I have not been on the forum in a long while, but one of my last posts was about replacing the sorry excuse for a shifter in my 2008 V6 Coupe. Well, I finally got around to it a few weeks ago. I installed the Hurst Competition Plus short shifter and to say it made a huge difference would be an understatement. The stock shifter felt like rowing a boat compared to the new Hurst shifter. The throw is reduced by what feels like about half. Plus, it just looks right with the chrome Hurst stick and white ****. I used the lift at my buddy's shop, and it took about 30 minutes to change the shifter. The Hurst instructions are pretty straightforward and easy to follow, plus I read up on posts from other Mustangers who had done the same swap, so it went pretty easy. Bottom line: if you haven't swapped out your stock shifter yet, you should give it serious consideration. Now, if I can just get my wife to let me swap the shifter in her 2005 GT....

 

it is something that i keep telling myself to do but never bought one yet. curious as to why you would need to use a lift though. aren't they swapped out from the inside of the car? hey show us a pic before and after if you have both.

 

Sorry, but I didn't take any pictures. However, there are lots of pictures of this swap floating around the internet. Even if it's a different brand of shifter, the basic method is the same. I did a search on "installing hurst shifter 2008 mustang" and found several. I know there are also several links on this forum, so you could start your search there.

A lift is not required, but you have to get the car high enough to have room to work underneath, so a lift is much easier. It also requires one person in the car and one under the car when you remove the old shifter downward through the floor as well as bringing the new shifter up through the floor. I suppose you could do it yourself and just let the old one fall to the floor, but it is better to have someone help guide it. It's a pretty tight fit and there's not a lot of wiggle room.

 

i guess it is different on the newer stangs. just did a clutch job on my 96 and removed the whole shifter from the top sitting in the passenger front seat. there was no reason for me to bring mine down through the floor.

 

I have the Hurst/Ford Racing Shifter for my 05 GT and it also made a big difference. I love it.

 

I looked at several different shifters (online) and there are probably a couple that are a little better, but there is nothing that looks more "right" in this kind of car than a chrome Hurst stick and Hurst shifter ****. I even ordered the Hurst Equipped emblems for the front fenders. I bought this car new in June 2008, and since then have swapped the stock wheels/tires for Bullitts, added the Ford Racing dual exhaust, Pony package grille (love the retro look) and a really cool "Mustang" decal on the third brake light. I want to add a cold air kit, but am concerned about the warranty, so i will probably just wait. I'm not trying to make it a GT (already got one). I just enjoy tweaking on a car that is ideal for tweaking. It's really fun to do some mods, then enjoy how the car looks/drives/sounds after you've done them.

I'll try attaching a photo of our "Herd". I would love to add a 69 or 70 to the corrall someday.

 

ok it sound good to me