Grabberlicious Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 A nice addition to the car. Had to do it and the car yearns for it. My family gifted it to me for Fathers Day and I finally had a cool, clear summer day to get after it. The only reason I share this story is - this job is not best done on ramps with a creeper. What a complete PITA! At least the mid-shaft didn’t have to come down but, it’s tight in there! 20 years ago this would have been cake. My midriff is “somewhat” larger than when I was 35. Yikes. I need to exercise more, but I digress. This job needs a lift and BB’s Autorama is too far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 10 hours ago, Grabberlicious said: A nice addition to the car. Had to do it and the car yearns for it. My family gifted it to me for Fathers Day and I finally had a cool, clear summer day to get after it. The only reason I share this story is - this job is not best done on ramps with a creeper. What a complete PITA! At least the mid-shaft didn’t have to come down but, it’s tight in there! 20 years ago this would have been cake. My midriff is “somewhat” larger than when I was 35. Yikes. I need to exercise more, but I digress. This job needs a lift and BB’s Autorama is too far away. Funny, that’s the only car I haven’t done a shifter on. I really like the stocker. What am I missing? Describe the change for us!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabberlicious Posted July 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 13 hours ago, BIKEBOY said: Funny, that’s the only car I haven’t done a shifter on. I really like the stocker. What am I missing? Describe the change for us!! Hey there! I had a chance to put a few miles in yesterday - we had a beautiful, clear, cool day in NJ and a really nice evening for a cruise. The biggest impression is the reduced throw (TY Capt. Obvious!). The shaft is shorter from the pivot-point up, dimensions below are identical. The move through the gates seems more positive, especially where the Tremec likes it - up above 5K. It snicks into gear more positively than the stocker. I don't think it's just the placebo effect - it's that significant (at least to me). The FP part has no vibration isolation - no nylon ball, no nylon isolator in the shaft weight, nuthin. So there IS more trans noise and absolutely more feel transmitted to the shift ball. But I like that. My wife, not so much. "Sorry honey". So, I suppose it's all about preference. For my purposes, I got what I expected and therefore am happy to endure the back-ache I had this morning from laying in the driveway on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Grabberlicious said: Hey there! I had a chance to put a few miles in yesterday - we had a beautiful, clear, cool day in NJ and a really nice evening for a cruise. The biggest impression is the reduced throw (TY Capt. Obvious!). The shaft is shorter from the pivot-point up, dimensions below are identical. The move through the gates seems more positive, especially where the Tremec likes it - up above 5K. It snicks into gear more positively than the stocker. I don't think it's just the placebo effect - it's that significant (at least to me). The FP part has no vibration isolation - no nylon ball, no nylon isolator in the shaft weight, nuthin. So there IS more trans noise and absolutely more feel transmitted to the shift ball. But I like that. My wife, not so much. "Sorry honey". So, I suppose it's all about preference. For my purposes, I got what I expected and therefore am happy to endure the back-ache I had this morning from laying in the driveway on Saturday. Thank you for the specific description of improvement! Sounds awesome. I did an FRPP in my BOSS..... Does it look like mine? (Built for them by Barton Ind.) Cuz aren’t these tranny’s the same? https://www.flickr.com/gp/49646269@N05/CCfq7k Edited July 9, 2018 by BIKEBOY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabberlicious Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) THAT - is an awesome piece of fabrication! Upon reviewing, I was compelled to grab myself in a very obscene manner. Amazing what turns me on these days. The FP part isn’t quite that exciting. https://fordracingpartsbydonwood.com/driveline-parts/shifters/2015-2017-mustang-gt350-shifter-kit-without-knob-m-7210-m8a/#PhotoSwipe1531182414510 Edited July 10, 2018 by Grabberlicious URL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07gt500conv Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 On 7/8/2018 at 10:03 PM, BIKEBOY said: Funny, that’s the only car I haven’t done a shifter on. I really like the stocker. What am I missing? Describe the change for us!! I agree BB, love my stock shifter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07gt500conv Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 On 7/9/2018 at 7:22 PM, BIKEBOY said: I did an FRPP in my BOSS..... Does it look like mine? (Built for them by Barton Ind.) Cuz aren’t these tranny’s the same? YOU SAID TRANNY!!! Transmissions between Boss and GT350 are completely different, Boss trans is a MT82 where the GT350 is a Tremec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 I thought I read the 350’s had MT82’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VNMSNK Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, BIKEBOY said: I thought I read the 350’s had MT82’s. The 350's have the TR3160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 5 hours ago, VNMSNK said: The 350's have the TR3160 Thank goodness, as the Chinese MT82 is junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07gt500conv Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 6:18 PM, BIKEBOY said: Thank goodness, as the Chinese MT82 is junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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