new shifter or shorty stick?
04-09-2004, 10:23 AM
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new shifter or shorty stick?
Ok, I have an 02 SS maro, and I've talked to a few different people about gettin a short stick or gettin somethin nlike the pro 5.0 ripper shifter. a guy i met and his bro both have 01 SS's, one has the 5.0 and one has stealth performances short stick, they both said get the shortstick, as well as a firehawk owner w/the 5.0 ripper....What's wrong with the 5.0 that people arent liking it!?
04-09-2004, 05:07 PM
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I couldn't tell you from experience, but I've hard Pro 5.0's have a tendency to break or warp when shifting hard. I have no clue if it's true but you might wanna look into that.
Either way I've never heard too many negative things about Hurst.
Either way I've never heard too many negative things about Hurst.
04-10-2004, 04:01 AM
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Pro 5.0, ALL the way. You can cut a tad bit off the handle,because theres a couple inches of threads, but getting lou's short stick mated with the Pro 5.0 would probably be your best bet.
Honestly, i don't know how much quicker your shifts are/would be from going to a shorter stick. I have the regular Pro 5.0 stick on my pro 5.0, and when i shifted to second for the first time, literally yelled holy sh|+,because it was SUCH a change from stock.
The only somewhat negative things i have heard about the Pro 5.0,are that if you forget to loctite the shifter bolts,they can come undone during shifting,because diffrent metal expands at diffrent temps,so it may back itself out if you don't Loctite them,which a tube of locktite only costs what, 3 bucks?
It says in the installation instructions to Loctite them, so as long as you follow the instructions, you'll be fine. Only people who ever had problems with that were people who didn't follow the instructions,and skipped the loctite step.
Get the Pro 5.0 for sure,I've heard 100% positve feedback on it,and I can't say that about the other shifter feedback i've seen.
Honestly, i don't know how much quicker your shifts are/would be from going to a shorter stick. I have the regular Pro 5.0 stick on my pro 5.0, and when i shifted to second for the first time, literally yelled holy sh|+,because it was SUCH a change from stock.
The only somewhat negative things i have heard about the Pro 5.0,are that if you forget to loctite the shifter bolts,they can come undone during shifting,because diffrent metal expands at diffrent temps,so it may back itself out if you don't Loctite them,which a tube of locktite only costs what, 3 bucks?
It says in the installation instructions to Loctite them, so as long as you follow the instructions, you'll be fine. Only people who ever had problems with that were people who didn't follow the instructions,and skipped the loctite step.
Get the Pro 5.0 for sure,I've heard 100% positve feedback on it,and I can't say that about the other shifter feedback i've seen.
04-10-2004, 09:30 AM
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Originally posted by jdhommert
Pro 5.0, ALL the way. You can cut a tad bit off the handle,because theres a couple inches of threads, but getting lou's short stick mated with the Pro 5.0 would probably be your best bet.
Honestly, i don't know how much quicker your shifts are/would be from going to a shorter stick. I have the regular Pro 5.0 stick on my pro 5.0, and when i shifted to second for the first time, literally yelled holy sh|+,because it was SUCH a change from stock.
The only somewhat negative things i have heard about the Pro 5.0,are that if you forget to loctite the shifter bolts,they can come undone during shifting,because diffrent metal expands at diffrent temps,so it may back itself out if you don't Loctite them,which a tube of locktite only costs what, 3 bucks?
It says in the installation instructions to Loctite them, so as long as you follow the instructions, you'll be fine. Only people who ever had problems with that were people who didn't follow the instructions,and skipped the loctite step.
Get the Pro 5.0 for sure,I've heard 100% positve feedback on it,and I can't say that about the other shifter feedback i've seen.
Pro 5.0, ALL the way. You can cut a tad bit off the handle,because theres a couple inches of threads, but getting lou's short stick mated with the Pro 5.0 would probably be your best bet.
Honestly, i don't know how much quicker your shifts are/would be from going to a shorter stick. I have the regular Pro 5.0 stick on my pro 5.0, and when i shifted to second for the first time, literally yelled holy sh|+,because it was SUCH a change from stock.
The only somewhat negative things i have heard about the Pro 5.0,are that if you forget to loctite the shifter bolts,they can come undone during shifting,because diffrent metal expands at diffrent temps,so it may back itself out if you don't Loctite them,which a tube of locktite only costs what, 3 bucks?
It says in the installation instructions to Loctite them, so as long as you follow the instructions, you'll be fine. Only people who ever had problems with that were people who didn't follow the instructions,and skipped the loctite step.
Get the Pro 5.0 for sure,I've heard 100% positve feedback on it,and I can't say that about the other shifter feedback i've seen.
04-10-2004, 10:53 PM
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Originally posted by Florida_Z28_Boy
The only thing worse than having a shifter lever come off while driving is having a steering wheel come off...and that's bad
The only thing worse than having a shifter lever come off while driving is having a steering wheel come off...and that's bad
04-11-2004, 09:09 AM
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Originally posted by eddyj
That reminds me of the time I saw a guy driving a wasted '66 Ford pickup with no driver's door and using vise grips for a steering wheel. Just unreal.
That reminds me of the time I saw a guy driving a wasted '66 Ford pickup with no driver's door and using vise grips for a steering wheel. Just unreal.
04-11-2004, 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by carlos64030
The only negative thing that I can say about the Pro 5.0 is in my opinion, the angled stick that comes with it SUCKS!
After I installed the Pro, I wouldn't even drive the car until I purchased another stick.
The only negative thing that I can say about the Pro 5.0 is in my opinion, the angled stick that comes with it SUCKS!
After I installed the Pro, I wouldn't even drive the car until I purchased another stick.