One of the things I immediately noticed when driving the Mustang was the shifter. It is a replacement LMR short throw shifter which is a fine upgrade but it missed the mark in a few ways. Most importantly, the shifter was just slightly out of comfortable reach. Additionally, it was too short of a shift and didn't feel smooth when you shifted. When the center console was out of the car for the carpet work, I decided to improve these items.
The issue with the shifter itself is that there is almost no angle to the actual shift lever. Rather than attempt to fabricate something, I decided to look at other shift levers that are available. I found a Steeda Tri-Ax which I ordered from LMR. The shifter arrived and was exactly what I needed. It weighs almost nothing, is slightly taller for less of a short shift, and moves the shifter back 2.5" and about an inch closer to the driver. The following is a picture of it from the side compared to the standard LMR short shift lever.
I also decided to remove the entire shift mechanism from the transmission to have a look inside. I found there was no lubrication on the guide plate. While some transmission fluid will make it into that area, the plate should be lubricated with some white lithium grease. I went ahead and added quite a bit of lithium grease, cleaned the shifter plate, put it back in with Permatex Black Ultra RTV, and then set the shift stops to ensure they are correct now that it might be mounted ever so slight different than before.
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