haha "no use, I suck."

that made me laugh.

Anyway, is it hard to shift in third with normal driving?

 

Nope, it goes into third smooth, no trouble at all...I frequently hit the spot right between1st and third, I am not brave enough to try slamming the gear (in case I happen to 1st at WOT)...

For some reason I can tag 3rd with ease on some trys and on others I just don't move it over far enough? Who knows...as i've said I am far from a good driver... If 2nd wasn't straight down from 1st I would probably miss that gear too!! haha

 

^^^^I have the same problems. Even with the WS6Store short stick. That's why I got a whole new shifter. On the plus side, the Hurst shifter was at my door when I got home for lunch. I think it's also got a WS6Store short stick. It's definately not the stock stick atleast. I think I'm going to put it in my car later and see how I like it. Then, when I get the other one, I'll try it out too, to see which I like better. Then, I'll sell whichever one I don't use. Let me know if you do want one. I'll have a for sale thread up on qcaaf.com whenever I do figure it out though.

 

The Hurst shifter I have on my Toploader is nice. If it can get that clunky old 4spd to shift smooth and positively, then a good Hurst on your trans should help oodles. Mine has a VERY positive feel to the shifting, and goes cleanly from gear to gear. If I miss a shift it's because of driver error.

 

I dunno man. I drove a T/A and I didn't have that problem. I guess you gotta just practice and have a feel for it. Clearly you were doing somthing right, seeing as you ran a 13.1.

 

Both my Z and my STI shift great. They both "spring" over the the 3-4 slot when I push the shifter out of 2nd. I just use the heel of my palm and push up - it springs over and goes right into third. The only time I ever missed a shift into 3rd in either car was when I "monkey gripped" the **** and tried to slam it into gear. It's better for me to never grip the ****. I cup my 4 fingers and pull into 2 and 4th and use the heel of the palm for 3rd and 5th.

 

+1, only thing for me is the first timeI did that with my 1985 'LX 5.0 coupe I shoved the shifter handleand my hand through my car radio, even though I used my palm the shifter bolts broke (haven't they heard of grade 8?!?). Had I had my fist on the shifter I may have done some serious damage to my hand. As it wasI killed the stereo!

 

That might be the problem...when I just cruise I slide it into 3rd... when I am racing I tend to slam the shifter around like you described. Hmm.. Have to try this out tonight..make sure it is in fact just me sucking..

 

My last time out the only 2 times I managed to get the car into third (on back to back passes, hot lapping) I went 13.2 @ 107mph and 13.1 @ 108mph (both on 2.1 60fts).... there wasjust 15+ attempts where I missed third...

The car has a 12.99 in it, I don't.

 

At least you 'won'