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Old 08-23-2006, 11:47 PM
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I saw this in a mustang at a car show and it looked soooo nice and I was thinking about getting one.

How is a pistol grip compared to a ball shift **** for a daily driver. Is it a pain in the butt to use? Is it harder to shift?

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I'm not a big fan of most aftermarket shift ***** unless they're plain and simple. If that's you're thing, then it looks good and comfortable, but I'm not digging it.


I'd think that particular design would get annoying to use while shifting a stick, for an auto it may not be too bad since you're hardly ever moving the shifter.
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IMO the best shifter out there is the one from an 03/04 cobra. they feel good in your hand and give you a good grip. dont beleive go find one and just try it one time
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I have that in my 1997 Camaro, M6, and i don't like it. I have a shifter and that ****, and when i go to hit 3rd- i always hit my volume button with my knuckle and out of no where, my radio starts blasting and it scares the **** outta me..
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Oh man, I have that on My '97 T/A and I love it. It's really comfortable for daily driving and even more for drag racing. I dont have a problem with My hand hitting the stereo cuz I have an aftermarket head unit. The only complaint I have is that It gets really hot when My car is sitting in the sun for a while. Other than that I love it and I know You will too. Plus it just plain looks badass.
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thats a sexy ******* handle!! i think i wanna get it for my auto, how does that work for an auto tho w/o the button? unless it just shows the manual handle??? also i looked on summit it says for mustang????
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oooh , i bet that would work real nice with my short shifter little nub stick
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is it legal to marry handles yet?
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Been doing it for a while with a handle like that. Normally we run the LONG (brand name).
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Def need a short stick with it. That looks like a damn pole lol
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Originally Posted by ZFan88
Def need a short stick with it. That looks like a damn pole lol
I was thinking the same thing.
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Yeah it is a tad bit long with that stick. But as I mentioned in another thread It works pretty well for Me cuz My reach isn't all that long. Also with that lil' bit of xtra leverage My powershifts are dead on. I might try a shorter stick to see what kind of difference it makes.
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I opened up the post and was wondering, I just caved in a couple days ago and went out to summit racing and bought the polished alumium one and put it on a couple days ago. I love it, just has a totally different feel to it when you shift. It looks awesome too, I have a short stick, so it sits a bit lower than the one in the picture. It was not cheap though cost me $62 from summit.
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Im getting that one when I put my 6 speed in this winter.
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thats f*cking ugly IMO. doesnt go with the cars inside at all. but if you like it be my guest.
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Originally Posted by KillerTA
I saw this in a mustang at a car show and it looked soooo nice and I was thinking about getting one.

How is a pistol grip compared to a ball shift **** for a daily driver. Is it a pain in the butt to use? Is it harder to shift?

I might be showing my age here, but does anyone remember the joystick from the 80's arcade game Zaxxon. Maybe it would look better on a shorter shifter.

What I am trying to say is



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