To Short Stick or Not
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Should I get a short stick? I've not driven a car with one so I'm not sure how they feel. I know there are several different people making them on the side plus the Lou Short Stick. Give me some advise! I currently have the Pro 5.0 w/ the standard shifter. Thanks
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I like having a short stick, but I wouldn't buy it....I made mine...
process:
- take your 5.0 shifter and remove the shift ****
- put some paint on the upper most thread and then put the **** back on
- as the **** threads down, it will "carry" the paint with it, thus marking how many threads are actually used by the ****
- once the **** has bottomed out, take it back off and count how many threads were actually "used" by **** (how many have paint on them)
- count up from the bottom thread how ever many the **** used and then add two to that
- mark that point and cut all the threads above that off and debur the end with a file (so the **** will thread back on)
and there you have it....and short throw shifter at no cost (besides time)....mine has a throw of something like 3" total on the 3/4 shift....its fast...
process:
- take your 5.0 shifter and remove the shift ****
- put some paint on the upper most thread and then put the **** back on
- as the **** threads down, it will "carry" the paint with it, thus marking how many threads are actually used by the ****
- once the **** has bottomed out, take it back off and count how many threads were actually "used" by **** (how many have paint on them)
- count up from the bottom thread how ever many the **** used and then add two to that
- mark that point and cut all the threads above that off and debur the end with a file (so the **** will thread back on)
and there you have it....and short throw shifter at no cost (besides time)....mine has a throw of something like 3" total on the 3/4 shift....its fast...
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Should I get a short stick? I've not driven a car with one so I'm not sure how they feel. I know there are several different people making them on the side plus the Lou Short Stick. Give me some advise! I currently have the Pro 5.0 w/ the standard shifter. Thanks
-Travis
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I made mine from a piece of 5/8 dia stainless barstock I got cheap from a surplus store. Used a lathe to turn down the end a little, then a die to cut new threads, and drilled two holes for the Hurst shifter in the other end with a drill press.
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i love my lou's stick. although i had a friend of mine make me a custom drivative of the lous stick. i can't wait to use it.
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I made mine from a piece of 5/8 dia stainless barstock I got cheap from a surplus store. Used a lathe to turn down the end a little, then a die to cut new threads, and drilled two holes for the Hurst shifter in the other end with a drill press.
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i got a short stick off ebay from a guy named jarrod i think. A lot of people over at ls1 also got one from him and we are all happy. He sells them for $25 shipped, or at least he did, i think he is still making them.
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i got the short stick in mine with the stock hurst shifter, it was nice and short i love it. feels a lot tighter and i can slam the gears a lot better. believe it or not i got a shift know from MBA and it made the throws even shorter, the overall height went down about a full inch just changing the *****. if you dont do it there is something wrong lol
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i got the short stick in mine with the stock hurst shifter, it was nice and short i love it. feels a lot tighter and i can slam the gears a lot better. believe it or not i got a shift know from MBA and it made the throws even shorter, the overall height went down about a full inch just changing the *****. if you dont do it there is something wrong lol
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I bought the Pro 5.0/lou's short stick combo from www.afterthoughtsauto.com. The short stick is great and with the pro 5.0 its nearly impossible to miss the 2nd to 3rd shift. Then I got the flameball **** shifter for the top. It looks great when its lit up at night.