TH400 guys....what shifter

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Apr 19, 2004 | 06:03 PM

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TH400 guys....what shifter

Just seeing what the popular shifters out there are. I'd like to see some pics of your installs as I want my setup to look really clean. I used to run the cheatah shifter back when I had a th400 in this car (currently a 6 speed), and I think it was a little cheazy on the quality side...any other suggestions would be appreciated.

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Apr 19, 2004 | 08:34 PM

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im using the B&M ProRatchet Shifter... with THandle/button combo ( for transbrake ) installs clean with a M6 center

Apr 19, 2004 | 08:56 PM

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well i am not a TH400 guy just yet, but i will be useing a BnM pro stick. i just looked in the latest JEGS mag and i dont see it in there anymore. i bought it a long long time ago before any LS1s were around and had it in 3 different cars. it has worked perfectly ever since. i did melt one shifter cable on the exhaust once but thats it. they had a replacement cable cheap. any BnM shifter will work good. it is all your personal prefence.

Apr 19, 2004 | 09:23 PM

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The Cheetah shifter...very nice peice can get it from Jegs

Apr 19, 2004 | 11:52 PM

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the B&M ratchet shifters: I'm a little confused as to how they operate.....do you pull in the lever everytime you want to shift?

Sorry for my ignorance, I've been a t56 guy forever....

Apr 20, 2004 | 01:59 AM

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yeah, u pull it down... when u let it go it goes back to center...

it doesnt have gates... no way to miss a shift...

u can only shift one gear at a time without going back to center.

basically u pull the handle it turns a gear... which pulls or pushes the cable to shift ur trans

Apr 20, 2004 | 02:16 AM

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i am using a B&M hammer, its a combo ratchet/normal shifter. N-R-P is like a stock shifter and in drive a lever drops down and you have N-3-2-1 on a rachet. NHRA approved reverse lockout also.. There is a pic installed in an M6 console on my web page. The cheetah is a nice shifter but it depends if you want a stock look or race car look..