[Z06] After Market Shifter?
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Instructor
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From: Eagle ID
After Market Shifter?
Hey All, I bought my ZO6 used and wondered how to tell if it has a aftermarket shifter...It has a aluminum shifter ****, which makes me think it has a aftermarket shifter...Just don't know Any Help? Alan
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Oceanside CA
Got a pic? After market shifters will be shorter than stock. On my stock shifter at the bottom of the ****, the shaft almost immideately goes into a larger diameter but then again some after market shifters do also. Remove the shift boot and take a look, that's the only way to know for sure I guess. 
...I do own a digital camera 
Pro
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Virginia Beach VA...originally Burtonsville, MD
i would say find a guy with a vette that he knows is stock. if your throws are the same then its just the ****. i just a B&M in my Z and the throws are A LOT shorter, so you'll def be able to tell. good luck man!
Jim
Jim
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From: Shreveport LA
I just measured my stock Z shifter.
Using the gate mark in my stock shift **** (reference mark) I placed a ruler atop the shifter when the trans is in first gear and ran the ruler up against the dash.
In this position the reference mark on my shifter was 3 3/8" from the dash.
Put the trans in second gear and with the ruler in the same position as before (up against the dash) the reference mark was now at just a fuzz (Southern Unit of Measure) under the 9" mark.
My stock shifter throw therefor is 5 5/8" measured at the top of the shifter ****.
Hope this helps.
Chris
Using the gate mark in my stock shift **** (reference mark) I placed a ruler atop the shifter when the trans is in first gear and ran the ruler up against the dash.
In this position the reference mark on my shifter was 3 3/8" from the dash.
Put the trans in second gear and with the ruler in the same position as before (up against the dash) the reference mark was now at just a fuzz (Southern Unit of Measure) under the 9" mark.
My stock shifter throw therefor is 5 5/8" measured at the top of the shifter ****.
Hope this helps.
Chris
