Bend in shifter shaft?
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Burning Brakes
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Bend in shifter shaft?
I'm considering swapping-out my stock shifter for an aftermarket item, but I've noticed that most of the aftermarket units do not retain the bend in the shifter shaft that is present in the OE item. In fact, Hurst is one of the only shifters to feature the bend, AFAIK.
Are there any drawbacks in an aftermarket shifter that does not have the bend in the shaft?
Cheers,
Ian.
Are there any drawbacks in an aftermarket shifter that does not have the bend in the shaft?
Cheers,
Ian.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I'm considering swapping-out my stock shifter for an aftermarket item, but I've noticed that most of the aftermarket units do not retain the bend in the shifter shaft that is present in the OE item. In fact, Hurst is one of the only shifters to feature the bend, AFAIK.
Are there any drawbacks in an aftermarket shifter that does not have the bend in the shaft?
Cheers,
Ian.
Are there any drawbacks in an aftermarket shifter that does not have the bend in the shaft?
Cheers,
Ian.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2005
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See how it falls into your hand. For me the stock shifter was ergonomically better. When I put the new shifter in, the straight shaft made the **** too far away. I had a muffler shop angle and weld it. The guy would not charge me, but he did not turn down a charitable contribution.
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Take a look at this thread in the Z06 section:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1932654
I had a B&M in my '05 coupe and switched it over to my Z06.
In the video you can see that in 3rd gear the back of the **** with the OE shifter is at about the 4-1/2 inch mark on the tape, and with the B&M it's more than 5-1/2 inches, i.e., it sits about an inch farther back. With the OE shifter I used to bang my knuckles into the air conditioning buttons or turn off the radio all the time when shifting up into 3rd aggressively. Not with the B&M!!
When I got the B&M the C6 had just come out. Initially the shaft wouldn't take the C6 ****, but I got one of the first ones that was machined to take the stock ****. The installation instructions had me take a bolt out of the shift lever shaft and rotate the top of the lever 180 degrees - that was to get the correct angle for the C6 as opposed to the C5.
I love the shorter throw and the much more positive shifts. I especially like the much better 2-->3 shift. I just have to shove it straight forward with the palm of my hand and never miss 3rd!!!
Bob
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1932654
I had a B&M in my '05 coupe and switched it over to my Z06.
In the video you can see that in 3rd gear the back of the **** with the OE shifter is at about the 4-1/2 inch mark on the tape, and with the B&M it's more than 5-1/2 inches, i.e., it sits about an inch farther back. With the OE shifter I used to bang my knuckles into the air conditioning buttons or turn off the radio all the time when shifting up into 3rd aggressively. Not with the B&M!!
When I got the B&M the C6 had just come out. Initially the shaft wouldn't take the C6 ****, but I got one of the first ones that was machined to take the stock ****. The installation instructions had me take a bolt out of the shift lever shaft and rotate the top of the lever 180 degrees - that was to get the correct angle for the C6 as opposed to the C5.
I love the shorter throw and the much more positive shifts. I especially like the much better 2-->3 shift. I just have to shove it straight forward with the palm of my hand and never miss 3rd!!!
Bob
