For those interested in tightening up the shifts, but can't quite cut loose of the $$ for a MGW shifter (or any other brand for that matter), a cost effective alternative is to get the Saleen adapter that's available for only $45 directly from Saleen.
This is what I had installed for almost a year before switching over to the MGW.
The inlcuded Saleen instructions were accurate. However, the small B&W pics (hard to see) and 4 pages of instructions made it more confusing than it really was.
When you see the pics below, it'll make sense where the shift block goes (and it's orientation) and how everything attaches.
Here's some tips I gathered (not in the supplied instructions) that helped me along;
* Lube both plastic bushings (outer) before inserting them into the Saleen block. * Lube the Saleen silver bushing (outer) before inserting it into the shifter barrel. * Lube the shank of the shift linkage stud before inserting it through the plastic bushings (in the Saleen block). * Loctite the OEM nut that goes on the shift linkage stud pin. Use caution when tightening this nut, DO NOT OVER TORQUE IT! I only brought the nut down until it made contact with the plastic bushing, then gave it an additional 1/8 turn. If you tighten this nut too much, it'll make shifting (into the gates) very difficult. * Let the Loctite dry before any extended shifting drive.
Here's a short video showing the shortened throw of the shifter.
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$45 was a bargain, i did several projects recently so i'm not lookin to do anything big for a bit. at $45 however, i would have jumped on it. u cant beat that, even if it only shortens 25%. that reminds me, i saw the saleen kit auctioning on ebay for $50, the guy was claiming 40% throw reduction. anyone looking for the kit, beware of what saleen claims (26%) and what some people might be claiming.
< Message edited by lldsandsll -- 5/21/2007 12:38:13 AM >
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Hanely motorsports has it for $42.95 + shipping. Just got mine yesterday. Will be going in real soon. Thanks Taco Bill for the great write up. I was looking at the instructions yesterday and they are really horrible.
Hanely motorsports has it for $42.95 + shipping. Just got mine yesterday. Will be going in real soon. Thanks Taco Bill for the great write up. I was looking at the instructions yesterday and they are really horrible.
Later,
can you link that shifter block. i looked on their site and only found the full assembly shifters. thanks
I did find it here for 49.85 followed it all the way to the shopping cart and price stayed the same ... im purchasing it now before they get smart and notice that everyone else is selling at a higher price.
< Message edited by ov3r -- 6/13/2007 10:04:07 AM >
Yeah im guessing they are the same ppl since they sent me an email saying they had another listing right now im trying to win it at 61 we'll see if that lasts.
team_cnc says they are in Tampa, Florida, United States and aaron_mart says they are in Monrovia, California, United States Hmmmmm When there are only two items available on the bay the first one usually goes for just about what the second ones bid amout is when the first auction ends.
If I can get one, I am sure it would be easy to duplicate and maybe even refine.
just thought i'd add a couple tips of my own since i just did this.
TB says to tighten the nut an 1/8th a turn beyond when it touches the plastic bushing. for some reason that happened to be too tight for mine, and i had to back it off the 1/8th so that i could get into the shift gates when shifting under load. i'm not by any means saying he is wrong, but i am saying that it will likely vary from car to car. i recommend tightening the nut down, without any loctite, until it touches the plastic bushing. take it for a spin (assuming the other loctite has dried) to see how it feels. rev up quick in first and try to get into second as quickly as possible, without ripping the shifter, to see if it gets stuck at the gate. once you get it right, remember where it was and loctite the nut on w/ the blue loctite. using the loctite here, however, is a safety measure and isn't required. that's my other tip. the saleen instructions do not specify to use loctite here, and the reason why is that the nut is a self locking nut. if you look at the top of it, you will see three (3) pinches. these prevent the nut from backing up on the thread of the bolt, so long as the end of the nut (it's last threads) are on the bolt.
Installed mine today, with this thread to guide my way it was easy as pie, took me longer to get the car up on four jack stands and to get red Loctite than to complete the installation. First short drive the shifter felt just great. The car will most likely sit the better part of the next two days (working) to allow the Loctite to set.
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Saleen Short Throw Shifter block install (w/pics & vid) - 
