Shifters - personal preference on their throw
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St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09
I have a Mallet shifter. Not as short a throw as a Hurst, but allright for me.
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Originally Posted by TCW
I've tried the Hurst and the OEM C6 shifters. The Hurst is worlds ahead of anything GM has to offer. The Hurst's shifts are short, quick and precise. There's no way you should miss a shift with the Hurst.
Tom
Tom
Another vote for the Hurst!
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Originally Posted by IrishMac
I have a Mallet shifter. Not as short a throw as a Hurst, but allright for me.
Way too expensive, but makes up for it quickly in terms of precision and ease of shifting. Nothing better out there, IMO (and I've tried a bunch)...
-Kirk
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Originally Posted by TCW
I've tried the Hurst and the OEM C6 shifters. The Hurst is worlds ahead of anything GM has to offer. The Hurst's shifts are short, quick and precise. There's no way you should miss a shift with the Hurst.
Tom
Tom
I've had the Hurst in for a few weeks now and wish I had done it the day I bought the car. I really don't understand how people say it is stiff? It is short and precise and doesn't feel like mush as the stocker did. No comparison. I also put the Hurst shift **** ball on it, and this may be why I don't think it is stiff or hard to shift. It offers the perfect leverage IMO to shift the Hurst. Used the lightest springs, and no synthetic in the transmission.
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Originally Posted by Dave68
BPP: This shifter is the only one that is adjustable 16 different ways for a perfect fit. After all, we don't ALL have the same length arms and shoulders.
...so how does the boot look over that contraption...?
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I started out cutting the stock shifter in mine and liked it much better. Then I heard many good reviews on the new B&M shifter that was supposed to be as quiet as the stock but with short throws. I installed this shifter (model 45044 I think) and love it. I've heard of so many issues with vibrations of some of the aftermarket shifters I really didn't want the hassle of trying all the things some do to get it to be quiet. I can't comment on all the others, but I do know this is one nice shifter.
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From: Hewitt NJ
Originally Posted by Z0Sick6
is the c6 and c6z shifter different? Any difference at all?
Last edited by Admiral94; Apr 18, 2006 at 10:27 PM.
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Originally Posted by Admiral94
They have different part numbers and the C6Z shifter is cheaper than the regular C6. I've "heard" of a 35% reduction in travel with the Z shifter. I recently bought one (C6Z) shifter from Fred Beans, but haven't gotten arounf to installing it. Anything has to be an improvement over the stock C5 shifter!
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Installed the Hurst about 8 months ago. Was really stiff when installed but really loosened up over time.
Wife's dd and she hated it initially. She's 53, not a spring chicken (hope she's not listening............) and she got used to it and now really likes it.
Got stock springs on it. Never miss a shift. Just like the Hurst of 40 years ago.
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Wife's dd and she hated it initially. She's 53, not a spring chicken (hope she's not listening............) and she got used to it and now really likes it.
Got stock springs on it. Never miss a shift. Just like the Hurst of 40 years ago.
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