C6 Z06 shifter install ?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Palm City Florida
This is the ’06 Z06 shifter in my Black C5. I would add one note to Patches' install: in a convertible the waterfall needs to be removed. There are 4 philips screws to take it out before it can be lifted up and out with the lid open. Re-installation is a bit of a pain because the waterfall is a tube and the upper brackets move around so alignment with the holes in the waterfall cover takes a little time, but it is doable. The shifting action and throws are great and the **** is terrific! It has shorter throws than stock and the new base that comes in the package does not have the rubber bushings as the stock shifter has so it shifts a little more positivly. Fred Beans has them for less than $200 to your door; good price, good service, good shifter.
David.
PS I tried to post a couple of pictures, but it wouldn't work. What's the secret?
David.
PS I tried to post a couple of pictures, but it wouldn't work. What's the secret?
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: St Marys GA
[QUOTE=Black 79]This is the ’06 Z06 shifter in my Black C5. I would add one note to Patches' install: in a convertible the waterfall needs to be removed. There are 4 philips screws to take it out before it can be lifted up and out with the lid open. Re-installation is a bit of a pain because the waterfall is a tube and the upper brackets move around so alignment with the holes in the waterfall cover takes a little time, but it is doable. ]
I put the std C6 shifter in my vert without removing the waterfall, but I did remove the console box lid and the console power plug to give more working space. I'm thinking about changing it out to the Z06 ...
DBD
I put the std C6 shifter in my vert without removing the waterfall, but I did remove the console box lid and the console power plug to give more working space. I'm thinking about changing it out to the Z06 ...
DBD
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 776
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From: Palm City Florida
The Z06 unit is really nice. The shift feel is just right for a daily driver. The **** has both leather and metal and gives your hand a lot of different textures to play with while you drive. No vibration or noise and it provides both shorter and more positive shifts. I have a problem with my trans popping out of reverse and I was hoping the new shifter would fix it, it didn't, but I installed the shifter all the way back so that there is a little more leverage to hold it in gear and it is better than it was. I don't know what the difference is between the standard C6 shifter and any other.
David.
David.
