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Old 10-07-2003, 01:32 PM   #8 (permalink)
mighty mouse
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Pretty much Hurst is the way to go for ultimate shift performance, but I have run across several shifters I like. The Comp/Plus on my 68 Nova is beautiful, my brother's 68 Camaro has a Comp/Plus and it is a dream too. His first 68 had this, I don't even know what it was shifter in it, I have never seen anything similar in a Chevy, only in an Austin Heeley, but that was horrid absolutely retched. It was vague, ok, gates didn't exist, it was too tall and made you feel like Rat Fink. Yuck that shifter sucked. The shifter in my 73 Toyota is ok, not excellent, but very positive and easy for those sleepy night shifts. I like the shifters in 87 5-0s and 95 GT Mustangs. A friend of mine had a mid-eighties Ford Ranger, man that shifter sucked, you could turn it around while in gear and it swung sideways while driving, I have no idea how he drove it, I couldn't even find gears in there. My dad's two trucks are just a pain because of the long assed throws, but hell, they are trucks not sportscars so ok. I really hate stock column shofters on automatics though. I have not yet met one worth mentioning. The auto shifter in my parent's 92 Bonneville is ok though. I really like the Hurst(yeah a Hurst again) shifters we have had in my g/f's 72 Nova with a TH350, they where both quite nice.

Best: Hurst Competition Plus on my new Autogear M-20

Worst: "Rat Fink" shifter in my brother's 68 Camaro attached to a Saginaw 4speed
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