I recently installed a husrt shifter on the GS. Well after driving with it for a while, I decided it wasnt a short enough throw for me. So after a little hesitation, I broke out the hack saw and cut about 3/4 of an inch of the top of the stick. Now its a short throw shifter. :thumbs:

 

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Thats some nice redneck ingenuity....
But hey if it works it works :cheers:

 

What shift kinob were you using?

The Hurst ball threads way down which helped mine a lot. I was tinking the same thing though!

 

did you just cut down the threaded end?

 

That's why I like the B&M. IMHO the Hurst isn't enough of an improvement over stock to warrant all the installation hassles.

 

[QUOTE]What shift kinob were you using?QUOTE]

Im using a flameball, it threads way down also. The shifter was quite an improvement over stock, just after driving with it for a while, I felt it could be a little shorter.

 

This is a Hurst/with Hurst **** threaded all the way down. Personally, I wouldn't want to get any shorter.



There is a difference between Hurst and B&M; it's the quality. JMHO.

 

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The argument about the quality is simply a matter of what you consider quality to be. The Hurst shifter re-uses many more of the stock components, so in theory it has less installation problems than the B&M. The B&M uses more aftermarket components and due to production variances will naturally have more installation troubles.

The benefits / drawbacks of each shifter also come from this same reason. The Hurst shifter uses several of the stock components, which makes it essentially a shorter stick. It's a stronger piece of material than the stocker, but it's still connected the same way and has somewhat of a soft feel to it. For the same effect you could just shorten your stock shifter.

The B&M on the other hand does away with many of the stock pieces, leaving a much more direct link between the shifter **** and the transmission. The end result is a much harsher feeling. It doesn't dampen the vibration at all but the end result for shifter feel is amazing. There is no question about if you're in gear or not.

Some people call this a "clunky" feeling, I call it positive engagement. It's all a matter of personal preference though and what you want to use the car for. Most drag racers prefer the solid engagement of the B&M while people who race road courses or never race at all prefer the Hurst.