Shifter Help/Input

So there's a guy on s197forum.com selling his competition hurst shifter for $125.00.......it has 10k miles on it.

can i please get some feedback from you all, thanks!!

http://s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=220709#post220709

Has a short throw. However its design is the same as the stock shifter. It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

As far as banging gears the MGW and PRO 5.0 are the leaders. They have built in stops so you dont bend shifting forks. However I have never seen a bent shifting fork from banging gears. The MGD and PRO 5.0 will have a more solid feal because of the center heim joint construction.

With that said the MGW and PRO 5.0 are little more than twice that cost.

The Hurst will be better than the stock piece, but in comparisson to all the options for shifters its lower on the spectrum.

Thanks Will! i appreciate the feedback.

dont want to jack thread or sound ignorant but how much improvement would a shifter swap be over stock for a DD that doesnt see the track etc??????

That would really be a personal perference. I would suggest you drive a car that has a shifter nistalled and feel the difference. If you like to shift, and drive agressivly at times a shifter can be a world of a difference to a driver.

A more precise feel than the stock slush stick, can put a smile on a true driver.

Again... its all personal preference.

TT_05_Stang wrote:That would really be a personal perference. I would suggest you drive a car that has a shifter nistalled and feel the difference. If you like to shift, and drive agressivly at times a shifter can be a world of a difference to a driver.

A more precise feel than the stock slush stick, can put a smile on a true driver.

Again... its all personal preference.

It would be kind of difficult to drive a car that doesnt have a shifter installed....dontcha think?

BCP wrote:

TT_05_Stang wrote:That would really be a personal perference. I would suggest you drive a car that has a shifter nistalled and feel the difference. If you like to shift, and drive agressivly at times a shifter can be a world of a difference to a driver.

A more precise feel than the stock slush stick, can put a smile on a true driver.

Again... its all personal preference.

It would be kind of difficult to drive a car that doesnt have a shifter installed....dontcha think?

No... http://news.hspn.com/articles/836/1/Push-Button-Electronic-Shifter-From-RetroTek-Speed/Page1.html

Then again smart ass... I meant an AFTERMARKET SHIFTER...

Bastage!!!

TT_05_Stang wrote:

BCP wrote:

TT_05_Stang wrote:That would really be a personal perference. I would suggest you drive a car that has a shifter nistalled and feel the difference. If you like to shift, and drive agressivly at times a shifter can be a world of a difference to a driver.

A more precise feel than the stock slush stick, can put a smile on a true driver.

Again... its all personal preference.

It would be kind of difficult to drive a car that doesnt have a shifter installed....dontcha think?

No... http://news.hspn.com/articles/836/1/Push-Button-Electronic-Shifter-From-RetroTek-Speed/Page1.html

Then again smart ass... I meant an AFTERMARKET SHIFTER...

Bastage!!!

The link is still for a shifter, that would be installed...its just electric vice mechanical.

When they came out in the buicks and I believe Olds they were called selectors not shifters

TT_05_Stang wrote:When they came out in the buicks and I believe Olds they were called selectors not shifters

That may be, but your link clearly states "push button electronic shifter".

BTW, GM terms do not count.

Laura, I took my Hurst out and put in a MGW and you can HAVE it if you want it. Hell, any of us can install it for you in 30-45 mins and you can see if you like it. I ASSUME that the one I got for the '05 fits all years....

John

Laura I have a HURST shorty shifter in my car (if you wanna try it you can) and I LOVE it...it's great when you get out on the highway and wanna bang through them gears. It was also great at the track although I'm not racing anymore.

You and Laura in the car Banging....







































Gears

Boss281 wrote:Laura, I took my Hurst out and put in a MGW and you can HAVE it if you want it. Hell, any of us can install it for you in 30-45 mins and you can see if you like it. I ASSUME that the one I got for the '05 fits all years....

John

Thanks, John! i might take you up on that!! definitely will need help installing it. what color is it if you mind me asking? i was partial to white, obviously.

1FUN5.0 wrote:Laura I have a HURST shorty shifter in my car (if you wanna try it you can) and I LOVE it...it's great when you get out on the highway and wanna bang through them gears. It was also great at the track although I'm not racing anymore.

definitely Suz!! when the weather gets good and you get your car out, i would like to bang your gears!! lol........i would like to drive anyone's car that has a aftermarket shifter, just to see if i will like it.







thanks everyone for the input and help!!! besides, Brian and Will nit-picking at each other haha