hurst pro billet?
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From: SW MI
hurst pro billet? does anyone have an opinion on the Hurst Pro Billet vs. some of the other aftermarket shifters? I have a factory hurst, but I really want the optional chrome stick and white ball of the Pro Billet. I know some people really like the Pro 5.0 or Ripper, but is the Pro Billet at least better than the stock Hurst?
Or, does anyone offer a chrome short stick I could bolt on to my stock Hurst?
Or, does anyone offer a chrome short stick I could bolt on to my stock Hurst?
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I liked my Hurst Pro Billit. The chrome handle seems pretty long compared to stock, but still felt good. I really liked the look of the chrome with Hurst on the side of it. You have to keep the boot pulled down a little to see the Hurst. I did put the Hurst white ball with the six speed pattern on the shifter. It looked great, but.... I didn't like the metal adapter that is needed to lock the threads. I ended up just running the **** without the adapter, and that caused the pattern to be upside down. I am sure you could figure out some way to make it align, Or try to find a plain white ball. The threads on the ball are for a stock shifter, so the adapter is required to fit the 3/8 (?) threads of the chrome shifter handle. At the time I purchased mine, you couldn't get a stock threaded Chrome handle. I even had to special order the adapter from Hurst, but they didn't charge me for it.
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Originally Posted by felton316
Its a good shifter. I have the Billet Pro with a Lou's short stick. Its the shortest throw I've ever seen. The long chrome stick that comes with it, I call the synchro-destroyer.
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Thanks for the advice guys. Is the chrome stick just a straight, old-school Hurst stick, or is it curved or shaped different for this application? I wonder if any normal Hurst stick would bolt up, because I've seen them in all kinds of different lengths.
felton, that's weird about your synchros. I thought the T-56 was supposed to be a pretty bullet-proof trans. Is this a common problem? If the dealer keeps throwing new synchros in the same trans, maybe something else in there is causing the problem. (I'm in no way a manual trans expert, but just a thought)
felton, that's weird about your synchros. I thought the T-56 was supposed to be a pretty bullet-proof trans. Is this a common problem? If the dealer keeps throwing new synchros in the same trans, maybe something else in there is causing the problem. (I'm in no way a manual trans expert, but just a thought)
