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Old 01-19-2012, 11:05 PM   #10
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Black on Black
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I've got the MGW and only give it a 7 out of 10. On the plus side, it's more solid than the stocker, and did have a much shorter throw than stock, but I've since added the retro shifter and ball to it which is a longer stick and made the throw closer to the original stock.

On the con side the MGW is notchy, and feels like it's grinding or "rolling chunky logs" going into second under sedate to normal driving/shifting. I don't think this is the famous 2nd gear grind as it actually feels better shifting at over 4,000 RPM. The MGW still seems to want to drop back to 4th when intending to shift from 5th to 6th--even when I really focus on pushing to the right to get it into 6th.

Prior to the install I actually liked the stock shifter--it was smooth and quiet and I never went into 4th from 5th. Granted it had a sloppy feeling and had a long throw, but all-in-all the stocker wasn't bad.
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