Which Short-Throw
11-18-2006, 10:27 PM
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Which Short-Throw
OKay after much deliberation I've finally decided to get a short-throw shifter but the only problem is I don't know which one to purchase of the wide variety of brands available...so i'm going to have to ask for peoples help that have a short-throw and which brand that you have....thanks -Russ
11-20-2006, 05:03 AM
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RE: Which Short-Throw
Every one who has a shifter will like his brand except the ones who tried both,
you have the hurst = great classic look, nice shifting ( but there are no stop bolts )
the hurst plus = is still coming out sometime soon ( will have stop bolts and will be aluminum and that cool stuff )
the pro 5.0 = stock look but great shifting and easy to install.
the tri-ax = made by steeda ... great shifter except your going to face hard time installing it.. other than that friends like it...
b&m .... was in the shops too soon .. it reduces and helps shifting yeah .. but im not satisfied with it ( just my .2 cent )
I havent owned or tried any of these.. but thts what i have heard about them ... music city gt owns a 5.0 pro ... he loves it.. I will get it for sure but I like the hurst look more... so im waiting for the hurst plus...
you have the hurst = great classic look, nice shifting ( but there are no stop bolts )
the hurst plus = is still coming out sometime soon ( will have stop bolts and will be aluminum and that cool stuff )
the pro 5.0 = stock look but great shifting and easy to install.
the tri-ax = made by steeda ... great shifter except your going to face hard time installing it.. other than that friends like it...
b&m .... was in the shops too soon .. it reduces and helps shifting yeah .. but im not satisfied with it ( just my .2 cent )
I havent owned or tried any of these.. but thts what i have heard about them ... music city gt owns a 5.0 pro ... he loves it.. I will get it for sure but I like the hurst look more... so im waiting for the hurst plus...
11-20-2006, 04:04 PM
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RE: Which Short-Throw
I have the Tri-Ax as well, and I think the thing is awesome. And I have never had any problems hitting 3rd at all. I know everybod has there favorite, but personally I love mine and I think it was money well spent.
11-21-2006, 01:05 AM
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RE: Which Short-Throw
I've got the Tri-Ax and I had plenty of opportunities to miss gears last weekend and did not miss once. A couple places on the track (most notably a turn that requires a 3-2 shift and then a quick 2-3 shift) were easy with this shifter versus the stock unit. And the TriAx is quite well built.
5th has smoothed out but reverse takes a bit of attention still...not that I go backwards often [8D].
Also, not sure where the difficulty installing the TriAx came from - it was really a piece of cake to install...took me all of about 45 minutes (once I had all the tools I needed - including a beer run).
5th has smoothed out but reverse takes a bit of attention still...not that I go backwards often [8D].
Also, not sure where the difficulty installing the TriAx came from - it was really a piece of cake to install...took me all of about 45 minutes (once I had all the tools I needed - including a beer run).