What shifter do you have?

[scottfab]

Ok let's see if I can get this right the first time since Polls can't be corrected after they're started.

Select more than one if you have more than one ZR-1.
But if you have the same shifter on more than one car you're limited to one selection.

[mike100]

Car came w a Hurst. After having owned another c4 with a blue label that shifted like a hot knife thru butter, I can't say that I'm really for it. Had the ZF Doc blueprint treatment on my gear box though and it shifts every time pretty well considering the increased effort on the short stick.

Don't need the short shifter- seems like a gimmick - like the answer to a question that was never asked.


Case in point- 2011 and newer mustangs with the MT-82 trans. factory stubby- short throw from Ford because I guess they finally figured to save you the trouble and give a short throw from the factory....aftermarket came in and offered a shifter with an even tighter pattern! Why? I think people just automatically think the oem shifter is garbage.

[efnfast]

Question.
So we can modify the length that the shifter travels, (hence short throw) and we can modify the actual length of the shifter. I would imagine with a short throw, more effort is required to change gears? TIA -Steve

[Paul in SC]

Hurst short throw. I had Bill B. do his refurb on the tranny last December and he reconditioned the shifter as well to better match his setup. Also added the crash-thru reverse detent.

After Bill's magic, the shifting is silky smooth and very direct. IMO, I like the shifter over the stock (had one on my '91) because it is more solid with less "slush".

[efnfast]

Thanks for making me ask another question Paul in SC.
What is a "crash-thru reverse detent"?

[Paul in SC]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Thanks for making me ask another question Paul in SC.
What is a "crash-thru reverse detent"?

It was an addition to the ZF in '95 that removed the lock-out ring on the shifter and added a mechanism inside the tranny that provided extra resistance when shifting into reverse. The Hurst shifter does not provide for a lock out and the gate between 6th and reverse is extremely close. At least it was in the one I had. Bill / ZFDoc said it had been ground down either on purpose or from use that made it even closer. Bill has his own shifter that has a lock-out ring.

I have attached a photo of the crash through mechanism that Bill added to mine. How it actually works I am not sure, maybe someone more knowledgeable can explain. All I know is it works and the adjustments Bill made were well worth it.

[efnfast]

So,,,,there is no lock out ring, but it makes you work hard to get into reverse so you don't find it by accident?

[Paul in SC]

Originally Posted by efnfast

So,,,,there is no lock out ring, but it makes you work hard to get into reverse so you don't find it by accident?

Exactly! It's actually not that hard and you can't hit reverse while moving forward unless you try real hard! Ask the guys that have the '95 ZF.

The shifter on mine was so bad, it would almost "fall" into reverse if you weren't careful. Either that or you would jump back down to 4th. It was that close.

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Question.
So we can modify the length that the shifter travels, (hence short throw) and we can modify the actual length of the shifter. I would imagine with a short throw, more effort is required to change gears? TIA -Steve

When the stock shifter is kept but throw is shortened the effort increase is barely noticeable. AND the accidental pushing of the CD back into the player goes away.

[Ronstar]

I have short shifter/ short throw. Accidentally voted stock on
both.