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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 01:13 AM
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i read a ton of reviews and i think its is MGW or Breathless are number one and B&M is a very very close second or maybe the same

I just received the MGW and I like it nooooo ! I LOVE It!!!!!!!!


I don't go any faster except i do not blow 3rd gear shifts anymore so that might be faster huh?

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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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I had a B&M Ripper and that shifter sucked! Notchiest shifter I have ever had in my life.

I put in a stock shifter and I wouldnt change it for nothing. IMO shifters are kind of gimmicky anyway. Put that $200 bucks into something that actually makes the car go faster. Just my opinion. But if you just have to change it, look into a C6 shifter & ****, or C6 Z06 (dont know if there the same or not).
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 98vettedave
The skill of the driver is the #1 factor. However,shorting the shifter throw should be minimally quicker. Just think if you would have run .03 quicker - that 10.99 would have been yours - just kidding. Or am I confusing you with fartpipe...I just can't remember.
Fartpipe is .03 off the 10.99. I'm not that close yet
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave68
Here's my BPP:

Dave's picture shows the shifter nicely, you can seen the bolt-on top piece - you can angle this forward or backward, as well as angled toward you or away from you using the supplied shim.

Here is a pic with a billiard ball **** and the boot in place.



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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler valo
What shifter is the best for quickest throws? I'm a strong 21yr old so being stiff isn't really a worry for me but which shifter is going to yield me the fastest shifts at the track?
Please correct me if I'm wrong (God knows that would happen anyway,) But I believe "Ranger," uses a stock shifter. And nobody around here seems to be able to beat his times.
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ztheusa
Please correct me if I'm wrong (God knows that would happen anyway,) But I believe "Ranger," uses a stock shifter. And nobody around here seems to be able to beat his times.

Actually his times were beat


But with another driver using a stock shifter
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