Short shift .....
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: NY
Short shift .....
Well i thought the stock short shift was short untill yesterday. I went with my dad to test drive the new 997 turbo. What a car! The owner let us take his car for about an hour, and that was one of the most fun hours i ever had. The shifter is the shortest shift EVER! You really dont feel like your shifting. And that car was soo freaking fast. Didnt think anything could be that much faster then the C6. We put our order in for one as soon as the cabrio verision comes out (It was prity much the best car i have ever driven) I still love my C6 and wouldnt trade it for anything. But my question is where can i get a shifter that short for my C6?
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AFR
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AFR
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: az
Originally Posted by AFR VETTE
that car was soo freaking fast. Didnt think anything could be that much faster then the C6. AFR
glad u like it...wait until you ride a sport bike, specially a 1000cc. middle 9's in a quarter, all stock.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Ex-SF Bay Area; now happily Denver area
Originally Posted by AFR VETTE
... And that car was soo freaking fast. Didnt think anything could be that much faster then the C6. But my question is where can i get a shifter that short for my C6?
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AFR
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AFR
However, my personal feeling is that you are never going to get a really smooth, buttery, shifter on a Corvette transmission. It's probalby always going to be a little notchy no matter what you do.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Bakersfield CA
There's an unintended consequence to a short shifter: hitting the shift boot. To put a round, threaded billet **** from a C5 on mine I cut off the flat ~1/2 top of the shift rod and cut threads onto it. With the **** on I found the bottom of the shift **** touches the boot. I don't know my glove size, but I have average sized hands. Shaq would never be able to shift it. lol
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Joel
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