Hey guys, Alex from AmericanMuscle.com and today I'm bringing you my quick review and
breakdown of the SR Performance Short Throw Shifter for the year 2011 through 2014 Mustang
GT and V6.
So in this video I'm going to talk about who this short shifter is going to appeal to,
the construction and materials that went into this, what this is going to do to your wallet
and then what it's going to take to get this installed on your Mustang, where I'm gonna
be giving this a very easy one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter and about
an hour's worth of labor and I'll have a little bit more for you on that later.
So the SR Performance Short Shifter that I have here today is going to be a good option
for any GT or V6 owner out there that's looking to get a shorter throw inside of their Mustang
while spending the least amount of money out there but still is going to reduce that throw
upwards of 30%.
This shifter from SR Performance is going to be for the Mustang owner that's using their
car as a daily driver or a weekend warrior in comparison to a car that's going to be
seeing regular track day abuse.
So while this short shifter will reduce your throws it's not going to be built with the
same intentions of some of the other options out there which are gonna come with different
mounting points as well as having different brackets, but if you're just looking to firm
up your shifts as well as just make your day-to-day driving experience better, this is going to
be a great option for you.
So if you've owned your GT or V6 for a little while now, at this point you probably know
that the MT82 isn't the best transmission built, so while the stock shifter is suitable
for daily driving, it does have its fair share of complications, our customers give us a
lot of feedback here and the MT82 just has a little bit of a longer throw being in stock
form, could be a little bit on the mushier side when you're power shifting and due to
the lockout it can definitely be tough when you're jamming it into gear.
Last but not least, it's just a little bit on the weaker side.
So while a short shifter isn't going to fix or solve the integrity of the transmission
itself, the SR Performance Short Shifter that we have here today will reduce your throws
upwards of 30% as well as getting rid of that soft feeling.
So one of my personal favorite aspects about installing a short shifter on any Mustang
is going to be that more rigid or real feeling that's going to give you a little bit more
connectivity to your car, which is something that the stock shifter just doesn't provide.
So a few small things that I wanna talk about before we get into the construction and materials
of the shifter here, is that this part is typically something that has a tendency to
be at the bottom of your build list and that's honestly just going to be because it's not
a performance part that's gonna give you a gain, it's not going to be something where
it's going to increase your sound like an exhaust system, but at the end of the day
considering a manual Mustang, you're going to be using this continually all the time,
you would honestly be surprised at how much of a change it's going to provide your car.
So while these next two parts are not going to be included in this kit, these are gonna
be a pair of mods that I would definitely recommend doing at the same time, as it's
just gonna make that experience that much better.
First and foremost I would really recommend getting into a braided and stainless steel
clutch line as that's gonna improve the transfer of fluids to prevent any type of lockout.
Now secondly, on a bunch of our '11 through '14 fleet cars, when we've done any type of
short shifters before, we've actually removed the clutch spring that's behind the clutch
pedal, before it had that put in place to give it a little bit more of a softer feel.
By removing that, that's going to improve the release point and give you a little bit
more of a direct input.
So in terms of the construction and materials used here guys, we're going to say that this
is going to be manufactured out billet aluminum, steel as well as composite materials which
is going to be the norm in most, if not all shifters available here at AM.
So a couple things that I like about this short shifter is the fact that it is going
to retain the factory reverse lockout function.
Not only that, the thread pitch that's coming here is gonna give you the ability to retain
your factory shift knob, or be compatible with any other shift knob that we have on
the website.
So looking into the pricing here, you should expect to be spending just south of $150,
and when looking in comparison some of the other shifters out there can easily go for
upwards of $500.
So looking ahead at the installation portion of the video, you're gonna be looking at a
very easy one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter and about an hour's worth
of labor here.
Looking ahead, a couple things I'd make sure to have on hand here, if you've never done
a short shifter before it might be a good idea to rope somebody in that's done the work,
but a basic socket set, a couple extensions, an Allen key, maybe a set of race ramps or
some jack stands.
So getting started, you're going to wanna unscrew your factory shift knob, get into
your center console where your armrest is and then pry up the piece with a flat plastic
tool to get inside.
So after that simply pull the console out of the way as well as the insulation and rubber
boot and then remove the 4 10 mm bolts that are holding everything into place.
So once that's done, get your car on the stands and get underneath to remove the nut securing
the shifter bracket to the car, hop back in and then remove your bolts inside and then
physically remove the shifter itself.
So once that's done you're going to want to swap over the plastic cuff from your factory
shifter onto the SR Shifter, throw everything back into place, tighten it down and you're
good to go.
All right, so just to wrap things up here, some final thoughts for the 2011 through 2014
GT or V6 Mustang owner, you're looking to get rid of that soft feeling factory shifter
and reduce your throws up to 30%, I would definitely recommend checking this out for
your build.
So I'm Alex and for all things Mustang, keep it right here at AmericanMuscle.com.