Hi everybody Brian from Steeda, sharing a short story with you. Specifically to those of you with an S550 Mustang
equipped with the MT82 Manual Transmission, that's right the Steeda Street Short Shifter.
Todays story is going to build on things we've established in chapters during other videos.
Specifically little things that make a huge improvement to your Mustang.
So here we are with the Steeda Street Short Throw Shifter.
This is important because it is one of those things again maybe not all that little if you will
but it's something that is hidden underneath the shift knob, the shift boot and the center console.
You don't really see it but when you drive your car after installing this, it is a huge improvement.
We'll get into the specifics here in just a moment but as an enthusiast we know you enjoy shifting your car.
This is why you purchased a manual transmission after all.
An MT82 Transmission is really slick!
It has a nice feel to it but the stock shifter well kind of reduces that feel a little bit and the throws are well a little bit to long.
So if this can be improved upon, well of course here we are doing it!
This Short Throw Shifter will reduce the by 30%. So A 30% shorter throw from first to second, second to third, third to second you get the idea here.
Any gear that your rowing through, it shorten that by 30%, or reduces that by 30%, that's huge!
Another thing that it does it actually lowers the shift knob height by 1 inch.
This is nice because alot of our taller drivers, well even my self an trust me I'm not very tall.
The reality is that it shorten the shifter height by about 1 inch and that means the shift knob is in a much friendlier position.
It's not as awkward, yet its still relationship to the steering wheel is still very good and easy to reach, quickly from the steering wheel to the shift knob
but it gets rid of that abnormally tall shift position if you will. So you have the reduced throw and of course now a 1 inch lower shift knob.
Speaking of shift knob, the shifters designed to retain the factory shift knob and factory reverse lockout collar.
So this means everything will shift over.
Now these other pieces are on the table for a very specific reason. The shift knobs, well because again it comes down to feel.
Those little things you can do to the car to make it better.
The other thing that plays into it is the Reverse Lockout Collar.
We're showing our billet piece here, we also offer a black Delrin version.
As your in there a lot of these peace's cross over. There is no better time to replace that lockout collar then right now.
Your reverse connectivity and activity if you will. The reverse lockout it self, works the same as stock. So you simply pull up to go in reverse.
In addition this means that your reverse camera will remain fully functional with the Steeda Short Throw Shifter.
It's really important for those of you that are daily driving the car and haven't quite fully built yours into a race car yet. Maybe you never plan to.
Again this shifter is so friendly as far as driving and the feel is so good it's something that anyone that has an S550 Mustang
with a MT82, well again it's something you should have.
We wanted to design a Short Shifter that was strong as well as a direct replacement for the factory piece.
So we talked about it in the previous chapter if you will, as far as reverse lockout all those good things.
As far as strength is concerned we construct this out of 4140 heat treated steal then nickel plate it. That's as far as the shift lever.
The reverse lockout mechanism, that is actually made of Delrin which going to be substantially stronger.
Again Delrin is about a 99 durometer, extremely strong and durable.
Also one of the things that was very important to us as far as replacing the stock shifter, in a street shifter that it be great on the street
in the sense of no addition noise vibration or harshness (NVH).
Now you can take this a step further kinda make it a hybrid setup between street and strip or street and race if you will
and purchase this billet rear mount with the polyurethane bushing.
What this does it supports that tail shaft on the transmission shifter if you will. It's a remote shifter that comes up and it's connection to the body.
This means under hard shifts it's going to be much more crisp and again continue to benefit you as far as the driver feedback
and ultimate responsiveness and we already know this from chapters we are going to borrow from other videos.
We already know that anytime you can keep energy going through the drivetrain as opposed as to being absorbed through the chassis,
well ultimately the car is going to be more responsive and much more entertaining to drive.
A moment ago we spoke about this being a direct replacement for the factory shifter and it is and although it looks like there's not very many moving parts
there are some parts you will carry over from the factory piece. It's really important to follow the instructions closely or reference our installation video.
We do recommend professional installation on this simply because it's way easier if the car is up on a lift
and you can get to it from underneath because you will have to the transmission tunnel.
And this of course brings us back to this guy over here, of reason we recommend doing it at the same time, your already in there.
Your already under the car, getting up into the center tunnel. So that's the reality of it.
You can do it but if you decide to do this defiantly read through the instructions a few times before digging into it
because there are some details that will help you tremendously. Situating the O Rings, making sure that your using the provide grease
where it needs to be in particular with these O Rings so that your reverse lockout works correctly.
Again if your working ahead get yourself the Reverse Lockout Collar. You can reuse the factory shift knob if you want with our Reverse Lockout Collar
or again you can go to the Steeda Shift Knob. It all depends on what you want to do and again and how deep you want to get into it
but the reality is installation is fairly complex for such a simple looking part, defiantly reference the video. Defiantly reference the instruction before digging into it.
Is this shifter for you? Well if you own a S550 Mustang with a MT82 Manual Transmission and this includes EcoBoost, V-6, GT and Bullitt the answer is Yes!
The enjoyment level that you have in your car everyday well you're going to look for excuses to drive it, We know that you probable already do this.
Once you put this in your going to look for even more reasons to take your car out and really enjoy it.
Especially though some twistiness, to the drag strip, local road course or autocross or just daily driving it like we've seen so much as far as Rods concern with his Q500.
It just makes your driving experience so much more enjoyable.
We proudly manufacture this in the USA at our Valdosta Georgia facility and back it with our lifetime warranty.
If you want to see the latest and greatest that we're up to with our Mustangs, check us out on Social Media.
To learn more about this and the other products that we offer for the Mustang and other Ford Vehicles, visit us at Steeda.com.
If you have questions or comments defiantly post them below. Also keep in mind that if you're a sporting person and your autocrossing alot,
going to track days or drag racing your manual transmission car alot, we do offer a race shifter which takes this to a whole different level.
We got that video as well for ya.
Thankyou for listening to our short story today. Steeda, Speed Matters!