Translator

Amazing how some have and others have no noises. I guess that it will have to be trial and error.

Hirohawa

I am wondering if human error on installation is a culprit in any of the buzzing/rattling shifters.

Translator

There is not much that you can do to install one incorrectly. There are no stops and no adjustments to make.

speedy77

I installed an MGW shifter "new style" & replaced the shifter box in my 06'Z....I get shifter rattle from 2500-4000 rpm then quiets down.....from what I've read (and I've read a lot of threads on this) some do, some don't. My stock shifter rattled till I had the shifter & box replaced by the dealer, but the rattle returned once I installed the MGW. I love the MGW but the rattle is a bit annoying.
The rattle problem stems from the transmission, mountings, & everything in between, it's not caused by the shifter, the MGW or any aftermarket picks it up because of how well there built. The stock one is a real sloppy not well made shifter which in turn doesn't transfer the rattle, you just don't feel it but it's there.

blnvette

My one year old MGW on my 2008 Z06 buzzes with the stock box at higher rpm with the stock ****.

wjnjr

I installed an MGW in my '09 Z06 last March. One year and about 7500mi later it's still quiet. And that's with the OEM **** as well as a variety of aftermarket *****. Go figure.

Alfreds Z06

Have had mine a few months. Never do I notice rattle or buzzin during any RPMs

355Spider

The new one on my Zr1 is silent.

Zoxxo

Unlikely. Aside from the clamp that connects the shifter to the transmission shaft it's all pretty cut-and-dried how it all goes together. And if you get the clamp wrong, you quickly know about it as you can't get into some gears. Ergo, it's self-correcting - it makes you fix it

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morris

Well I ordered a setup today we will see how it goes

morris

Welll I called them today a week later to find out where it was and was told that they are on back order.

Translator

George had mentioned to me a few weeks ago that they would be on back order for about two weeks.

AFVETTE

It's an exchange for folks that had the original MGW shifter. I hear the upgrade deal has increased in price to $150.

Basically they send you a new one, you install it and return the old one.

Tom

TTZ06VETTE

I got no rattle for the first year, then it came at cruise speeds in 5th gear. Installed the c6 box and it did not help. Bought the race **** from mgw and it is gone. I left the c6 box in and experience no imprecision of any kind in shifting. It actually absorbs vibration that was there with the z06 box. Happy now!

Translator

I have been communicating with George, and he is saying that it is basically a MUST to replace the shifter box from the Z06 to a C6 in order not to have any buzzing/rattling. I will install the shifter and box in the next few weeks.

ZL-1

Everyone thinks that some MGWs rattle and some don't. But actually the difference is in the car, not the shifter. Flywheels, clutches, crankshafts, harmonic balancers, and many other engine and driveline components get balaced after they're made. The total stackup of tolerances of all these parts results in some cars having more driveline vibration, some less. Stock shifters have pliable parts to dampen out these vibrations. Aftermarket shifters eliminate the rubber, etc insulation for a more precise feel. But then there's nothing to dampen vibrations; the cars with a higher vibration level end up with rattling shifters. That's why George recommends replacing the solid-mount Z06 box with a rubber-mount C6 box. It will raise the threshold where vibration starts to cause rattling.
Some early 2006 Z06s had rattling stock shifters so GM made a change to the shifter. Midway through 2006 they issued a service bulletin with the new part#. My early 2006 shifter never rattled so I never had it updated. My 2 year old MGW has never rattled either (with the stock Z06 shifter box). My 2009 MGW is no different than anybody else's; it's just that my driveline parts apparently stacked up pretty smoothly

morris

Well I put mine in this weekend, no buzzing stock handle. Happy with the mod

Translator

Z06 with the STOCK box, or C6 box?

Zoxxo

Thank you. I have been saying this for quite a while.

Are you sure it's 2006? My 2007 rattled like a mother and still had the metal-to-metal box mounts. I thought that it was the 2008 model that got the base box. Maybe we're talking two, different changes.

Regardless...



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Translator

According to George my 08Z does not have the base box. I am not aware of ANY year Z06 with base C6 shifter boxes?