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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:03 PM
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Good Greif!!!!

I got the Billit shifter ****, billit a/c *****, and billit raido *****...these things get ferociously hot.

True, the shifter **** ONLY get hot with the top down, or on a hot day(radiant heat from black interior adds to that).

BUT, the other ***** get hotter than microwaved sh*t even at night. Don't know why, maybe someone can burn the crap out of their digits and diagnose...

...hotter than a she-devils nipples
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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I make shifter cozies if you want one.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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thats why I wont get a metal shift ****
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:18 PM
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The lights make the ***** hot.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MAJ Z06
The lights make the ***** hot.
***** getting hot are not an appropriate discussion for A corvette forum...
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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DIC on the brain buddy?

You better stop that...

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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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you all crack me up. makes for pleasurable reading. Seriously, I also noticed that my single CD's get hot when I'm playing them in the dash. Is there something to look for regarding ventilation around the dash/console/radio?
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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I thought my hand was going to have to be surgically removed from my shift **** the other day it was so dam hot. I expected to pull my hand away and see my skin stretch like warm bubble gum.......
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Sissy

I've noticed the heat as well, but I'd never compare them to my ex's nips.
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I'll stick with my leather wrapped shift **** - no chance of burning the hands there.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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I went from a MOMO CF to an MGW aluminum then finally to a Hurst leather ****. No heat problems now.

Btw, just how hot is microwaved sh*t???





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looks of good looks...
..but aluminum puts the HOT in Hotrod ...and T-shifters in Billet or the hottest!


Hot hands or no hot hands...
...got one testimonial from a guy who improved 1/2 second in 1/4 mile just from changing to T-shifter ...its really Hot :o
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Crown Royal bag works best. Put it on when you are parked.
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Speaking of ***** I'm thinking about getting one. Anyone have the one pictured (silver)? The pic is off WCC's site.
Looks like it might get hot but I want it anyway. Like the Crown Royal bag trick! Shot of Crown anyone?
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Originally Posted by Target Chaser
Speaking of ***** I'm thinking about getting one. Anyone have the one pictured (silver)? The pic is off WCC's site.
Looks like it might get hot but I want it anyway. Like the Crown Royal bag trick! Shot of Crown anyone?
I don't have it, but was thinking about doing one of these... probably the black:

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I like the pistol-grip style vs the ball-type:
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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This time of year everything in my car is hot .......
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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 03:02 AM
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Hi Ray n Chris,

Well, it undoubtedly appears as if many of us have indeed suffered from the very painful "Hotter than Hell" metal shift **** syndrome. At one time, I had an old large wide grip B&M style chrome handle **** on mine. You know, the one big enough to steer an elephant through the tulips with? Well, one day, when I had finally decided to have custom seats installed by a reputable customizer, one of the customizers young auto upholstery helpers (a little newbie barely out of his teens) gingerly entered the now "seatless" and empty cockpit of my C5, and, in his Jesse James West Coast Choppers gym shorts no less, bent low facing the rear hatch just to wipe down the inside of the A-pillar. Well, let me preface the following by mentioning that the temperature that fateful summer day was in the hellacious three digits in good ole Sacto. And, there was no air conditioning in this old warehouse to speak of. And, sweethearts, to this day, I am convinced that that there ole shift **** was hotter than "microwaved s#$t" because that poor kid yelled a blood curdling scream from having all and everyone of his future hemorroids cauterized to his freakin' kidneys. But, I must say that I was even more in awe of the one and a half gainer (difficulty of 9.9 in this particular incident, total thumbs way, way up on this one) "pop goes the weasel" type of sommersault that he did right out of my car and onto the parts mat. Ah, the experiences in the life of a C5 Corvette enthusiast: Priceless, memorable and one for the grandkids.

Keep On Waving,
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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 08:53 AM
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I test drove a Bullet 'Stang when they first came out, car had a billit shift **** and was too hot to handle for 10 minutes into the drive. I swore then I'd never have one. Didn't want to keep a sock over the ****er to drive.
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