4l60e B&m ratchet installation HELP!!
08-14-2006, 01:06 AM
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4l60e B&m ratchet installation HELP!! what do i need to put a B&M hammer shifter into a 1998 trans am with the 4l60e. i heard i can get the shifter and i also need to do a conversion on something. help appriciated. also what would i have to do to make my tranny into a full manual valvebody since its the electronic crap.
08-14-2006, 08:32 PM
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Welcome to my world. Here is the pics of what you are looking for. And this is the members screen name who I got all of this wonderful info from! Helped me out a ton! Pics of the whole install here
https://ls1tech.com/forums/member.php?userid=3951
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/member.php?userid=3951
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08-18-2006, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by pwrtrip75
how can you people like these shifters? I baught a car with one and am going to rip it out and throw it in the river. It is the biggest POS ever. Its like a puzzle everytime someone different gets in to "try" and move it out or in a gear.
Who knows it might not even work 
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08-18-2006, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by pyronotic138
how the hell do you do that on the 4l60e. you know how the electronic **** has to be set up or isnt there anything. also how do i get the center console out.
08-19-2006, 12:09 AM
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Yeah I really don't like the rachet shifters either. I put a megashifter in an IROC I had and it looked good but I was the only one who could drive it.
It took me a half hour to teach the guy who bought it how to work the shifter.
I like positive detent shifters like the Pro Stick or Quarter Stick.
Easier to install as well.
It took me a half hour to teach the guy who bought it how to work the shifter.
I like positive detent shifters like the Pro Stick or Quarter Stick.
Easier to install as well.
08-19-2006, 12:27 AM
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Yeah I really don't like the rachet shifters either. I put a megashifter in an IROC I had and it looked good but I was the only one who could drive it.
It took me a half hour to teach the guy who bought it how to work the shifter.
I like positive detent shifters like the Pro Stick or Quarter Stick.
Easier to install as well.
It took me a half hour to teach the guy who bought it how to work the shifter.
I like positive detent shifters like the Pro Stick or Quarter Stick.
Easier to install as well.
i have a q-stick, and LOVE it.
08-20-2006, 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by HossZ28
Sorry for being a stupid newb but what do these shifters do?
its really only needed for manual valve bodies, but they look cool otherwise.
08-20-2006, 09:58 AM
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Doesnt the computer shift much better than we can? I have heard a lot of people saying to just keep it in drive or overdrive because it is much quicker anyway with no screw ups.
08-20-2006, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by HossZ28
Doesnt the computer shift much better than we can? I have heard a lot of people saying to just keep it in drive or overdrive because it is much quicker anyway with no screw ups.
you have to.
like a 6 spd, but no clutch, to put it simple.
09-05-2006, 03:16 PM
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So um... how do you make these shifters work with the 4l60e? Do you have to have that transmission controller? Those are like 600 dollars, that's ridiculous. What other shifter options are there for these trannies? I'm doing a conversion and I'm a little lost on this part of it. Do I just need to go steal a stock shifter out of a f body in a salvage yard?
09-05-2006, 07:13 PM
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You just hook up the cable and go to work. Not sure about backup lights, there might be a provision for those. Not sure about your little circuit board there on the gear selector.
09-05-2006, 07:57 PM
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According to B&Ms website you have to have an aftermarket controller, you're saying that's bull? I'm sorry but I'm a little confused on this deal. I just got my hands on a Megashifter and I hoped it would work, says it works for 700r4 so I figured can't hurt to try it.
09-05-2006, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dhdenney
You just hook up the cable and go to work. Not sure about backup lights, there might be a provision for those. Not sure about your little circuit board there on the gear selector.
the black box on the shifter gets ditched.
youll need to carefully cut and splice some wires to the shifter for your N/S and reverse lights.