What did you do to your S650 Mustang today?? 🙋🏻‍♂️

[JimC]

I got new tires, Continental Contact Sport 2

On July 3 I picked up a screw in my stock Pirelli PZero right on the edge so it wasn't repairable. Of course no one keeps summer tires in stock, or in the performance package size (255-40x19 front and 275-40x19 rear)

So I had to get something to get me by and ended up with a Michelin "ultra high performance all season" tire, a little wider in the back. Discount Tire said, "if you don't like them you have 30 days to come back and we will get you fixed up with something else". I tried to like the Michelin but couldn't accept them. At 50 mph the car would wander a little and I was constantly correcting it, They simply weren't good handling tires. Went back in to Discount Tire and told them I needed to get something different and they ordered the Continentals for me.

I've had Continentals in the past and liked them. So far I like these, had the chance to take a quick trip on the highway after they were installed and the car tracked straight.

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[Starship Enterprise]

I just got a Billetworkz custom GT weighted black shifter knob and automatic adapter. Upon receiving it, I thought the weighted knob was way too heavy for automatic use.

I also have a regular gloss black engraved “GT” knob and brushed silver knob on the way and might wait to install it until the other 2 knobs come in. The latter two are not weighted and I want to feel the difference. At least with those 2 knobs I can swap them out without having to re-align anything, since the silver brushed knob has no engraving.

(FWIW: I didn’t intend to be a manual “poser”, I am swapping out the stock shifter mostly for the lock-out push-down collar mechanism. More than once I have dumb-thumbed the shifter into manual mode without realizing it. I believe the push-down collar lock out will help my stupidity.)

Anyone here have a weighted shift knob on an automatic? Opinions on it?

 

[Saphire]

I just got a Billetworkz custom GT weighted black shifter knob and automatic adapter. Upon receiving it, I thought the weighted knob was way too heavy for automatic use.

I also have a regular gloss black engraved “GT” knob and brushed silver knob on the way and might wait to install it until the other 2 knobs come in. The latter two are not weighted and I want to feel the difference. At least with those 2 knobs I can swap them out without having to re-align anything, since the silver brushed knob has no engraving.

(FWIW: I didn’t intend to be a manual “poser”, I am swapping out the stock shifter mostly for the lock-out push-down collar mechanism. More than once I have dumb-thumbed the shifter into manual mode without realizing it. I believe the push-down collar lock out will help my stupidity.)

Anyone here have a weighted shift knob on an automatic? Opinions on it?

A weighted shifter knob is for better shifting in the Chinese POJ MT-82. Like people tell us get a life and get a six speed. Maybe they should get a life and get a Tremec. Anyway. Any shifter ball made for a 2015 + Mustang 6 speed will fit your adapter. This is why I bought one with their expensive knobs. I used Tremec titanium blue from the Dark Horse I had. These guys get all worked up about people with A10, flap their lips about it, then drool over Jay Lenos car which has a hockey puck shifter and is automatic. Nice car, ugly shifter. Want cheaper knobs, twisted shifters.com

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Upon receiving it, I thought the weighted knob was way too heavy for automatic use.

If this question is too stupid to answer, please go easy on me, but, once installed, why would the weight matter on an automatic?

 

[Saphire]

If this question is too stupid to answer, please go easy on me, but, once installed, why would the weight matter on an automatic?

It won't matter in the least. It may not be so good for the assembly due to extra weight. In an automatic you put it in gear and go. Put if you'd like to experiment by all means experiment. Weighted shifters were a solution for rough shifting cars with standard transmissions Then the short stroke shifter came out and solved problems. But people use them because it makes shifting smoother. But not automatics. They shif by themselves or through paddle shifters.

 

[Frogdog1]

I made the decision to drive my Mustang more this week since my other daily goes in for a brake job Monday and it's getting worse. Pretty exciting huh?

Well, it should be given my other is a Honda Civic which I do like.....floats my boat and the OEM brakes lasted 112K miles. It's all about speed, power, glamour, and shooting.

 

[Yamazuki]

All we did today was take a little 300 mile road trip for a doctors appointment.

In the last few weeks however, rear and quarter window louvers, steeda lowering springs, alignment, first service, gorilla black splined lugs, dark horse emblem airbag cover from C2-Customs, RTR hood vent, and attended a local cruise night event with about 750 other vintage, classic, muscle, custom built, and sports cars ranging in years from about 1914 to 2025.
Good times!

 

[Big Bird]

I just got a Billetworkz custom GT weighted black shifter knob and automatic adapter. Upon receiving it, I thought the weighted knob was way too heavy for automatic use.

Anyone here have a weighted shift knob on an automatic? Opinions on it?

I actually spent a couple of hours installing a Grabber Blue Weighted Shift Knob from Billetworkz on my automatic equipped GT this evening. The only issue that I had with the actual shift knob was that it is just heavy enough to force the adapter to slide down the gear selector shaft during install, so I had to keep shifting it back up to tighten the set screws at the proper height. Beyond that, my only real gripe after a short drive is how floppy the metal adapter mechanism is when in anything besides Park or Drive. Not that I spend much time in the other options.

Overall, especially if you get one that matches the body color of your Mustang, I think it is absolutely worth the dough. Looks lightyears better than the stock trigger-on-top option and is a fairly simple project.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

I actually spent a couple of hours installing a Grabber Blue Weighted Shift Knob from Billetworkz on my automatic equipped GT this evening. The only issue that I had with the actual shift knob was that it is just heavy enough to force the adapter to slide down the gear selector shaft during install, so I had to keep shifting it back up to tighten the set screws at the proper height. Beyond that, my only real gripe after a short drive is how floppy the metal adapter mechanism is when in anything besides Park or Drive. Not that I spend much time in the other options.

Overall, especially if you get one that matches the body color of your Mustang, I think it is absolutely worth the dough. Looks lightyears better than the stock trigger-on-top option and is a fairly simple project.

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[Starship Enterprise]

If this question is too stupid to answer, please go easy on me, but, once installed, why would the weight matter on an automatic?

The answers below were the kind of answers that were really good reasons to maybe not use a weighted shifter in an auto. Read the answers and my comments.

It won't matter in the least. It may not be so good for the assembly due to extra weight. In an automatic you put it in gear and go. Put if you'd like to experiment by all means experiment. Weighted shifters were a solution for rough shifting cars with standard transmissions Then the short stroke shifter came out and solved problems. But people use them because it makes shifting smoother. But not automatics. They shif by themselves or through paddle shifters.

Yes, excellent answer! Yeah, the knob is designed for a manual for a firmer shifting feel to the driver’s hand. Seems unnecesary for an auto. A knob this heavy does seem like it would wobble within the selected drive mode. I really don’t think the auto shift mechanism is designed for the weight. Yes it can support it vertically, but it’s the lateral movement that seems it might stress the mechanism.

Thanks for the feedback!

I actually spent a couple of hours installing a Grabber Blue Weighted Shift Knob from Billetworkz on my automatic equipped GT this evening. The only issue that I had with the actual shift knob was that it is just heavy enough to force the adapter to slide down the gear selector shaft during install, so I had to keep shifting it back up to tighten the set screws at the proper height. Beyond that, my only real gripe after a short drive is how floppy the metal adapter mechanism is when in anything besides Park or Drive. Not that I spend much time in the other options.

Overall, especially if you get one that matches the body color of your Mustang, I think it is absolutely worth the dough. Looks lightyears better than the stock trigger-on-top option and is a fairly simple project.

Those are some real world answers to why a weighted knob might not work well in the auto! I hadn’t even thought about the weight creeping the adapter downward...even though it was only during installation. (Junkyard Dog…the adapter only sits on the shifter stalk with 4 set screws.)

You also affirmed my greatest suspicion that in Drive, the extra weight would make the whole stalk wobble within the selected mode.

Many thanks for your feedback! You might be happier with a non-weighted knob.

I have 2 non weighted knobs on the way, so that’s why I haven’t installed anything yet. I would rather do the install once.

(Yes the knobs just unscrew off the top, but I have a weighted and non-weighted knob that both say “GT” and that requires taking the cover plate off and adjusting the 4 set screws to align the lettering. I’d rather do that once.)

 

[Big Bird]

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Not quite sure what happened there. Seems like my original attached photo was rejected for some reason. I've shrunk it down a bit and reuploaded to hopefully make it visible in my post.

Those are some real world answers to why a weighted knob might not work well in the auto! I hadn’t even thought about the weight creeping the adapter downward...even though it was only during installation. (Junkyard Dog…the adapter only sits on the shifter stalk with 4 set screws.)

You also affirmed my greatest suspicion that in Drive, the extra weight would make the whole stalk wobble within the selected mode.

Many thanks for your feedback! You might be happier with a non-weighted knob.

I have 2 non weighted knobs on the way, so that’s why I haven’t installed anything yet. I would rather do the install once.

I can't imagine that the weight of the shift knob is actually putting enough pressure on the shifter mechanism to cause issues, as the set screws should keep it high enough off the plunger to keep that from happening. My concern here would be that, over time, the weight of the shift knob causes the set screws to slowly creep down the shaft until it no longer engages Park properly. I'm not feeling much side-to-side movement, it's just the actual adapter mechanism that can feel a tad floppy.

I did encounter the very common "installed the adapter slightly too far down" situation that Billetworkz covers in their install guide upon tightening every up the first time. This will be immediately obvious after your first drive, as your Mustang will think that it isn't actually in Park and will ding continuously until you make the necessary adjustments. Good news is, now I know exactly what to look out for. All of that being said, I'm still stoked on this shift knob upgrade for the time being.

 

[MCS]

Monday: had an MGW Tremec shifter installed as well as a Billetworkz DH knob.

 

[Starship Enterprise]

Big Bird, I agree, I don’t think the weighted knob puts any excess vertical pressure on the mechanism, I just picture a lot of lateral movement/ jiggling forward and backwards, as each gear selector position seems to have a little play on it’s own. I would think the longer adapter and that extra weight on the very top would show up as a jiggly knob (giggle) while driving.

Are you saying the adapter’s inner circumference feels too wide sitting over the shifting stalk? If that’s the case, I would increase the shifter stalk’s circumference with a few wraps of tape, so the adapter is a snug fit even before locking in the set screws.

Also…You can always just order a non weighted knob and screw it on top without having to take anything apart.

 

[Frogdog1]

Put air in it's tires which I was surprised was needed. Lotsa fun.

 

[Danish]

Finished up my custom antitheft device.
Made the auto shifter look like a manual. Hopefully they don’t know wtf is happening when the can’t find first
Also installed a perforated leather shift boot from redline.
Stitching is… subpar and the boot avoid have been 1/4-1/2” longer. But otherwise it’s decent quality and matches the leather of the seats and wheel now.
Getting that boot bonded into the damn cover plate though… sheesh what a hassle

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