School me..Hurst Shifter
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 342
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From: Missouri
School me..Hurst Shifter
Z06
New to me.
Very direct and solid shifts.
The effort required to go between gears seems quite excessive. It is to the point that it would slow down shifts considerably over the stock slush box.
The shifter was already in the car I just bought.
What gives? Is there some adjustment?
Also, this is not my first vette with a shifter and mods.
A shifter is not designed to make it shift slower than stock, just more deliberate. I honestly do not know why someone would have this shifter in the car over the stock one for racing with its current setup. It is THAT HARD to change gears with.
I should not have to work to get the car in gear.
It is not about how manly you are or other. My Hurst shifter should not make the car worse.
Thanks
New to me.
Very direct and solid shifts.
The effort required to go between gears seems quite excessive. It is to the point that it would slow down shifts considerably over the stock slush box.
The shifter was already in the car I just bought.
What gives? Is there some adjustment?
Also, this is not my first vette with a shifter and mods.
A shifter is not designed to make it shift slower than stock, just more deliberate. I honestly do not know why someone would have this shifter in the car over the stock one for racing with its current setup. It is THAT HARD to change gears with.
I should not have to work to get the car in gear.
It is not about how manly you are or other. My Hurst shifter should not make the car worse.
Thanks
Last edited by Shane1974; Jul 7, 2013 at 09:47 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4,558
Likes: 285
From: Houston Texas
C5 COTM Coordinator
Same here,
I purchased my car with a HURST already installed. The shifter itself its crazy short but,
its very notchy to get into gears.
After the anti venom mod with two washers its was easier to move around. The bad about that was after the antivenom mod the shifter was too sloppy. By that i mean it wouldn't return to the neutral position so easily and just didn't feel right rowing through gears.
Long story short, took out the Hurst, replaced it with an MGW. All smiles here
Hope it helps
I purchased my car with a HURST already installed. The shifter itself its crazy short but,
its very notchy to get into gears.
After the anti venom mod with two washers its was easier to move around. The bad about that was after the antivenom mod the shifter was too sloppy. By that i mean it wouldn't return to the neutral position so easily and just didn't feel right rowing through gears.
Long story short, took out the Hurst, replaced it with an MGW. All smiles here
Hope it helps
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 342
Likes: 125
From: Missouri
Same here,
I purchased my car with a HURST already installed. The shifter itself its crazy short but,
its very notchy to get into gears.
After the anti venom mod with two washers its was easier to move around. The bad about that was after the antivenom mod the shifter was too sloppy. By that i mean it wouldn't return to the neutral position so easily and just didn't feel right rowing through gears.
Long story short, took out the Hurst, replaced it with an MGW. All smiles here
Hope it helps
I purchased my car with a HURST already installed. The shifter itself its crazy short but,
its very notchy to get into gears.
After the anti venom mod with two washers its was easier to move around. The bad about that was after the antivenom mod the shifter was too sloppy. By that i mean it wouldn't return to the neutral position so easily and just didn't feel right rowing through gears.
Long story short, took out the Hurst, replaced it with an MGW. All smiles here
Hope it helps
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4,558
Likes: 285
From: Houston Texas
C5 COTM Coordinator
If you decide to take it out throw it on the for sale section, somebody will pick it up. That's what i did.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,393
Likes: 17
From: Belleville Mich.
Shane1974,
Here are a couple articles in regards to the Hurst shifter.
Hope it helps.
http://www.hurst-shifters.com/wp-con...ds/3915085.pdf
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...while-car.html
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/patc...rInstall.shtml .....Edit: Corrected
Here are a couple articles in regards to the Hurst shifter.
Hope it helps.
http://www.hurst-shifters.com/wp-con...ds/3915085.pdf
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...while-car.html
http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/patc...rInstall.shtml .....Edit: Corrected
Last edited by bumble-z; Jul 7, 2013 at 10:07 PM.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 342
Likes: 125
From: Missouri
Shane1974,
Here are a couple articles in regards to the Hurst shifter.
Hope it helps.
http://www.hurst-shifters.com/wp-con...ds/3915085.pdf
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...while-car.html
corvetteforum.net/c5/patches/Images/Hurst_Shifter/HurstSHifterInstall.shtml
Here are a couple articles in regards to the Hurst shifter.
Hope it helps.
http://www.hurst-shifters.com/wp-con...ds/3915085.pdf
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...while-car.html
corvetteforum.net/c5/patches/Images/Hurst_Shifter/HurstSHifterInstall.shtml
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,382
Likes: 37
From: Everett WA
St. Jude Donor '14
I also bought mine with the hurst already installed. I have not driven a C5 with a stock shifter but, after test driving a C6 Z06 the other day and feeling a stock shifter for the first time I may change it back. The guy I bought the car from gave me all of the stock parts he had changed out including the shifter.
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
I bought the Hurst when it first came out. It was noisy and tiring to drive. I did one small trip with it and it came out shortly after that. I went with the C6 shifter, which at the time was the new kid on the block. It has been nothing short of perfect for me. It is smooth and shorter shifting than the original C5 stock shifter.
I may be a heretic, but I think the Hurst sucks and it ruined the whole driving experience in the car
I may be a heretic, but I think the Hurst sucks and it ruined the whole driving experience in the car
