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Old May 13, 2015 | 11:31 AM
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So from day one dealer told me that the annoying shifter vibartion in the shifter that radiates up from the tranny to the shifter **** is NORMAL. Anyone else have this issue?
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Old May 13, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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Is this the first Corvette you have driven?
There is a vibration dampener built into the shifter stick, but some vibration at certain RPM is still going to get through.

I have an aftermarket shifter with no dampening, and only notice a little vibration at resonant RPM.
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Old May 15, 2015 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
Is this the first Corvette you have driven?
There is a vibration dampener built into the shifter stick, but some vibration at certain RPM is still going to get through.

I have an aftermarket shifter with no dampening, and only notice a little vibration at resonant RPM.
This is my 4th vette had 3 manuals starting from 2001 z06 to my 2009 Z51 3LT i know about the vibration. What shifter do you have installed on your stingray?
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Old May 15, 2015 | 02:33 PM
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I have the CoreShifters model with the Hurst rectangular stick.
Had the same shifter in my C5Z06. The C5 had some vibration, and the C7 has some at various RPM where it seems to hit a resonant frequency, but it goes away as RPM changes.
I am probably one of only 2 or 3 people on the planet that has this shifter in a C7. , but I like the old school look.





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Old May 17, 2015 | 07:41 PM
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I installed a shifter just like your hurst in my 2012 camaro, I loved the way it looked and the short throw was nice to use.
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MGW shifter eliminated almost all vibration in mine.
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