Northside405

I've always liked the shift boot, if you will, that they use in exotic cars. I was wondering if there is a company out there that makes something similar for our cars.

BoricuaHec01

That is sick, I always wondered too, has to be alot more easier to shift.

Camaroking1996

I've always loved that look.. If anybody could pull that off in an Fbody that would be sick

1Psycho

iTrader: (9)

Thought of that too, always loved the gated shifter look. Only thing with our cars is that our shift handles are so thick. I tried doing a little mock one to see if I could make it work and the handle was so thick there was basically no "gates" for the shifter. Could probably make it work if someone makes a thin shift handle though..

bigj2717

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I believe it was tried before but since the throws are so close together on the T56 the gated plate wont work

Northside405

That's unfortunate. I was really hoping for something

McNord

iTrader: (1)

The pattern also isn't completely parallel so it would look a little off I think.

therealcreeper

iTrader: (37)

there is very little aftermarket support for our interiors sadly, in comparison to a lot of other cars. I have a chrome hurst stick that's nice and narrow and I thought about trying to make a cardboard one just to see, but really since the t56 is internally gated there's not much point

not to mention you would have to make a different one for every shifter out there, and a stock transmission mount allows way to much flex for that type of thing. mine may be a bit worn but it gives a good amount of side to side movement in addition to the close side to side location of the gears. I know a poly trans mount will take care of that but I don't like the idea of stock motor mounts allowing the motor to move and the trans mount trying to keep the transmission still and putting stress on the bellhousing. sooo basically it's a lot of work just for looks.

Regulator

iTrader: (7)

Actually I think it would be harder to shift fast, there's no quick way you could make the 2-3 throw with that

BlueBird346

iTrader: (13)

Its been done before, a few years ago. Heard it made it a lot harder to shift.

It looked out of place in our cheap f-body interior too.

Northside405

I don't really race, so I'm not too concerned about shifting faster. I agree, the stainless might look odd in our cars (especially since I have ebony guts). Maybe if it was powder coated black?