Shifters for automatics
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '11
Shifters for automatics
I have not seen any info for shifters. Back in the 70s there were alot out there for auto. Has anyone got one or can the c6 accept one?
Melting Slicks
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I think you mean the shift ****, if not please disregard the rest of my post.
For the automatic, you'll want an adapter:
http://www.southerncarparts.com/prod...oducts_id=3286
Then you can use any manual ****.
For the automatic, you'll want an adapter:
http://www.southerncarparts.com/prod...oducts_id=3286
Then you can use any manual ****.
Team Owner
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That's a shifter for a manual, he's looking for automatic shifters.
That's true, but I do believe that the original poster is actually looking for an aftermarket shifter/entire linkage assembly such as B&M or Hurst or something (and not just a new ****). I just don't think that those can be made to work (or would even provide any advantages) on a modern electronically controlled automatic transmission.
I think you mean the shift ****, if not please disregard the rest of my post.
For the automatic, you'll want an adapter:
http://www.southerncarparts.com/prod...oducts_id=3286
Then you can use any manual ****.
For the automatic, you'll want an adapter:
http://www.southerncarparts.com/prod...oducts_id=3286
Then you can use any manual ****.
Team Owner
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From: Short Hills, NJ
For the automatic, you'll want an adapter:
http://www.southerncarparts.com/prod...oducts_id=3286
http://www.southerncarparts.com/prod...oducts_id=3286
But that does now have me wondering what has changed on the automatic's shifter for 2010 as it says you can use it on the 2005-2009s but not on the 2010s (and later I assume).
Melting Slicks
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That's true, but I do believe that the original poster is actually looking for an aftermarket shifter/entire linkage assembly such as B&M or Hurst or something (and not just a new ****). I just don't think that those can be made to work (or would even provide any advantages) on a modern electronically controlled automatic transmission.
They said the A4 is easier to change out than the A6.
Not sure why 2010 would be any different since it's still the A6.
Last edited by BornSUPERCHARGED; Feb 22, 2011 at 03:40 AM.
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '11
When you can slap shift up through the gears in dragging racing it helps. Without the worries of overstepping a gear and hitting netural by accident.
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Melting Slicks
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Hitting neutral in an automatic C6? I mean.. either you have it in D or S... or you aren't moving forward. You hit the gas, the car goes...
How are you overstepping a gear and going into neutral??
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There are C5s and C6s that have set ups such as that (check out '4DRUSH' or 'atomicfusion' for examples) but it's not at all common and is generally totally unnecessary unless you're running well into the 9s or quicker.
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '11
Living where I do with all the mountain roads. I use it like a manual. Due to being hurt when in Iraq and a bad motorcycle wreck, I am unable to manage a manual any more. Leaveing it in drive when playing on tail of dragon and other roads, it shifts way to much. So I use 1st and second and 3rd alot. So going up and down I tend to overstep sometimes.
Melting Slicks
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I believe he is talking about shifting the automatic much like one would do in an earlier generation muscle car or even a converted late model car (F-body, Mustang, even Corvette) with a TH350 or TH400 transmission where one might install a Hurst Quarter Stick or B&M Hammer shifters or similar in place of the stock shifter assembly.
There are C5s and C6s that have set ups such as that (check out '4DRUSH' or 'atomicfusion' for examples) but it's not at all common and is generally totally unnecessary unless you're running well into the 9s or quicker.
There are C5s and C6s that have set ups such as that (check out '4DRUSH' or 'atomicfusion' for examples) but it's not at all common and is generally totally unnecessary unless you're running well into the 9s or quicker.
I figured I was probably misunderstanding.
Living where I do with all the mountain roads. I use it like a manual. Due to being hurt when in Iraq and a bad motorcycle wreck, I am unable to manage a manual any more. Leaveing it in drive when playing on tail of dragon and other roads, it shifts way to much. So I use 1st and second and 3rd alot. So going up and down I tend to overstep sometimes.
Is your car stock / how much power are you putting down?
So you're using the paddle shifters and you're hitting it twice and either jumping from 2nd to 4th, or say downshifting from 4th to 2nd?
I never had that happen to me, not really sure I'm following 100% still
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '11
I should have stated what I have first. My fault. I have a stock 05 really. Just a K&N cai and flowmaster. Waiting on my tune from ecs. I am going to do more. Just taking baby steps. So with having a a4 I have to use the shifter. Would be so much better if I had the a6.
