Callaway short throw shifter WOW
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Originally Posted by C5stein
I'll attest to the fact that it is a really nice piece, and when you figure in the fact that it includes a Callaway Signature billet shift ****, it is a good value too.
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Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Plano, TX
Originally Posted by OWENMUSTANG
can you get a different ****? billet is for import drivers that don't know any better. (try grabbing that sucker on a sunny 95 deg day)
Billet shift **** + Texas summer heat = skin melting pain!
I changed the shifter and **** on my 6-spd BMW 540 (the stock shifter had worn out bushings and the **** had *broken*) and went with a flashy billet aluminum ****. Worked fine until we hit mid-June 100°F temps. OUCH! Never shifter faster in my life...
The C6 is one of the few sports cars I have owned that I feel doesn't need an aftermarket shifter. The shift effort is already fairly high, and for a rear mounted trans (not directly mounted on trans) the feel and throw are pretty damn good. Drive a C5 back to back with a C6 and you'll see "bad and good" stock shifters side by side.
I guess for the "bolt on billy" crowd, or hard core drag racers, an aftermarket shifter is a must.
To each his own...But $300 for a shifter?!? Sheesh! And I thought aftermarket BMW parts were hugely overpriced...
Last edited by fair; Jun 27, 2005 at 10:55 AM.
