Tri-ax, mgw or barton

[MGW]

I am curious as to why this would be the case? I'd think the longer throw would be worse, stress wise, as there is more leverage? Is it because theoretically, the shorter the throw the more force that needs to be applied to change gears?

Force really has VERY little to do with it as most people have WAY more than enough strength to overcome the leverage decrease. Its all about speed.

That thinking would be like saying its impossible to overtorque a bolt and break it because you would have to turn the wrench much harder to do so .

If you give a man a shifter and it requires 30 pounds of force for a 15 percent and 40 pounds of force for 30 percent he would still have ZERO issue shifting it just as fast as his arms can move. You would have to increase the force almost triple to really have any solid effect on the average guys arm strength.

This begs the question ..why not a 70 percent reduction?? If the force applied would even out any possible stress on the trans then we could go all out. The fact remains that if you go too far, you WILL indeed start seeing synchro failures.

Just ask all the 2010-2012 GT500 customers about the 2nd gear grind on the SVT Performance pack shifters ( KR ) ..Ford tried to reduce the throw to lessen the side to side play and it became a nightmare because the front to back was reduced too much and caused synchro issues.

George

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[TheRaider]

I chose Barton. You may choose 15%, 20% (that's my choice) or 25%. Springs customisation is also a really nice option. I can't wait to try it.

 

[RubyRedBoost]

We have a shorter throw option coming out soon. it only requires changing the upper assembly. I still stand behind my philosophy that the shorter throw can put stress on the trans but alot of people are wanting it and also have beefed up their trans.

Also, the trans mounted does indeed make it better. However, the differences may not be experienced unless you are pushing the limits.


George

When will this be available George? Have you finalized pricing for the shorter option? I love my MGW just wish the knob height was shorter.

 

[MGW]

When will this be available George? Have you finalized pricing for the shorter option? I love my MGW just wish the knob height was shorter.

the shorter throw option will be ready next week... BUT...it will not lower the height just shorten the throw.

We already have a stubby handle and stubby deluxe jam nut option for your shifter if you choose to use one of the plastic style classic shift balls. like the white and black.

They will lower your knob height almost a 1/2 inch!!

You can call and order that anytime 706-793-1770



George

 

[jashton]

The decision was easy for me, I just ordered the Steeda Race Spec. I don't like how high the Barton shifter sits, which was a deal breaker for me. MGW has a push down reverse, which I personally dislike. I would've went with MGW otherwise since it is a full replacement.

 

[Cascadia_302]

I went with the Tri-ax and got it at a signifcant discount, (Christmas sale and gift cards) it's a solid shifter and l love using it. But with that said and if things were different l could see myself getting the MGW shifter, having the push down reverse was never an issue that would've kept me from getting it plus l really like MGW's design (old toploader owner).

 

[Murdered5.0]

Just had the MGW installed, recommend going to see George if possible, completely changed the car for me. Unbelievable how much better the shifting is. I have a buddy with a Barton, he drove my car and is planning his switch to MGW.

 

[TheRaider]

Just had the MGW installed, recommend going to see George if possible, completely changed the car for me. Unbelievable how much better the shifting is. I have a buddy with a Barton, he drove my car and is planning his switch to MGW.

Interesting. I believe he would be the first to do that. I would very much like to hear the reason.

 

[Murdered5.0]

Actually he would be the second that I know personally. I have a buddy with a 2012 Cobra, that recently (after MB Mustang Week) switched from the Barton to the MGW. Said it felt more solid and he appreciated the rigidity of the unit.

 

[TheRaider]

Actually he would be the second that I know personally. I have a buddy with a 2012 Cobra, that recently (after MB Mustang Week) switched from the Barton to the MGW. Said it felt more solid and he appreciated the rigidity of the unit.

Thanks. I meant S550.

 

[xXANCHORMONXx]

Mgw ftw

 

[RubyRedBoost]

Is pricing and availability out on the new shorter throw unit George?

 

[MGW]

Is pricing and availability out on the new shorter throw unit George?

The X-treme throw upper option will be no cost since it isnt any harder to make just a different pivot distance.

If you already have our race spec ( it must be a compact version ) you can change out JUST the upper assembly which will run $125.00

We will have them in stock end of this week. :cheers::cheers:


Also stay tuned guys...I will have a FULL rundown of our full options race spec design as well as a much more in depth overview of the internals to our shifters. There seems to be a lot of misinformation about the design aspects and advantages to our shifter and i am going to set the record straight finally!!


George

 

[jvandy50]

the "works with reverse cam" ad bothered me. i mean cmon.

keep on keepin on MGW

 

[tom_sprecher]

I would buy the MGW tomorrow if it came with a pull up reverse lockout as an option.

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