Hurst shifter, should I install one???
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Melting Slicks
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Hurst shifter, should I install one???
I have read many posts about the hurst shifter and the problems with the rattles. Has this changed? I was thinking about getting one but reading about all these stories, I'm not sure I want to deal with it. Input anyone?? :confused:
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (SLICKMAN)
A definite YES! Just wrap some teflon tape on the threads before re-installing the shift ***. Shorter shifts, shorter shifter, more positive shifts. After about a year I now would not be without it. YES! Do it you'll enjoy the difference.
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (edpainter)
A definite YES! Just wrap some teflon tape on the threads before re-installing the shift ***. Shorter shifts, shorter shifter, more positive shifts. After about a year I now would not be without it. YES! Do it you'll enjoy the difference.
Burning Brakes
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (dfwroadkill)
The rattles can be dealt with. The stock shifter sucks IMHO. My vote is yes.
I love mine. :D
I love mine. :D
The stock shifter was not to my liking. Too tall and too mushy. There was no feel to it. I've got a Kirban, but would get a hurst in a second. The adjustable springs are a great feature.
Burning Brakes
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (bandit_99)
no rattles here,I put a MGW **** on w/setscrew,apparently its not the shifter but the loose fit between the shaft& shift **** threads ,teflon tape should take care of the problem. :lurk:
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (SLICKMAN)
YES! :thumbs:
EZ Install, & Vast Shifting Improvement and DRIVING PLEASURE!
E-mail me for some install tips, no tape, weights, etc. needed. I've installed 18 Hurst for friends in So. CA. I don't claim to be an "expert", but I can give you some tips if you are going to DIY.
Very good mod, you'll feel more Connected to your car and will ENJOY the mod.
:chevy
EZ Install, & Vast Shifting Improvement and DRIVING PLEASURE!
E-mail me for some install tips, no tape, weights, etc. needed. I've installed 18 Hurst for friends in So. CA. I don't claim to be an "expert", but I can give you some tips if you are going to DIY.
Very good mod, you'll feel more Connected to your car and will ENJOY the mod.
:chevy
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (NVR BRNG)
:yesnod: :thumbs:
I love mine, especially when i let friends or family take it for a quick ride, they all say "Good lord, whats w/ your shifter?!?!"....Once you get used to it, you'll never go back.
I love mine, especially when i let friends or family take it for a quick ride, they all say "Good lord, whats w/ your shifter?!?!"....Once you get used to it, you'll never go back.
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (jmzvet)
Yep, get it. I've switched back and forth between the stock **** and an after-market one and I've never had any vibration or rattles at all. :yesnod:
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (SLICKMAN)
I have read many posts about the hurst shifter and the problems with the rattles. Has this changed? I was thinking about getting one but reading about all these stories, I'm not sure I want to deal with it. Input anyone?? :confused:
I got burned. I've tried everything. Mine is down to a dull roar and I unconsciously jab, wiggle, and nudge my shifter all the time driving down the road to find a quiet sweet spot in any gear under 5th. For some reason, except under acceleration, 5th and 6th are quiet, which makes it tolerable - just barely.
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (nightboom)
Nope...buy the Breathless shifter. :yesnod: :thumbs:
Drifting
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (SLICKMAN)
Nope, not unless you like noise and vibration. My Hurst had plenty of these with the stock **** and the MGW. I removed the Hurst and went back to stock with the MGW **** all the way down.
I tried lead weights, teflon tape and all the "fixes" but the only way to get rid of the irritating tranny noise was to go back to the GM shifter.
I liked the precision of the Hurst, but am only willing to go back when Hurst figures out a way to dampen -- not amplify the vibration in the transmission.
I tried lead weights, teflon tape and all the "fixes" but the only way to get rid of the irritating tranny noise was to go back to the GM shifter.
I liked the precision of the Hurst, but am only willing to go back when Hurst figures out a way to dampen -- not amplify the vibration in the transmission.
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (SLICKMAN)
In a heartbeat. They take about 2 to 3K miles to breakin but once they do you'll love the new found control and short precise feel over the OEM stick.
Tom
Tom
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (Tom Steele)
My opinion is that you are dealing with luck of the draw.
Tom
Burning Brakes
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Re: Hurst shifter, should I install one??? (SLICKMAN)
I had a Hurst in my Camaro, it always seemed tight. It is a nice shifter though. On my C5 I tried something different. I cut 1 1/2 off the shifter, then threaded it down to the fat part of the shaft. Also had to trim the boot a little. I sprayed some teflon on the shifter rod part that goes into the tranny. It shifts like butter, has a shorter throw, plus it's even shorter then the Hurst. It's easy and it's FREE. I added an aftermarket shift ****. Looks awesome with a stubby shifter, plus more comfortable to shift.
Good Luck !! :smash:
P.S. No Rattles
[Modified by speedy77, 9:45 PM 7/18/2003]
Good Luck !! :smash:
P.S. No Rattles
[Modified by speedy77, 9:45 PM 7/18/2003]