consensus on leaving a car stock/aftermarket shifters...

cityboy21 · Post by **cityboy21** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:38 pm

pro 5.0 in mine. don't think I've kept the stock shifter in any of my cars. hated the long throws.

drkhrse · Post by **drkhrse** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:46 pm

fastfox619 wrote:Steeda tri-ax, here.

2x for me

JohnLynch · Post by **JohnLynch** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:37 pm

RollTide93 wrote:
goode34 wrote:
RollTide93 wrote:I say if you want a short throw do it, stock shifters feel sloppy after using a short throw, I don't use mine to go fast I use it cause it feels better, plus if I feel like stepping on it once in a while it responds a lot better, don't forget guys that in their day fox 5.0's are very respectable, ya they don't compete with cars these days but I know I have smoked many iroc's and vette of the day in my many foxes, and in 20 years cars of today won't compete

And it's very easy to return back to stock
X's 2...stock shifters are very sloppy even for regular cruising IMO and shorty's cant really be detected under the boot. If you do decide to go short research the Pro 5.0 as well. It feels great, decent height etc and doesnt really give any aftermarket appearances to the average eye.
X2 all I've ever used is pro 5.0, never miss a 3rd gear, guaranteed!

X3!

BlownSBF · Post by **BlownSBF** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:49 pm

I to faced this dilemma my car has 54K on it and completely bone stock. But i could not deal with the factory shifter so i put in a Hurst i had and i will keep the factory one around incase i want to return it to stock.

vinchez78 · Post by **vinchez78** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:52 pm

I test drove a teal in ATL with a shorty, liked how snappy it is, but I don't mind stock either, I'm not a crazy driver except when ricers are feelin froggy

JohnLynch · Post by **JohnLynch** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:25 pm

vinchez78 wrote:I test drove a teal in ATL with a shorty, liked how snappy it is, but I don't mind stock either, I'm not a crazy driver except when ricers are feelin froggy

I don't even waste any gas on those clowns

cobrasnake93 · Post by **cobrasnake93** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:03 am

I had the stock vs different shifter debate as well.... Heres how I ended up doing it...

Phistry810 · Post by **Phistry810** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:59 am

cobrasnake93 wrote:I had the stock vs different shifter debate as well.... Heres how I ended up doing it...

What kind of seats are those?

cobrasnake93 · Post by **cobrasnake93** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:29 pm

I found them on Ebay after sifting through a bazillion of 'em.

Phistry810 · Post by **Phistry810** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:51 pm

cobrasnake93 wrote:I found them on Ebay after sifting through a bazillion of 'em.

Is it the ones with the Cobra on the head rest? How do you like them?

cobrasnake93 · Post by **cobrasnake93** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:44 pm

There weren't any with the snake on the head rest when I was looking and so these have nothing embroidered on them. They smell like new car and are SUPER snug. I really like them so far and IMO this is the seat the R's should have come with factory.

vinchez78 · Post by **vinchez78** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:20 pm

JohnLynch wrote:
vinchez78 wrote:I test drove a teal in ATL with a shorty, liked how snappy it is, but I don't mind stock either, I'm not a crazy driver except when ricers are feelin froggy
I don't even waste any gas on those clowns

ya, but its fun to see any car that feels froggy in your rear view

vinchez78 · Post by **vinchez78** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:21 pm

Phistry810 wrote:
cobrasnake93 wrote:I had the stock vs different shifter debate as well.... Heres how I ended up doing it...

What kind of seats are those?

lol, poor Phish, dude if i had any items you ask about, id def hook the twin up!

s/c-hd2002 · Post by **s/c-hd2002** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:29 am

I went through this same dilemma with my car. It was bone stock with ~17k on the clock. I figured if my mods were bolt on I would just save the parts I took off in a box. If I wanted to go back to stock I could. I have no plans to sell the car and my smile factor has gone up with every mod I have done.

I put an MGW shifter on mine and it works quite well. Shifts are extremely tight and precise. After putting almost 1k miles on this new shifter there is no comparison to stock.

Phistry810 · Post by **Phistry810** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:15 pm

I just found out mine is from B&M. I took it apart because it keeps popping out of second but only when I'm letting the clutch out, not after it's already in gear. Checked the bump stop and it doesn't even touch it so any thoughts on what else it could be?