Best 5 speed shifter

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Best 5 speed shifter

July 19, 2006, 07:04:18 PM

As title says. I am going to buy a short throw for the TC. I saw the thread about the pro 5.0 shifter. I have my eye on the steeda tri ax. Any opinions-experience out there?

Best 5 speed shifter

Reply #1 – July 19, 2006, 08:02:38 PM

Pro 5.0 and Tri-Ax are both equals. Similar designs, similar quality, similar price. Buy it for whatever name you want.

Either that, or the MGW shifter. I hear its badass.

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Reply #2 – July 19, 2006, 08:11:55 PM

i liked my pro 5.0

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Reply #3 – July 19, 2006, 08:22:56 PM

MGW all the way, iv had the hurst which was good, the tri-ax is nicer all around but its LOUD as hell, and now i got the MGW which compairing it to what iv had before, is the best.

i think the steeda is different than the pro50, my steeda had 2 shifter handle positions for more comfortable, and one for shorter throws. i didnt see the second position on the pro50 pictures.

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Reply #4 – July 19, 2006, 09:17:08 PM

Get the pro 5.0 I love it. It has awsome quality and last time I checked it also came with the two shift handles. Most of the others are made to live up to the pro5.0

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Reply #5 – July 19, 2006, 09:21:08 PM

Have a Pro 5.0 myself...I give it a thumbs up.

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Reply #6 – July 19, 2006, 09:24:00 PM

My vote goes for the UPR Blu Thunder, bought mine what, 5 years ago? Has who knows how many miles on it but still works great. And it's a lot cheaper than the Tri Ax or the Pro 5.0.

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Reply #7 – July 19, 2006, 09:34:44 PM

I got the steeda tri-ax, I like how the handle can be mounted at 2 different heights good for our cars. Like Nate says it is on the noisy side. I love the way it shifts, it centers over third which helps alot when shifting fast...

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Reply #8 – July 19, 2006, 09:54:19 PM

i have installed many pro5.0, i like em ok. MGW is nice but i think they stopped the two handle option. they had one blue and one red. last i saw was an orange handle and no options...

i have a hurst in mine, and i like it, but i also customized the handle to fit me better.....

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Reply #9 – July 19, 2006, 11:20:52 PM

Oh yeah, my UPR had the 2 position handle but I had to reach too far. I cut & re-welded a stock handle so it was shorter and came back further and it's PERFECT.

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Reply #10 – July 20, 2006, 10:32:26 AM

Did a lot of reading on NATO and Turboford. Saw a lot of raves about the MGW, but it doesn't seem to shorten the throw that much. How much does the pro 5.0 shorten the throws? I drove a stang years ago with a short throw and I swear the distance from 1st to 2nd was about an inch and a half max. It felt awesome for powershifting.

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Reply #11 – July 20, 2006, 10:56:18 AM

On my pro 5.0 it is pretty short throw. I bet from 1st-2nd it is 1.5 inch throw like what you are looking for. Basically the pro5.0m shifter handle is very short.

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Reply #12 – July 30, 2006, 03:12:57 PM

A little thread revival here. Ok, I ordered the pro5.0 from blue oval industries. I just finished the install a couple of hours ago. Had to pull the console back a few inches, other than that not too bad. My first impression is that it didn't shorten the throws that much. The handle is definately shorter and feels much more precise. I can also feel the almost straight shot from 2nd to 3rd. I'm hoping the true benefits of the shifter come out when it is speed shifted or powershifted to keep boost from dropping off. I just drove it normally on the test cruise because the wife was with me and freaks when I get on it, lol.

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Reply #13 – July 30, 2006, 03:24:48 PM

I had an MGW short throw shifter handle and it shortened the shifts quite a bit. I sold it to Shawn when I was parting out the car so maybe he'll chime in if he's got it installed.

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Reply #14 – July 30, 2006, 03:52:12 PM

i dunno guys. i think a real short throw isnt all that great. i can powershift or even just sport shift my ranger just as fast as anything else i have ever shiftes, save for a junk tranny. i think the real bennies of those shifters are the solid and precise feel coupled along with some tranny protection. i havnt actually measured the shift throw in my mustang but i know its more than an inch and a half. i honestly think that would be annoying, and dissapointing. i like to row that shifter. i drove something(cant remember if it was a tallon or something) that had a wicked short shift and it wasnt at all satisfying to me. something i wish the stock shifter in the mustang had was a more solid, more positive feel. ill likely get the mgw for the T56 if that goes in as it seems to be the trickest shifter out to date. i always wanted a pro 5.0 though and might pick one up if i keep the T45 in there.

if you guys are missing 3rd alot, the trick is in the grip. after shifting into 2nd, instead of holding the shifter like a baseball change your grip so that the bottom of your palm is on the back of the and your hand looks like you are signigying "stop" from the front of the car. dont even think about it when you are shifting into 3rd, just push your hand streight foward in its natural path. itll go in, i promise. i had a but of mine have alot of trouble trying to power shift into 3rd where he thought it was. i showed him the mechanics of this motion and he improved right away. i was quite pleased. its worth a try. ill have to get a pic up showing exactly what i mean.