2nd to 3rd at higher rpm. Won't go??

Mgw or barton trans mount will fix your issue

Do those shifters do something different then the blowfish bracket? I mean from what I've seen they both just mount the shifter to the trans eliminating the mount to the body.

r1lovin said:

Mgw or barton trans mount will fix your issue

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I just give up at that point and try to act cool like I did it on purpose.

Carfanatic said:

Do those shifters do something different then the blowfish bracket? I mean from what I've seen they both just mount the shifter to the trans eliminating the mount to the body.

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I can't imagine it is significant. The only difference that I can see is the small amount of compliance on the Blowfish - uses very small rubber isolators to attach to the rear of the shifter. There is very little side to side play with the Blowfish. The MGW uses harder bushings with a bit less play and also replaces the factory shift linkage too for what that is worth. Would be interesting if a Ben Calimer tranny job is the real answer to the lockout issue (or Ford stepping up their game a bit).

I'm all about solutions. I ordered the whiteline bushing insert. Figured 30 bucks it's worth a shot to see if that mount is the issue.

I second the MGW. I used to have 2-3 lockouts too but not since the upgrade.

Sounds like mgw might be my second try

You will need 2 things...

A good trans mounted shifter that also replaces the crappy oem linkage rod so no kinking when shifting hard.

A good clutch upgrade. High rpm shifts are just iffy at best with the stock clutch.

The MT-82 isnt perfect but it isnt the dogshit everyone claims it to be. It was never designed to drag race and thats the main issue. It is a GT car and designed more for road racing.

If you only want a drag car that you like to dump the clutch at 4k then upgrade the an xl or tremec tr6060 but plan on about 5k in your budget. Plus the shifts will never be as smooth as the MT-82.

here is a video of Ben Calimer shifting an MGW RACE SPEC....Doesnt seem to have an issue :ford:



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George

MGW said:

You will need 2 things...


A good clutch upgrade. High rpm shifts are just iffy at best with the stock clutch.

The MT-82 isnt perfect but it isnt the dogshit everyone claims it to be. It was never designed to drag race and thats the main issue. It is a GT car and designed more for road racing.

If you only want a drag car that you like to dump the clutch at 4k then upgrade the an xl or tremec tr6060 but plan on about 5k in your budget. Plus the shifts will never be as smooth as the MT-82.

George

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I drive my cars pretty gently and wouldn't call shifting at anything above 4k while merging onto a highway drag racing. I would call the 2-3 sec of deceleration while trying to get the car into gear a safety issue and unacceptable in any car, let alone one designed as a performance vehicle.

What's wrong with the stock clutch that causes an issue?? I mean you push the pedal in clutch releases. Why would that cause an issue?