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Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: East Peoria Illinois
I have the new B&M that can go in a C6 or C5. It has a noise isolator to keep rattles down. It makes no noise at all and the feel is great. It has great response and makes the stock feel liek a sloppy loose stick in the mudd
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 9,909
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From: Hot Springs AR
I just shortened my stock shifter via Chuckster's instructions. Gets rid of the rubber isolator, shortens the throw about an inch (you can go more, but that's what I wanted), not notchy and doesn't rattle.
Oh, and the cost??? Priceless.
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
Oh, and the cost??? Priceless.
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,762
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Originally Posted by cjs27410
BPP shifter here. Will never go back to stock.
I'm a tall guy and with the seat all the way back it feels like I have to reach for the stock shifter. The adjustability of the BPP makes it very nice and much more comfortable.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 2,246
Likes: 66
From: Middletown CT
Originally Posted by VetteDrmr
I just shortened my stock shifter via Chuckster's instructions. Gets rid of the rubber isolator, shortens the throw about an inch (you can go more, but that's what I wanted), not notchy and doesn't rattle.
Oh, and the cost??? Priceless.
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
Oh, and the cost??? Priceless.
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,900
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From: Green Cove Springs FL
I shortened the stock shifter using the tap-die method. It shifts super-easy, but some people who've driven my car notice that it wasn't as precise as aftermarket ones.
If I were to replace it, I'd go with a C6Z06 shifter.
If I were to replace it, I'd go with a C6Z06 shifter.
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Drifting
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Jeffersonville In
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I had the B & M. The first week I was ready to take it out it was so stiff. After a couple of weeks it loosened up. It is now the nicest shifter I have found. I have driven other cars with the Hurst and BPP's and was told theirs was stiff and took a little break in time as well. My preference, all things considered was the B & M. Back when I was ready to install a shifter LPE reccomended the B & M and informed me it would take a little while to break it in.
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 210
Likes: 0
From: Tonganoxie KS
Dang, the only prob I had with the stock shifter was I couldn't cleanly see all the climate controls! Took the stock one out, used a ban saw to cut off 7/8" of the 1.5" of threading, installed a Flameball and was good to go. The stock shifter feels great rowing through the gears...especially an inch shorter. Just an alternate solution to consider.
Pro
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Owatonna MN
I've got a Hurst, and after a few months of break-in, it is the only way to go (it loosened up a bit after about 3000 miles of use, that was 2 years ago). I had forgotten how crazy-short the throws are, until I drove my brother-in-law's stock Z06. While the stock shifter is adequate for a normal car, a sports car should have a shifter that is not vague in feel, nor overly long in throw.
Ditch the POS stocker and get an aftermarket shifter! I'm partial to my Hurst, but there are several options; try to drive cars with different shifters to get a feel for them.
Things I notice about the Hurst:
* Increased effort? Yes, no question about it (breaks in nicely with the stock springs, IMHO).
* Rattle? Not very much after I put a nice MOMO **** on it (stock **** rattled like a ****).
* Shorter throw? Hell yes, about 1.5 inches from gate to gate, if that.
* Missed 3rd gear? Never.
The last point is the reason I bought the shifter. After missing 3rd at 70MPH, and the resulting sideways action, I decided the stock POS shifter had to go. There is no denying the faster shifts, and no mistaking what gear you are in with a Hurst.
Sorny
Ditch the POS stocker and get an aftermarket shifter! I'm partial to my Hurst, but there are several options; try to drive cars with different shifters to get a feel for them.
Things I notice about the Hurst:
* Increased effort? Yes, no question about it (breaks in nicely with the stock springs, IMHO).
* Rattle? Not very much after I put a nice MOMO **** on it (stock **** rattled like a ****).
* Shorter throw? Hell yes, about 1.5 inches from gate to gate, if that.
* Missed 3rd gear? Never.
The last point is the reason I bought the shifter. After missing 3rd at 70MPH, and the resulting sideways action, I decided the stock POS shifter had to go. There is no denying the faster shifts, and no mistaking what gear you are in with a Hurst.
Sorny
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
MTI 6 Shooter
Reading your comments about the MTI 6 shooter.... I'ts now in the front for my Xmas list
Thanks Quasar... this is the comment I was waiting to hear (comparing MTI to stock, and Hurst....)
Originally Posted by gorillavet
Go for it! It's an aftermarket shifter with very short throws that feels like stock! It's the best of both worlds
Originally Posted by Honez
Let me just say that I have tried them all and none of them match the one that the guys from MTI Racing have http://www.mtiracing.com/artmaverick...uctspage2.html
Thanks Quasar... this is the comment I was waiting to hear (comparing MTI to stock, and Hurst....)
Originally Posted by Quasar Z
In the past three weeks I have had a stock shifter, Hurst shifter and now an MTI shifter in my Z06. The MTI is the hands down winner and the shifter that will remain in my car.
Last edited by Toque; Oct 8, 2006 at 10:28 AM.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 20,030
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Need some help guys with Factual Shifter Comparo !
Guys:
Please help with this factual comparison of shifters in my post:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1518282
I'm really interested to see the throws of the MTI 6shooter, Hurst, and B&N......
Thanks guys !
Please help with this factual comparison of shifters in my post:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1518282
I'm really interested to see the throws of the MTI 6shooter, Hurst, and B&N......
Thanks guys !
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Whippany NJ
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Originally Posted by Silver SS
What do you have and do you like it?
Last edited by Ikester; Oct 8, 2006 at 02:25 PM.
Tech Contributor
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Originally Posted by Kappa
Good info, but not like what I'm trying to put together.
Toque