View Full Version : I put the hurst shifter in
DaSkinnyGuy
08-19-2008, 07:27 PM
About a month ago I bought a hurst shifter from njgunslinger. I believe its the slp hurst shifter. I put it in. Took me awhile to unbolt everything and put it in. Man does it shift like a whole new animal. I didnt realize until now how sloppy the stock shifter felt. The car goes into each gear so much firmer. Right away you can tell its a whole new shifter. Dont get why gm just didnt make these standard in all cars besides the ws6's and the camaro SS's. Hopefully this week ill get my white hurst shift knob.
79CamaroDiva
08-19-2008, 07:30 PM
:shrug: my z came stock with hurst shifter. I don't know what non-hurst feels like. I put a short stick in it and its great! :)
DaSkinnyGuy
08-19-2008, 07:42 PM
See stock sloppy shifter
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/2000%20trans%20am/0819081721.jpg
Nice hurst shifter. Because the hurst shifter has a taller plate i had to buy longer bolts.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/2000%20trans%20am/0819081808.jpg
GP99GT
08-19-2008, 07:45 PM
shouldve spent the extra coin and got a pro 5.0...imo
DaSkinnyGuy
08-19-2008, 07:47 PM
shouldve spent the extra coin and got a pro 5.0...imo
You buy it for me. I got this one for $25 cant beat that.
GP99GT
08-19-2008, 07:48 PM
25 bucks aint bad i guess...i drove melissas car once and hated it. i like to be able to feel my clutch and shifter :lol:
DaSkinnyGuy
08-19-2008, 07:55 PM
25 bucks aint bad i guess...i drove melissas car once and hated it. i like to be able to feel my clutch and shifter :lol:
she must not have a hurst then. i asumme
GP99GT
08-19-2008, 07:58 PM
she must not have a hurst then. i asumme
if you read above she says she does....
i think it was more the clutch than anything. i like to be able to feel my clutch, not push it to the floor just by setting my foot on it
DaSkinnyGuy
08-19-2008, 08:00 PM
if you read above she says she does....
i think it was more the clutch than anything. i like to be able to feel my clutch, not push it to the floor just by setting my foot on it
i knew this but i never heard of z28s coming with a hurst unless in 2002 all came with a hurst
BonzoHansen
08-19-2008, 08:16 PM
$25 FTW!
GP99GT
08-19-2008, 08:18 PM
shut up BOZOOOoooo
426 Wedge
08-19-2008, 08:19 PM
The hurst shifter was an option
BonzoHansen
08-19-2008, 08:20 PM
NO!
Where can I get a $25 Pro 5.0? That is what I need.
GP99GT
08-19-2008, 08:21 PM
NO!
Where can I get a $25 Pro 5.0? That is what I need.
pro 5.0 is worth the extra $ :wink:
BonzoHansen
08-19-2008, 08:23 PM
pro 5.0 is worth the extra $ :wink:
OK $50!
Really, if anyone sees a t56 pro 5.0 f/s let me know.
OK $50!
Really, if anyone sees a t56 pro 5.0 f/s let me know.
I have both, buy it and you get the rest of the car for free! :lol:
DaSkinnyGuy
08-19-2008, 08:44 PM
$25 FTW!
yea say thanks to njgunslinger for the deal :-P
NJ346
08-19-2008, 08:51 PM
I've been driving with the hurst billet plus on my car for 3 months now and what a difference. Good upgrade for only $25 even though I don't know how good the factory hurst's were.
DaSkinnyGuy
08-19-2008, 08:56 PM
I've been driving with the hurst billet plus on my car for 3 months now and what a difference. Good upgrade for only $25 even though I don't know how good the factory hurst's were.
im going to need to find out from njgunslinger but i believe this is the slp hurst, not the factory hurst. If theres really a difference i would assume the slp would be better than the factory.
NJ346
08-19-2008, 09:01 PM
im going to need to find out from njgunslinger but i believe this is the slp hurst, not the factory hurst. If theres really a difference i would assume the slp would be better than the factory.
No, there was no such thing as a SLP Hurst other than the optioned Hurst Shifter that came from the factory and not SLP. There were two aftermarket hurst's: The Hurst Comp(I believe is discontinued) and then the Hurst Billet Plus.
deadtrend1
08-20-2008, 05:21 PM
No, there was no such thing as a SLP Hurst other than the optioned Hurst Shifter that came from the factory and not SLP. There were two aftermarket hurst's: The Hurst Comp(I believe is discontinued) and then the Hurst Billet Plus.
True that. I have or had a factory hurst in the LS1. Not sure what I did with it .. lol.
Anyways, I don't think its the same as the aftermarket hurst billet.
79CamaroDiva
08-20-2008, 08:04 PM
i knew this but i never heard of z28s coming with a hurst unless in 2002 all came with a hurst
:shrug: dunno, but i know its got it. I even got the fancy dancy hurst shift knob too. And theres nothing sloppy about the way my car shifts gears, they definitely lock into gear and don't go anywhere, but matt's right, his clutches are like trying to move a wall. Going from that to my car is near impossible.
Going from 5 speed HHR to 6 speed camaro and back is also a neat trick. Reverse is different. More than once i've gone into 5th gear in the HHR to try reverse :lol:
DaSkinnyGuy
08-20-2008, 08:10 PM
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Going from 5 speed HHR to 6 speed camaro and back is also a neat trick. Reverse is different. More than once i've gone into 5th gear in the HHR to try reverse :lol:
nothing wrong with that eventually something will stop you.
79CamaroDiva
08-20-2008, 08:12 PM
nothing wrong with that eventually something will stop you.
i do believe that you're giving me way too much credit. I don't do it usually, but has happened. Oh, and i know what you mean by sloppy feel. The HHR is a much "softer" shifter. I actually like the way it feels because it fits the car; smooth riding, smooth shifting. Getting back in my camaro feels like i'm riding in a tin can now, all bumpy and such.
BonzoHansen
08-20-2008, 08:36 PM
:shrug: dunno, but i know its got it. I even got the fancy dancy hurst shift knob too. And theres nothing sloppy about the way my car shifts gears, they definitely lock into gear and don't go anywhere, but matt's right, his clutches are like trying to move a wall. Going from that to my car is near impossible.
Going from 5 speed HHR to 6 speed camaro and back is also a neat trick. Reverse is different. More than once i've gone into 5th gear in the HHR to try reverse :lol:
I hear that. Reverse on my 4-speed was pull up & to the left. Reverse on the T56 is simplu to the upper right. The first few weeks I kept trying to find R in the upper left - I never did, lol.
GP99GT
08-20-2008, 08:56 PM
but matt's right, his clutches are like trying to move a wall. Going from that to my car is near impossible.
you havent felt the clutch in the red one....its a workout
Tru2Chevy
08-20-2008, 09:31 PM
you havent felt the clutch in the red one....its a workout
I just heard a little story about your clutch.....something about a funny smell?
- Justin
GP99GT
08-20-2008, 09:32 PM
yes...turns out when you go to the track with 60 miles on a new clutch back in may, it catches up eventually
Slow96LT1
08-21-2008, 11:33 AM
i like the b&m or the pro 5.0 cause they have stop in the shifter and dont use the trans stop with hurts ur trans
MonmouthCtyAntz
08-21-2008, 11:49 AM
Yea Ive heard mixed about the hurst. My sisters 00 ss came w/ one and i didnt seem to have any problems w/ it...congrats.
WildBillyT
08-21-2008, 02:39 PM
i like the b&m or the pro 5.0 cause they have stop in the shifter and dont use the trans stop with hurts ur trans
There are two different Hurst shifters. The factory issued one had no stops. The aftermarket pro-billet has two stops.
DaSkinnyGuy
08-21-2008, 09:21 PM
How exactly do the stops work?
How exactly do the stops work?
screws... you adjust them...taadaa...win.
Slow96LT1
08-22-2008, 02:27 AM
they stop u from over shifting and screewing up the the trans
Dilley
08-22-2008, 09:13 PM
they stop u from over shifting and screewing up the the trans
what do you mean by over shifting?
79CamaroDiva
08-22-2008, 09:26 PM
when hitting gears hard its possible to overshift a gear. i did it. over shifted 4th, and lost 3rd gear. didn't end up being an expensive fix because we did it ourselves, but if it went to a trans shop would have been quite a bit of money
i have the factory optioned hurst short throw. in '01-'02 it was a dealer option, it was an slp option before that.
i also have the lou's short stick with the hurst, its perfect then. i think alex and jake have felt what its like in my car, maybe some other people too
Njgunslinger
08-25-2008, 10:34 AM
I have the hurst billet plus shifter in my WS6 with Lous short stick. The SLP short throw shifter I sold to Skinny is like the Hurst shifter in the Camaro SS I have. I can honestly say that the SLP or Hurst short throw shifter with a short stick from ebay for $20 bucks shifts just as nice as the expensive Hurst Billet plus shifter in the Trans am.
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