and I love it. We are both able to more comfortably reach the shifter without our nees being in the dash.

 

[2F2F]

Going out for a 45-minute drive. San Marino Drive, north of Huntington Boulevard, San Marino, CA. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA. Anyone run the Alameda Corridor (Alameda Street) in Los Angeles, CA?

I hear the streets that circle El Toro Marine Base, ElToro, CA run 3-4 miles straight...

 

[2F2F]

Drive cut short. I got it. I became comfortable with the PRO-5.0 down. There is no trick. Just practice. Quick sure shifts the way it should be. So far...