[NataSS Inc]

I recently came accross (on C-C.com) a new product that has been released to the Mustang community on one of my road racing web sites. A company called MGW Ltd. has developed a new shifter that in my opinion BLOWS EVERYTHING in the market out of the water (pics and vid below). I decided to give them a call and ended up speaking with the owner (George) for a while.

He said that they were primarily a Mustang designer but did make products for vettes and a couple other cars. I asked him what it would take to get a shifter like this made for the late model Fbods. He said that if the T56 in the mustang and the fbody were similar it would require minimal modifications to make one and he could keep it at 150.00. But he also said that to make it feesable he would need 40-50 SOLID orders.

Here is a link to his site: www.MGWltd.com
You can see he doesnt make 2nd rate stuff.

Here are a couple links to vids
Granny shifting

Lets see Pro 5.0 or Ripper do this

detailed info

Keep in mind that the Fbody set up would not have the off-set handle. It would be an almost straight shaft.


I am going to be guinney pigging this thing on my car and giving him feed back on it.

I know alot of people are going "God, just what we need, another fricken shifter". But for the last couple of years I havent found one that was worth a shit. If I could have a decent replacement for my ripper I would can it in a heart beat. I tried a pro 5.0 and didnt like it much better.


Would any of you guys be interested in possibly getting into one of these if we could have it out in the next 6 months or sooner if we could keep it at 150.00?

Give me some feed back.

[LT4Firehawk]

I've owned or driven cars with just about every shifter for a f-body T56 available, and it's not the shifters, it's the tranny. The T56 is a very notchy tranny to start with, and when you go with a short throw shifter it just exaggerates that even more.

My all time favorite shifter for track use is the Ripper. It has a short, precise throw and is built like a tank (as mentioned above, the tranny will be long dead before you break a Ripper). However, it is also a little heavy for street use or spouses.

My favorite for all around use is the Hurst w/ a short stick (Lou's or imitator). The Hurst with a short stick, is not nearly as hard to shift, while offering a much shorter throw than stock with a much more precise feel. No, it's not quite as precise as the Ripper, and you can occassionaly hit between the gears on the 2-3 shift, but you won't engage 1st like you would with a stock shifter. Also, with proper hand placement and shift movement, you will find the right gear 99.9% of the time. Just about the only time I ever hit between 1st and 3rd is when I'm on the street and am too lazy to position my hand properly.

Anyway, while I'm all for more options, this is one of those areas where I really don't see that someones going to come up with a better solution than what's already out there.