Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors...
01-28-2004, 01:21 PM
#21
Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (ski_dwn_it)
Hey Ski haven't seen you around here for a while.
Well done on that B&M shifter it looks super mega awesome!!!!!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Well done on that B&M shifter it looks super mega awesome!!!!!!
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
01-28-2004, 01:28 PM
#22
Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors...
Jesse
Looks good!
I can fully relate. My 383 is in the same family as your 406, TORQUEY! 1st gear was bye bye very quickly. I always manually shift with the stock shifter. A ratchet unit would be nice. I always liked the quick silver which was in my Z-28 years back. Nice fitting, and you could slam the shifter as hard as you wanted and it'd hit the next gear nicely.
It'd be nice if they made a megashifter, or quick silver for our cars.
Looks good!
I can fully relate. My 383 is in the same family as your 406, TORQUEY! 1st gear was bye bye very quickly. I always manually shift with the stock shifter. A ratchet unit would be nice. I always liked the quick silver which was in my Z-28 years back. Nice fitting, and you could slam the shifter as hard as you wanted and it'd hit the next gear nicely.
It'd be nice if they made a megashifter, or quick silver for our cars.
01-28-2004, 04:34 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (ski_dwn_it)
came out very sweet.... nice job.... :thumbs: :cool: :cheers:
01-28-2004, 07:16 PM
#26
Drifting
Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (Jay 383)
Jesse
Looks good!
I can fully relate. My 383 is in the same family as your 406, TORQUEY! 1st gear was bye bye very quickly. I always manually shift with the stock shifter. A ratchet unit would be nice. I always liked the quick silver which was in my Z-28 years back. Nice fitting, and you could slam the shifter as hard as you wanted and it'd hit the next gear nicely.
It'd be nice if they made a megashifter, or quick silver for our cars.
Looks good!
I can fully relate. My 383 is in the same family as your 406, TORQUEY! 1st gear was bye bye very quickly. I always manually shift with the stock shifter. A ratchet unit would be nice. I always liked the quick silver which was in my Z-28 years back. Nice fitting, and you could slam the shifter as hard as you wanted and it'd hit the next gear nicely.
It'd be nice if they made a megashifter, or quick silver for our cars.
01-28-2004, 07:22 PM
#27
Le Mans Master
Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (ski_dwn_it)
Although I (personally) am not a big fan of cutting plastic, I must say that your work looks good! Are you using any sort of shift kit?
01-28-2004, 07:41 PM
#28
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Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (eschoendorff)
Thanks guys.
My tranny was built by pro-built out of california and it shifts great. I mean as soon as the shifter is moved under WOT it hits the next gear like right now. So this combo should be great. I was the weak link before, trying to ease it into the next gear, being ever so careful not to nudge it too far, since as I said with this tranny its would be into the next gear as soon as you moved it too far.
Also its tough to see from the pictures, but the actual height of the shifter handle itself is actually lower than it was stock. So that makes it look more compact, even though the base is raised above the console. With this actual shifter the mechanism is nearly all the way up to the handle, so to get it under the stock console. You should have the handle nearly on the console itself. That I think would feel awkward and look a little goofy also.
:cheers:
My tranny was built by pro-built out of california and it shifts great. I mean as soon as the shifter is moved under WOT it hits the next gear like right now. So this combo should be great. I was the weak link before, trying to ease it into the next gear, being ever so careful not to nudge it too far, since as I said with this tranny its would be into the next gear as soon as you moved it too far.
Also its tough to see from the pictures, but the actual height of the shifter handle itself is actually lower than it was stock. So that makes it look more compact, even though the base is raised above the console. With this actual shifter the mechanism is nearly all the way up to the handle, so to get it under the stock console. You should have the handle nearly on the console itself. That I think would feel awkward and look a little goofy also.
:cheers:
01-28-2004, 08:43 PM
#29
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Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (ski_dwn_it)
That same shifter available for a f-body , 83+ camaro, will actually bolt flat to the original console plate.You just have to support the underside a little better.
And it dosent stick up 5 inches.
And it dosent stick up 5 inches.
01-29-2004, 02:59 PM
#33
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Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (red L98)
Redl98,
Yeah we are going to run the MAF system and see how it does. If we are way off our mark of low 10s, then it might be time for SD system.
We will have to see. But I sure would like to keep the MAF. :cheers:
Yeah we are going to run the MAF system and see how it does. If we are way off our mark of low 10s, then it might be time for SD system.
We will have to see. But I sure would like to keep the MAF. :cheers:
01-29-2004, 06:28 PM
#34
Melting Slicks
Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (ski_dwn_it)
ski,
if u still plan on running the MAF system you should check out this site the offer after market computers with a tunable Mass air sensor its only 700$
http://www.haltech.com
[Modified by red L98, 6:28 PM 1/29/2004]
if u still plan on running the MAF system you should check out this site the offer after market computers with a tunable Mass air sensor its only 700$
http://www.haltech.com
[Modified by red L98, 6:28 PM 1/29/2004]
01-30-2004, 08:17 AM
#36
Former Vendor
Thread Starter
Re: Might be the best upgrade to my car YET! Well minus the motors... (red L98)
ski,
if u still plan on running the MAF system you should check out this site the offer after market computers with a tunable Mass air sensor its only 700$
http://www.haltech.com
[Modified by red L98, 6:28 PM 1/29/2004]
if u still plan on running the MAF system you should check out this site the offer after market computers with a tunable Mass air sensor its only 700$
http://www.haltech.com
[Modified by red L98, 6:28 PM 1/29/2004]
I looked at the site and did not see anything that was any different than a what we can do now. except of course resolution to 16000 RPM :eek:
Maybe I am not looking in the right place. :confused:
10-24-2015, 10:04 AM
#37
Intermediate
700R4 Overdrive Switch
I have been thinking of putting the B&M Hammer shifter in my 88 Vette, diagrams show a 4th gear overdrive switch on original swifter for ecm.
What did you do when switching over your shifter for this to function properly for lockup convertor.
What did you do when switching over your shifter for this to function properly for lockup convertor.
10-24-2015, 10:10 AM
#38
Intermediate
700R4 Overdrive Switch
Tonight I spent about 2 hours fabbing up the a ratchet shifter in my car. They do not make one that is a direct fit in for our cars, so yes you have to cut up the console. My stock one was getting to the point I wanted to replace it anyways, ratchet shifter or not. So I figured this would be a good time to ruin it or make it better.
So off to the dealership tonight I went. I had a plan I figured would work. It required some minor cuts to the original console then fitting the B&M base to the shifter.
I have some final pictures of the setup. I will take some more detailed ones later. But it turned out great, and man is that shifter about 100X nicer than the original. I think the job turned out really well. Cutting plastic is not the easiest thing to do and keep it straight. Although I think its fine the way it is. I think I am going to get some split trim rubber pieces and put it on the base, where it meets the original console. This will mask any inconsistancies I had in the cut and give it a more finished look. However I think its fine the way it is now. Here are the pictures. Let me know what you think. Can't wait to hammer the gears this spring with no worries about missing gears!!!
[Modified by ski_dwn_it, 11:52 PM 1/27/2004]
So off to the dealership tonight I went. I had a plan I figured would work. It required some minor cuts to the original console then fitting the B&M base to the shifter.
I have some final pictures of the setup. I will take some more detailed ones later. But it turned out great, and man is that shifter about 100X nicer than the original. I think the job turned out really well. Cutting plastic is not the easiest thing to do and keep it straight. Although I think its fine the way it is. I think I am going to get some split trim rubber pieces and put it on the base, where it meets the original console. This will mask any inconsistancies I had in the cut and give it a more finished look. However I think its fine the way it is now. Here are the pictures. Let me know what you think. Can't wait to hammer the gears this spring with no worries about missing gears!!!
[Modified by ski_dwn_it, 11:52 PM 1/27/2004]
I have been thinking of putting the B&M Hammer shifter in my 88 Vette, diagrams show a 4th gear overdrive switch on original swifter for ecm.
What did you do when switching over your shifter for this to function properly for lockup convertor.
10-24-2015, 10:43 AM
#39
Law Dawg Moderator
You do realize that this is an 11 year old thread? Please start a new thread if you wish.
Last edited by Tact; 10-24-2015 at 10:46 AM.
