New economy shifter?
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 351
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From: Payson AZ
New economy shifter?
There are tons of threads about shifter's on here and everyone gives their opinion on the best one but I was wondering if there was a good one (better than stock) that was on the cheaper side.
I didn't really want to spend hundreds of dollars on a shifter but would like to get a better one. This one seems to be on the worn out side.
I didn't really want to spend hundreds of dollars on a shifter but would like to get a better one. This one seems to be on the worn out side.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 122
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B&M 45044 Precision Sport Shifter
$269/free ship at Amazon - occasionally drops to $180 range. Very happy with two of these. One of the few that is rubber-isolated (like the stocker and C6) for no stick chatter/vibration.
Edit: Anti-venom mod attached. Put 3-4 washers under the plug. Use these: Dorman 65277 Copper Oil Drain Plug Gasket. $4.69 for 2 on Amazon
$269/free ship at Amazon - occasionally drops to $180 range. Very happy with two of these. One of the few that is rubber-isolated (like the stocker and C6) for no stick chatter/vibration.
Edit: Anti-venom mod attached. Put 3-4 washers under the plug. Use these: Dorman 65277 Copper Oil Drain Plug Gasket. $4.69 for 2 on Amazon
Last edited by smartadze; May 6, 2017 at 11:11 AM.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: West Virginia
The C5 and C6 shifter boxes are essentially the same - they made the C6 box a little smaller, but the "guts" are the same. Cheapest option is to do what Macleod52 says, then buy a 9/16" 18tpi die, and take the thread on the lever down to the insulator, then use a hacksaw to shorten the lever to taste. My major expense in this whole thing was $30+ for a new shift **** from Hurst.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: West Virginia
Depends on how far back you have the seat. I had put a C6 shifter in mine, and I found that because of the angled lever, the shift **** came back a bit too far in the "even" gears. Pulled it out and put the cut down C5 unit back in. For me, the ergonomics are near perfect with this set up. Throws are shorter than stock, but still low effort.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: SE VA VA
Jack - point taken.
Another part of of the ergonomic equation for me is muscle memory.
I also have a C7. I alternate between the two depending on weather (C5 has all season tires, C7 does not), which on has a full tank of gas, (A full tank lasts me about two weeks), and whether or not my GF had parked behind me in the driveway (dont always have time to play musical cars in the morning).
Changing between the 5 and the 7 became problematic in that the odd gears in the 5 are so much farther forward and the **** higher - I would reach for the **** and miss (because the odd gears in the 7 are farther back (and lower).
Conversely, when I switched to the 7, I'd reach for odd gears, I'd miss by going over the top.
The 6 shifter is designed more like the 7 - which resolved the over/under reach problem,and as a bonus, somewhat reduced shift effort in the 5.
Another part of of the ergonomic equation for me is muscle memory.
I also have a C7. I alternate between the two depending on weather (C5 has all season tires, C7 does not), which on has a full tank of gas, (A full tank lasts me about two weeks), and whether or not my GF had parked behind me in the driveway (dont always have time to play musical cars in the morning).
Changing between the 5 and the 7 became problematic in that the odd gears in the 5 are so much farther forward and the **** higher - I would reach for the **** and miss (because the odd gears in the 7 are farther back (and lower).
Conversely, when I switched to the 7, I'd reach for odd gears, I'd miss by going over the top.
The 6 shifter is designed more like the 7 - which resolved the over/under reach problem,and as a bonus, somewhat reduced shift effort in the 5.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 252
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From: Salem Oregon
I got a new Hurst short throw shifter on ebay for $125, had a $20 off code so it came to $105 delivered to my door. I have had no rattle or have ANY concerns at all. Short throw takes a little to get used to, no casual shifting like the stock unit, but I think that's the deal with the short throws.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Kelowna BC
Depends on how far back you have the seat. I had put a C6 shifter in mine, and I found that because of the angled lever, the shift **** came back a bit too far in the "even" gears. Pulled it out and put the cut down C5 unit back in. For me, the ergonomics are near perfect with this set up. Throws are shorter than stock, but still low effort.