Damn! Ok guys need an opinion....

[svtpolice]

Hey guys, well I finally got a chance to take her out. I was on a lonely road in "Mexico" and ran 4th gear up in the RPMs and went to go into 5th and it wasn't there.

I have been driving manual transmissions for over 20 years. So I did it again with the same result. I even let the RPMs go down a little and same thing.

So, after some research I found a few people saying that the MGW Gen2 might take care of this and just genuinely feel like a better shifter.

Thoughts?

She will never see a track or anything, just the occasional weekend drive.

Thanks

 

[2011 gtcs]

So you were locked out of 5th gear?

 

[svtpolice]

Yes sir. I backed off the throttle, I found 5th normally. As soon as I was in the throttle upper Rpms,boom 5th gear lockout










5th gear lockout

 

[drewzx3]

Mine would lock me out of 3rd and the mgw fixed that for what its worth.

 

[ShelbyGT5HUN]

I had a thread about this. I experienced lock out going from 4th to 5th. After some experimenting, I found out it was driver error. What is happening, is you are just tagging the reverse lockout, and that is the reason you are denied 5th gear. Shift cleaner, and don't "bury" the shifter "high and to the right" like you can in a 5sp car. If you do on this car, YOU WILL BE DENIED :kaboom:

 

[svtpolice]

Cool, thanks Shelby. I will give that a try then.

 

[1st usa car]

regardless - buy a new shifter -- better driving experience

 

[svtpolice]

Understood

Which shifter to buy?

MGW or Barton?

 

[einehund]

Same thing happened to me on the autobahn. WOT in 4th going into 5th and couldn't get it. It was driver error as the 4-5 shift is a different distance and angle than the 2-3 shift. You don't normally notice as you don't normally speedshift that gear combo.

 

[svtpolice]

Same thing happened to me on the autobahn. WOT in 4th going into 5th and couldn't get it. It was driver error as the 4-5 shift is a different distance and angle than the 2-3 shift. You don't normally notice as you don't normally speedshift that gear combo.

I could see that especially given where Reverse is located in the pattern.

Thanks, Einehund

 

[Black Cobra '99]

Defiantly MGW, its the only shifter that eliminate the OEM pendulum design.

 

[ShelbyGT5HUN]

I had this happened with a not-stock shifter, but like I said it was driver error because I could duplicate it at will. When it first happened I was so mad thinking could they build a crappier transmission than this, now issues with 5th gear!

 

[GT Premi]

When you say "finally got a chance to take her out," you're not talking about HYBRED are you? Maybe her presence locked you out. oke: j/k

Seriously, though, get a CHE A-arm support bar with torque limiters. When you go WOT, your transmission body twists from the torque, therefor the shift gates aren't where you're expecting them to be. The torque limiters don't allow the transmission to twist out of position. Or you could get some solid motor mounts to accomplish the same thing.

edit:
Or you could ignore my suggestions and "defiantly" by an MGW. oke:

 

[tangermean]

I have the MGW Gen II and it happens to me constantly, my 1-2 was fixed by it thought so I guess I have that going for me...

 

[SCGallo2]

I get locked out of 5th gear under the same conditions also. I buy into ShelbyGT5HUN's theory that it is poor driver technique and tagging the reverse lockout. I have the stock shifter with Revan Racing upgraded bushings front and rear and I never miss or get denied 1st - 4th, just 5th most of the time at high RPMs and lifting to shift. I am not concerned enough about it to replace the shifter to see if it fixes it, since I am happy with my current shifter setup's operation under most driving conditions.

 

[ShelbyGT5HUN]

Try this. At a low speed, low rpms, the next time you shift to 5th, overstretch your selection, and tag the reverse lock out. It doesn't grind teeth or anything. Its like shifting into a blank gear, it won't let you go "up". That's the reverse lock out. Going from 4th to 5th, you need to just aim an ant's ass hair right of 3rd, and not "eight ball corner pocket" it.

 

[svtpolice]

Going from 4th to 5th, you need to just aim an ant's ass hair right of 3rd, and not "eight ball corner pocket" it.

That brother was a great description, LOL!!!!!

And you are completely correct, She doesn't grind or anything. Just locks me out. I will shoot for 5th and not in the corner, LOL!!!

Thanks guys!!!

 

[svtpolice]

Just wanted to thank everyone for the information.

Took her out today and left 4th at about 5800 RPMs, shifted in to 5th, but did it smooth and clean. BAM! Found it perfectly!

Thanks again guys!

 

[TBCobra]

Do we have a special shifter in our car from the factory? I really like the way it feels.

 

[fmylife]

I had a thread about this. I experienced lock out going from 4th to 5th. After some experimenting, I found out it was driver error. What is happening, is you are just tagging the reverse lockout, and that is the reason you are denied 5th gear. Shift cleaner, and don't "bury" the shifter "high and to the right" like you can in a 5sp car. If you do on this car, YOU WILL BE DENIED :kaboom:

That's what it ended up being for me. I was overshooting 5th gear and jamming it up because I wasn't paying attention.