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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 12:37 AM
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Default Hurst shifter installed- NOISY!!!!!
Just installed a Hurst shifter last week, and I can now hear every #*&@% sound from the tunnel. The factory shifter has a rubber gasket that mutes these sounds, but the Hurst doesn't. Does anyone have a solution to this? It's so freaking annoying, I'm considering an uninstall. - AD
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by American Dream
Just installed a Hurst shifter last week, and I can now hear every #*&@% sound from the tunnel. The factory shifter has a rubber gasket that mutes these sounds, but the Hurst doesn't. Does anyone have a solution to this? It's so freaking annoying, I'm considering an uninstall. - AD

The instructions state you reuse the stock rubber gasket/boot. Just turn it over if I remember.
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 07:17 AM
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The instructions state you reuse the stock rubber gasket/boot. Just turn it over if I remember.
Exactly. And any noise that sounds like the **** is rattling or buzzing is normal with some *****. It's not the shifter but the **** itself. I tried re-using the OEM ****, then an $80 momo and I finally found one that mates to the Hurst and ignores the harmonics the super stiff Hurst allows to flow to to the tip of the shifter. It's one of the ***** from MGW, fit the hand perfectly, looks great and only cost $45, take a look:


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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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I'm not talking about **** vibration. This sound is coming up from the tunnel through the hole in the shifter, not around the ****. If I put the base of my hand firmly around the base of the shift boot, pressing down, my hand mutes all of this sound. The problem is, I need my hand on the shift ****, not the base to deaden sound!! Help please! - AD
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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Try this:
HURST shifter boot part number : 1147336

Check here for a description on how to install the boot.

http://www.z06vette.com./forums/show...threadid=47409

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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by American Dream
I'm not talking about **** vibration. This sound is coming up from the tunnel through the hole in the shifter, not around the ****. If I put the base of my hand firmly around the base of the shift boot, pressing down, my hand mutes all of this sound. The problem is, I need my hand on the shift ****, not the base to deaden sound!! Help please! - AD
I know what you meant, that's why I included the previous reply about re-using the OEM rubber insulator, just turned upside down. I threw in the info about the **** making noise as a bonus since both issues can make your driving experience less than optimal.

Did you re-use the OEM rubber insulator? If not, you need to install it. The drive train noise is no more or less with a Hurst than the factory shifter of the insulator is installed.

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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:56 AM
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Xtreme Motorsports installed mine so I can't answer your question but I can say that I don't have any noise. Hope you get it fixed.
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Here's a pic from my install tutorial. Note that the isolator is still used although it must be inverted to fit over the Hurst shifter base.

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I bought a 2½" rubber PCV cap, cut a hole slightly smaller than the base
of the shifter, slide it down over the shifter and the upside-down inverted
insulator. Works greats. Others guys have successfully used a cut-in-half
tennis ball as well!
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Originally Posted by Patches
Note that the isolator is still used although it must be inverted to fit over the Hurst shifter base.
I followed Patches instructions to the letter when I did mine, and all worked out well. I don't notice the noise at all (although I do have B&B Bullets, so that is mainly what I hear anyway )
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Originally Posted by ericwf1
I bought a 2½" rubber PCV cap, cut a hole slightly smaller than the base
of the shifter, slide it down over the shifter and the upside-down inverted
insulator. Works greats. Others guys have successfully used a cut-in-half
tennis ball as well!
An aftermarket shift **** and half a tennis ball did the trick for me.
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I used to use a tennis ball, then my tuner had a cap that fit in there perfect.
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Tennis ball method here - no noise.
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