0MGW George

hey guys,

i know some people have already figured this out but for those that havent i just found out something major in helping reduce buzzing and rattling z06 shifters not just mgw but i think any of them.


well as you guys may know the z06 shifter BOX is mounted with hard bushings onto the center tunnel block. non z06 cars have a rubber isolator in them.

well while i see the point or concept behind this with GM but it fails due to the fact that it really doesnt make much sense to hard mount the shifter box then put a rubbery wet noodle slusk box shifter on top of it.

kinda defeats the whole point.

well.... i decided to swap out my z06 shifter box with one off a standard corvette so i bought at my dealer new shifter assembly and swapped it out. My MGW shifter is so tight and precise i figured there cant be much extra loss in feel and maybe it will help NVH.

BOY did it!!!!! i have much less noise and a whole lot less vibration in my shift **** now WOW!!!!! and the shifter still feels awesome and not any more vague at all as far as i can tell.

so anybody that has some buzzing in their shifter i strongly suggest you try this mod. maybe we can even get gene to get us a group buy on the oem shifters.


just a thought

regards
george

0MGW George

oh and here is the gm part number for the shifter box....



2582 3572


regards
george

TTZ06VETTE

George...do you have any pictures of the C6 shifter box vs. Z06 and difficulty of the swap? Trying to get an idea of the magnitude of this mod coupled with the shifter replacement.
Thanks.

Gotcha

I've swapped shifter boxes and I have some pics. These are very easy to change. With the shifter removed it only takes a couple minutes to change the box. There's two mounting bolts and one linkage bolt.


Here's the Z06 box, looking at the mounting flange.



Here's the standard box with the rubber isolaters in the mounting flange.



Full view of both boxes

TTZ06VETTE

Thanks for the pictures...big help! What is the price on the new box?

Zoxxo

This would be the point where Gene Culley would jump in

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BEZ06

According to Gene Culley's website ( gmpartshouse.com ):


Part Number: 25823572 List Price $187.86 Your Price $139.14


Bob

Zoxxo

Ha! You beat me to it! I went off to do something else when it hit me that I could actually query Gene's site. I logged back on to do just that and...

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Triona

For those of us who felt they should get technician of the year recognition for being able to put in the shifter, will there be any pictures for the installation of the shifter box? I would hate to get in there and not know what to do.

Would remind me too much of my disastrous wedding night.

Short-Throw

Jet Stream Blue Z06

Is there way way to just add the rubber isolators to the Z06 shifter box?

0MGW George

i thought there was but i was wrong the z06 box is thicker than the non z06 box hence the room for the rubber isolators would move the box into a bad alingment with the tranny


george

captej

so, George.... swapping this and putting your new model shifter?

Jet Stream Blue Z06

Do you get the whole shifter or just the box for $139?

Can you change the box from inside the car or do you have to get under it?

George,
Should I cancel my order for the new shifter and order the shifter box and use it with your old style shifter that I have, or will I see a big difference with your new shifter?

TTZ06VETTE

He's on vacation or shutdown for inventory...right?
Maybe we should organize the GB for him and get a count of the number of potential orders so he knows the demand and resulting price break for us.

Zoxxo

Yes, until Monday. Too late for me on a group buy - I ordered mine from him earlier today. I'll install both the box and the new MGW shifter in one console removal.

It comes out the top. Removing the shifter takes 4 bolts. Removing the box takes 3

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TTZ06VETTE

[QUOTE=Zoxxo;1568745275]Yes, until Monday. Too late for me on a group buy - I ordered mine from him earlier today. I'll install both the box and the new MGW shifter in one console removal.

So did you get any indication when George would begin shipping the new shifter?

Zoxxo

I meant that I ordered the C6 shifter box from Gene Culley

I ordered the new shifter from George yesterday but I never asked re: shipping since I took George at his word when he said...

[ read the last line of the first message in this thread:]

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...nterested.html

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Jet Stream Blue Z06

Is Gene Culley back from vacation yet? I'd like to know if there might be a GB for the shifter box.

I'd also like to know if I need the new improved shifter or should I keep my old (Sept. 08) MGW shifter and get the C6 shifter box. Is there that much improvement over my shifter?

Thanks.

Shark Racer

Were you going from the 25823571 to the *72 part? The *71 part was made for the earlier Z06s which were having rattle issues with the sotck ****. I have rattle issues with my 07Z but haven't done anything to correct them yet (IE, adding the *71 part).

If you ARE having issues with the *71 part, then I'm thinking of going with a *72 box and an aftermarket shifter too.