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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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Been looking at them and have a couple of ?'s. Are they slick, do they effect your shifting at all? Do they get unbearably hot in the summer (I live in texas)?
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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They're pretty cool for the appearance factor, especially if you get the "SS" ****. If you get the one without the tail, it does shorten the length of the shifter stick, this could be bad if you already have a short stick on it (stick will sit really low) or work to your advatage if you have the stock shifter and want a shorter throw. It is also a larger diameter than the stock hurst ****, so you'll have to get used to it. It does get very hot if you leave it in direct sunlight (black ****), too hot to touch sometimes. One final thing, it does get slippery after driving around for a while with the sweat/oil from your palm, so you might have to wear some type of gloves for track use so your hand won't slip off the **** going for that 2-3 shift. These are just my observations from having mine for a while. I still have my stock hurst ****, so I can just swap them out whenever I get bored of one.
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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I have one. It's black with the engraved bird. I don't really use it anymore. The hurst **** is better for racing imo. Also, it gets reallly hot in the summer and you basically have to wait 10 min for your **** to cool down.

cliff notes: it's nice for show or just driving around, but if you don't have a racing glove like Krab said, i'd stick with a hurst ****.
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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have one black with bird on it you can have for 20.
hot in summer on the south, like hurst better
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 07:56 PM
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Alright guys thats what I needed to hear. That sucks cause they look really good. Ohh and pontiac thanks for the offer but I drive an SS so it might look a little weird.
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