or a knock-off like they sell on flea-bay
Help me identify this shifter...
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Burning Brakes
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Help me identify this shifter...
Thought I was getting a C6 Z06 shifter, but this looks like an aftermarket shifter that fits the C6 ****. There are no markings that would help to identify it. It is spring-assisted and has adjustable shift stops. Anyone know what it is?
Last edited by RoccoC5; Jun 5, 2009 at 12:47 PM.
Burning Brakes
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Yep,,,if you took that metal ring off of it,,,it would be a KIRBAN. I love my KIRBAN!
The centering springs inside the KIRBAN shifter make shifting from 3rd to 4th during a run thru the gears a lot safer.
Theres less chance to grab 2nd gear when trying to shift into 4th. The engine does NOT like 3rd @ 6000 rpm to 2nd shifts!!
Give that shifter a try!! You will like it. I dont know what that metal ring is but it looks like it can easly be removed if necessary.
The centering springs inside the KIRBAN shifter make shifting from 3rd to 4th during a run thru the gears a lot safer. Theres less chance to grab 2nd gear when trying to shift into 4th. The engine does NOT like 3rd @ 6000 rpm to 2nd shifts!!
Give that shifter a try!! You will like it.
I dont know what that metal ring is but it looks like it can easly be removed if necessary.
Last edited by Bill Curlee; Jun 5, 2009 at 06:17 PM.
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Offhand, I'd say you got a good deal with the KIRBAN vs the C6/Z06 shifter. The **** is what most people like the most about the latter, anyway. The bolt on lever is a nice convenience. You can modify that lever by threading it for 9/16-18" if you want to use an after market ****. You can make adjustments with the bias springs to make that shifter as firm as you want it. If you want to lower the ****, you could machine the lever down and drill/tap another mounting point for the fastener.
When I was researching shifters for my car, it was a toss up between the KIRBAN and the B&M "Sport". I chose the latter only because I wanted the rubber isolation for noise/vibration suppression within the cabin.
When I was researching shifters for my car, it was a toss up between the KIRBAN and the B&M "Sport". I chose the latter only because I wanted the rubber isolation for noise/vibration suppression within the cabin.
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