Hurst Shifter - Wow!!!
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If I remember correctly it was just over $300 which included the intall kit. If you want the stick that looks like the factory you need to pay another $100 or so.
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This may sound dumb, but how can I tell if mines a Hurst or a Muncie shifter?
When I bought the car I was told it's a hurst shifter, but it looks stock and there is slop.
Bit hard to see in this pic but it's the only interior pic i have that shows the shifter. I'll take a better one later when I'm at the shed,
When I bought the car I was told it's a hurst shifter, but it looks stock and there is slop.
Bit hard to see in this pic but it's the only interior pic i have that shows the shifter. I'll take a better one later when I'm at the shed,
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edit-Does your handle have 2 holes at the bottom and bolt on like this one in the pic,if so its a Hurst.
Last edited by ...Roger...; Sep 18, 2008 at 09:11 AM.
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only annoyance i had with my hurst (back when I had it) was the annoying buzz on long road trips. since the shifter is mounted to the engine tranny - all the vibration comes up through it. the factory shifter is mounted to the frame and thus somewhat isolated form that.
As for the precision side of the discussion - no argument - you can row through gears with confidence with a hurst.
As for the precision side of the discussion - no argument - you can row through gears with confidence with a hurst.
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This may sound dumb, but how can I tell if mines a Hurst or a Muncie shifter?
When I bought the car I was told it's a hurst shifter, but it looks stock and there is slop.
Bit hard to see in this pic but it's the only interior pic i have that shows the shifter. I'll take a better one later when I'm at the shed,
When I bought the car I was told it's a hurst shifter, but it looks stock and there is slop.
Bit hard to see in this pic but it's the only interior pic i have that shows the shifter. I'll take a better one later when I'm at the shed,
The factory shifter is mounted to the frame. The hurst is mounted right to the trans.
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no idea whatever it was is no longer an issue now that I have the Tremec
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David, one word sums up the Hurst shifter experience...Precision. After driving with a sloppy Muncie shifter, i.e. chicken leg, you'll find that you no longer have to hunt for the shift gates and you can shift with confidence that you will hit the next gear correctly.
One thing among many that always bothered me about the Muncie shifter was that in neutral it wobbles back and forth.
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One thing among many that always bothered me about the Muncie shifter was that in neutral it wobbles back and forth.
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Muncie shifter?
I'll have to dig out my old documentation. I was always under the impression they came from the factory with Hurst designed shifters (the active T bar)
naint ne'er herd o dis muncie shifter
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I think if someone starts getting into the books the tranny is a Muncie and the shifter is a Keisler if I remember right but most refer to it as a Muncie shifter.
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, your video did just that just now. Thanks for sharing this.
Best regards,
David
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This was a great example of the shifting ease with your Hurst shifter. Thank you for sharing this with me. I remember the T-Handle shifters of long ago, great to see it in use and being enjoyed again. My brother had a 1970 Duster 340 and he had a Hurst Shifter put in and used the exact same style of shift handle. Talk about flashback of memories, , your video did just that just now.
Thanks for sharing this.
Best regards,
David
, your video did just that just now. Thanks for sharing this.
Best regards,
David
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