Sweet

 

Don't know if it will fit but I really don't think it'll look to good. The stock shifter has the boot come all way up to the collar under the shift ****. The Hurst has a flat , chrome stem with a new collar you intall in the shift boot and it places the boot well below the shift ****. If you do go with the Hurst , when it comes time to install the oval **** boot peice, work it into the shift boot from the inside of the boot. Have fun.

 

Actually the boot attaches directly to the stock shifter. So if you put it on instead of the Hurst ball it will hide the Hurst shaft and look stock. The only reason you see the Hurst is because there is no way to attach the boot directly to the Hurst ball. If you really wanted to you could pull the rubber boot that came with the hurst all the way up to the bottom of the ball, but then you'd hide that wonderfull Hurst lettering on the shaft. My wife took the stang today so I could get some new tires on her car or I'd show you what I'm talking about.

EDIT: Sorry just saw you got the Hurst in your Sig. You should know what I'm talking about hehe.

 

So what you're saying is that I'll have part of the stem showing, or will I be able to rig it up somehow? I can't imagine the Hurst being any taller than the stock shifter....

Also, why the heck can't I find the place that has the shifter only?? I thought it was Summit, but I can only find the shifter with **** there.

 

I found a site w/ the GT version w/o the ****, but it was $199. More expensive than the one w/ ****.

 

No I'm saying that none of the stem should show if the boot is long enough to stretch giving the stock appearance with no one the wiser that you have a Hurst in there. I don't think it was that much taller, I'll give it a try later when my cars home. This is all dependant on if the thread patterns match of course.

 

Naw... this site was definitely cheaper.

 

I installed the Hurst shifter in my 2005 Mustang last Friday. It makes for a much more pleasurable drive with the short throw and more precise shifts. Unfortunately, I've now got a major "buzz" when I'm driving in either third or 4th gear. This buzz happens when I accelerate and lets up when I let up on the gas. I worked the "lower", rubber boot down as far as I could on the shifter, and re-installed it just like it was when It came out.

Any ideas on how to eliminate the "buzz"?

Thanks,

Joe

 

I have one of these. I love it. It took about a week for the shifts to stop being so foreign and requiring quite so much effort, but I talked to a Hurst tech and he said that is normal. A quick HOW TO off the top of my head.


Yes you can install this at home, having an extra set of hands doesn't hurt.

Remove the shift ****, leather boot, then the rubber boot that is located underneat that.
Put the car up on jack stands and block off the rear tires (if you don't have jack stands they're only like $25 if you plan on installing your own single axle back you'll be glad you have these). Use a 13mm wrench to unbolt the transmission linkage. Use a 10mm to undo the front mount of the shifter. Get a 10mm socket wrench and 3-4 extenders (it's much easier this way, unless you dropped out the drive shaft, I didn't.) Unbolt the rear mounting bracket, remove the rear rubber bushing and mounting bracket and feed the stock shifter up through the hole into the car (extra set of hands comes in handy. Remove the hardware in the existing rubber bushings and transfer it to the new urethane bushings. Lower the hurst shifter in down through the hole. Bolt the front mount in with your 10mm wrench. Bolt on the rear mounting bracket with your absurdly long 10mm ratchet. use 13mm wrench to fasten the transmission linkage to the bottom of the shifter. Get inside the car and bolt on both of the nuts that hold the chrome shifter arm (it's easier if you pop off the center console plastic piece). replace the rubber boot, replace the leather boot. put the nut onto the shift bar then screw the cueball shifter down and mess with it until you have it situated as you desire.

A great mod, I'd highly recommend it, makes 2-3 4-5 shifts a lot easier. I got mine from RPMoutlet.com for 189$ + 9$ handling fee and free shipping. Took me a while to install it, should have taken no more than 45 mins but had to wait until my buddy showed up with the tools he borrowed from me (ratchet set) before I could really get flying on this thing. Always a good tip: Use a broom to sweep out from under the car before you get to crawling around under there.

 

Hey there,

I was going to get the Hurst shifter, but it's over $350Cdn for me to get it... so I cheaped out and got the Saleen Short Shifter adapter for the car. Took me about 20mins to stick it on when I had the car up on a set of ramps, and for $45US bucks you can't go wrong. Nice throw reduction... very noticable, I believe I read somewhere somebody measured it and went from 4 3/8 to 2 3/4 inches. Shifting is a stiffer since I stuck it in, but you get use to it pretty quick. Here's the link if anyone is interested.

http://www.saleen.com/SC101_Services...php?menuId=120

Later.

Cathane