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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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I want to know what is the best Shifter for the c5 or zo6 ( B&M or HURST or ... )
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 10:27 PM
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I like my short throw B&M. No complaints at all.
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 07:00 AM
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several best...ripper and hurst seem to be most popular.
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 10:57 AM
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Ive got a Hurst... Felt a little wierd for a couple of days... Cant imagine driving without it now though. I love it. (not that its important, but after lookin at pics of my interior from before, it looks 10x better too)
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 02:48 PM
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Can not say who is the best but I like my B&M Ripper...
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 09:18 PM
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B & M Is Great!!!!!!
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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I think i will go with the B&M Ripper
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 10:45 PM
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I have the shorth Throw Hurst. Really an amazing shifter! Never miss third again is what i say!
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I put in the Hurst and then removed it a few weeks later. Didn't like the additional effort and it rattled to beat the band. Since then, I know several people who have had problems with the transmission and I suspect it is the result of the short throw shifter and the lack of the rubber bushing. I "think" the rubber bushing might have been put there by GM to soften the throws on the transmission internals. I have since picked up a used stock shifter and plan to shorten it about 1/2".
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Old Sep 3, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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I've got the Breathless Performance shifter. The shifts feel nice, but the shifter buzzes at WOT.

I sure wish someone would make a shifter with short, precise, and solid-feeling throws, that doesn't buzz and vibrate, and doesn't require extraordinary effort to use.

Is that too much to ask?
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How many have tried the pro 5.0 shifter???
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Old Sep 6, 2004 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Crypt keeper
How many have tried the pro 5.0 shifter???
will the pro 5.0 work on c5's?

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Old Sep 6, 2004 | 03:41 PM
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I have the breathless also,but no noise.I love this shifter and can't live without it.
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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MGW gripper with B&M ripper is a great way to go love it add the parking brake for nice interior upgrade
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Old Sep 28, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by awesomeame
will the pro 5.0 work on c5's?

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Pro 5.0 will have a C5 shifter soon. They tell me that they will finish testing in late October and production units soon after.
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 01:38 AM
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i have the b&M and have noticed quite abit harder shift feel. it may just be the one i got or the guy installed it wrong but, I had to build up the muscle in my arm to shift it. i mean it was tough. anyone else have a "noticably harder" shift?
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