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Old 10-08-2007, 11:21 AM
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Does any company manufactor a wieghted shift **** for an LS1 car????
Old 10-08-2007, 03:46 PM
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The MBA billet ***** were fairly heavy, but you will only find them on ebay, or on the classifieds here and on other LSx sites, as MBA is out of business.

I actually want the lightest shift **** I can find as I feel that it puts the least amount of stress/force on the shift forks/internals when driving around in gear (especially with a super stiff suspension on really bad roads).
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I wanna see what it would be like with a wieghted shift ****....
Old 10-08-2007, 06:16 PM
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I am not sure if what you are looking for is the B&M Hammer Head.

It is a very heavy T handle, but really made a difference for me.

I would not want to use it for road racing, but for drag racing it felt really good.

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I might try that...I'm just looking for a shifter with a descent amount of weight behind it....
Old 10-08-2007, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Zero4488
I might try that...I'm just looking for a shifter with a descent amount of weight behind it....
They have a specific one for the F Body, but I could not find the part#.

I believe this is chrome plated steel handle, not aluminum, it is quite heavy. If you look at the shape it makes the 2-3 shift a lot easier too.
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I'll probably pick one up...but I'm gunna keep looking for more like a tear drop shaped one...
Old 10-09-2007, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Zero4488
I'll probably pick one up...but I'm gunna keep looking for more like a tear drop shaped one...
This is what the MBAs were. In fact they had one that was a round ball that tapered down to the handle smoothly that they called "teardrop" shaped. They were pretty heavy if you got the bigger diameter versions (2.5" diameter).
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the MBAs are pretty good... if you can find one
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I have an MBA ****, and dont get me wrong, they are great and i love the ****, but they are not heavy, its a billet aluminum ****, not much more weight than the stock hurst, i know i have seen a polished tremec 6-spd ****, i dont remember what it was made out of, but if it is steel it would definatly be heavier.
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Well I'll keep looking and maybe I can find something....


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