thanks for the info.....
B & M shifter
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Originally Posted by team5150
I thought the 45057 was the updated version of the 45044. Was there a change in the shifter design on the 05 and 06 ?
45057 - Corvette '97-'03, includes Z06 6-speed
45044 - Corvette C5 & C6 (this is the newer Precision Sport Shifters )
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Originally Posted by Pipedreams
45044 - Corvette C5 & C6 (this is the newer Precision Sport Shifters )
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Originally Posted by BLWright
I have been told by a forum vendor that this part # is not the 'Ripper'. Does anyone know the part # for it?
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Originally Posted by Pipedreams
You don't want the ripper, the ripper is the old version that everyone complained about.
I'm just idly curious. I have new one on order.
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Originally Posted by YellowVette22
so 45044 isnt the ripper.....So thats the one to order Ed? Was ready to order mine tonight....just checking
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Originally Posted by xs650
Ed, do you know what the differances are between the ripper and the new one, other than the **** mounting provisions?
I'm just idly curious. I have new one on order.
I'm just idly curious. I have new one on order.
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This is interesting because the 45057 fit the previous 6 speed applications. Why doesn't it work on the 06 application.
Hurst uses the same p/n on all applications.
I just got off the phone with B&M and they said that the 45044 new version was designed to be more "streetable" by adding the isolator to the shaft and smoothing out the shifting whereas the 45057 can be used on the C6 without any problem but you will find the shifting more notchy going from gear to gear - like a click out of gear and a click into the next gear.
The one I had in my C5 never gave me any problem, I just wanted to be able to use it in my new car without having to buy another shifter.
Hurst uses the same p/n on all applications.
I just got off the phone with B&M and they said that the 45044 new version was designed to be more "streetable" by adding the isolator to the shaft and smoothing out the shifting whereas the 45057 can be used on the C6 without any problem but you will find the shifting more notchy going from gear to gear - like a click out of gear and a click into the next gear.
The one I had in my C5 never gave me any problem, I just wanted to be able to use it in my new car without having to buy another shifter.
Last edited by team5150; Mar 10, 2006 at 12:49 PM.
