Pro 5.0 review
07-03-2006, 12:36 AM
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Pro 5.0 review I love it except for one thing.
It feels very nice the way it sorta has a notchy "glide" from gear to gear. 2--3 feels great. But like many others have reported, the neutral is weird. It doesn't exact return to center. There are like 2 or 3 spots the stick can chill in , in the center while it is in neutral. Weird.
I seemed to find my gears while at the track a little better. Made 4 passes, missed 4th on the last pass. Poop.
PS--I have a UMI short stick w/ an inch cut off.
It feels very nice the way it sorta has a notchy "glide" from gear to gear. 2--3 feels great. But like many others have reported, the neutral is weird. It doesn't exact return to center. There are like 2 or 3 spots the stick can chill in , in the center while it is in neutral. Weird.
I seemed to find my gears while at the track a little better. Made 4 passes, missed 4th on the last pass. Poop.
PS--I have a UMI short stick w/ an inch cut off.
07-03-2006, 12:44 AM
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How does it compare with the stock hurst and UMI handle? That's the setup I'm running now and want to know if its worth spending the money to get the pro 5.0.
07-03-2006, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimmard
How does it compare with the stock hurst and UMI handle? That's the setup I'm running now and want to know if its worth spending the money to get the pro 5.0.
AND THEN I started to miss a shift here and there. So I ordered this to remedy it. It definitly seems easier to find gears at high rpms, just feels a little funny when returning the stick to neutral.
My friend just got a hurst billet plus. I think I will drive it and make a thread on how it compares to a pro 50 and a stock hurst.
07-03-2006, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ninetres
I used to be on the same boat as you....."I love my hurst shifter and short stick. I don't miss gears so there's no reason to change!!!".
AND THEN I started to miss a shift here and there. So I ordered this to remedy it. It definitly seems easier to find gears at high rpms, just feels a little funny when returning the stick to neutral.
My friend just got a hurst billet plus. I think I will drive it and make a thread on how it compares to a pro 50 and a stock hurst.
AND THEN I started to miss a shift here and there. So I ordered this to remedy it. It definitly seems easier to find gears at high rpms, just feels a little funny when returning the stick to neutral.
My friend just got a hurst billet plus. I think I will drive it and make a thread on how it compares to a pro 50 and a stock hurst.
07-03-2006, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimmard
I never miss shifts, only time I miss shifts is when my hydrolics are failing and the engagement point goes to the floor and the clutch is not disengaging as quick as I am shifting. Thanks for the help, let me know how the hurst billet turns out. I dont know if I like how it does not return to neutral. That could get annoying.
07-03-2006, 01:05 AM
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Ive never had a problem with the stock Hurst shifter either. When I do I guess Ill start looking into aftermarket shifters but until then Ill stick to what I know.
07-03-2006, 01:10 AM
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I had the problem with the "2 or 3 spots it can chill in" and, I just got replacing the slave and bleeding the **** out of everything and it doesnt chill anywhere anymore, it will return to neutral from anywhere.
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07-03-2006, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Phlip00WS6
I had the problem with the "2 or 3 spots it can chill in" and, I just got replacing the slave and bleeding the **** out of everything and it doesnt chill anywhere anymore, it will return to neutral from anywhere.
07-03-2006, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ninetres
I love it except for one thing.
It feels very nice the way it sorta has a notchy "glide" from gear to gear. 2--3 feels great. But like many others have reported, the neutral is weird. It doesn't exact return to center. There are like 2 or 3 spots the stick can chill in , in the center while it is in neutral. Weird.
I seemed to find my gears while at the track a little better. Made 4 passes, missed 4th on the last pass. Poop.
PS--I have a UMI short stick w/ an inch cut off.
It feels very nice the way it sorta has a notchy "glide" from gear to gear. 2--3 feels great. But like many others have reported, the neutral is weird. It doesn't exact return to center. There are like 2 or 3 spots the stick can chill in , in the center while it is in neutral. Weird.
I seemed to find my gears while at the track a little better. Made 4 passes, missed 4th on the last pass. Poop.
PS--I have a UMI short stick w/ an inch cut off.
hey post pics of the UMI.. jimmard did and i forgot is the UMI angled or not?
07-05-2006, 01:10 AM
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I got the Pro 5.0 with LSS. Shifter feels positive, but has 2 spots itll sit in neutral. Mine seemed to get better with use. When i called the company about the neutral thing they said it was a internal problem with the tranny and since my stock hurst didnt have this problem i took it as a gain of salt. Personally i would have stayed with the stock hurst shifter and got LSS(or other short stick) and spent $200 eslewhere. I have no real big complaints with the Pro 5.0 as the neutal thing has never caused a drivability issue and doubt itll harm my transmission.
07-05-2006, 12:26 PM
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I really like my 5.0.......and I have the LSS as well. Although I do not feel that the shifter is as notchy as everyone thinks....I really like the feel of it. I however have a problem with the bolts keep coming loose on the LSS! Does anybody else have this problem??? Is there a quick fix???
07-05-2006, 12:48 PM
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I have the pro 5.0 with the speed inc, short angled (towards drivers) stick.
I love the shifter and mechanical feel of it, very precise and no neutral issues, always returns to center.
I love the shifter and mechanical feel of it, very precise and no neutral issues, always returns to center.
07-05-2006, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by The Gentlemen
I really like my 5.0.......and I have the LSS as well. Although I do not feel that the shifter is as notchy as everyone thinks....I really like the feel of it. I however have a problem with the bolts keep coming loose on the LSS! Does anybody else have this problem??? Is there a quick fix???
07-05-2006, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by The Gentlemen
I really like my 5.0.......and I have the LSS as well. Although I do not feel that the shifter is as notchy as everyone thinks....I really like the feel of it. I however have a problem with the bolts keep coming loose on the LSS! Does anybody else have this problem??? Is there a quick fix???
