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Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual #541854 12/01/09 02:06 PM 12/01/09 02:06 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 2,642 Pewaukee, WI Airgrabber OP master
Airgrabber OP master Joined: May 2003 Posts: 2,642 Pewaukee, WI	What kind (brand) floor shifter do you guys like for a street strip application with a manual valve body?

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Airgrabber] #541855 12/01/09 02:42 PM 12/01/09 02:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,840 The Swamp S Sixpak master
Sixpak master S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,840 The Swamp	I have an old B&M Pro Stick that does everything I want it to do. Plus is has interchangeable gate plates to go from forward to reverse pattern. A Cheetah or Winters style locks you into a set gate type, I believe. Whatever you get, stay away from any make ratchet shifter. That ratchet mechanism is liable to fail at the worst possible time, like on the starting line.. DAMHIK...

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Airgrabber] #541856 12/01/09 03:12 PM 12/01/09 03:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,586 Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana ProStDodge master
ProStDodge master Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,586 Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana	B & M Pro Ratchet - Can NEVER miss a gear! Had them in last three cars - never had a failure. They even have a cool Carbon fiber Pistol grip one! I won a $1200 race cause someones Cheeta shifted 1st to 3rd for them in the final round - can't happen with a ratchet unit. 5638975-bmratchet.jpg (167 downloads)

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: ProStDodge] #541857 12/01/09 03:16 PM 12/01/09 03:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 137 OH. 7 7074cuda member
7074cuda member 7 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 137 OH.	I 2nd that,my last 2 cars were B&M pro ratchets.My new car has one also.

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: ProStDodge] #541858 12/01/09 03:34 PM 12/01/09 03:34 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,260 New Mexico A Adobedude pro stock
Adobedude pro stock A Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,260 New Mexico	Quote: B & M Pro Ratchet - Can NEVER miss a gear! Had them in last three cars - never had a failure. They even have a cool Carbon fiber Pistol grip one! I won a $1200 race cause someones Cheeta shifted 1st to 3rd for them in the final round - can't happen with a ratchet unit. I lost a 5th round because I shifted from 1st to 3rd with my Cheetah. I'll get a ratchet shifter when I can afford one. 2001 Dodge Dakota 408 All Motor 11.27 @ 117.83 mph 2017 NM Mopar Challenge Series Champion.

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Adobedude] #541859 12/01/09 03:46 PM 12/01/09 03:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 637 Kokomo,IN StripeHOG mopar
StripeHOG mopar Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 637 Kokomo,IN	Pro Ratchet Andrew Brough D372 1969 Dodge Dart GTS 1.43 60'best 6.82 1/8 98mph "the light came on and I ran out of talent"

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: StripeHOG] #541860 12/01/09 05:39 PM 12/01/09 05:39 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia tex013 top fuel
tex013 top fuel Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,467 Sydney,Australia	Hurst Pro-Matic 2,with the long truck shifter arm.If you want to hide that it is an auto put a manual shifter boot instead of the box. love the older style,plus the satellite is now Hurst equipped have fitted a few cars with these shifters Tex New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Airgrabber] #541861 12/01/09 06:27 PM 12/01/09 06:27 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA	T/A Cheetah or one of the earlier brands(winters, Fairbanks and so on) Super heavy duty commercial cable and hardware, it is well built and won't wear out Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Cab_Burge] #541862 12/01/09 06:57 PM 12/01/09 06:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,818 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,818 A collage of whims	Cheetah. Intuitive, one-handed, no BS.

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: topside] #541863 12/01/09 07:16 PM 12/01/09 07:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	My son and I both use the B & M Pro Stick. We love it as it's not to pricey and works just like we want it to. Ron

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Airgrabber] #541864 12/01/09 07:22 PM 12/01/09 07:22 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	Hurst pro-matic 2 here...........simple and works great. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: StripeHOG] #541865 12/01/09 07:28 PM 12/01/09 07:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH	Quote: Pro Ratchet Same here. A real no nonsense shifter

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: topside] #541866 12/01/09 07:46 PM 12/01/09 07:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,492 On the run… BloFish I Live Here
BloFish I Live Here Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,492 On the run…	T/A Cheetah It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it! ‘65 A100 ‘69 ‘Cuda ‘73 Vega GT ‘06 Mega Cab ‘14 Mercedes SLK

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: BloFish] #541867 12/01/09 07:50 PM 12/01/09 07:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY 69CHARGERMD master
69CHARGERMD master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY	T/A Cheetah in the Charger,,,, PPP in the Belvedere.... Love em both......

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #541868 12/01/09 08:10 PM 12/01/09 08:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 577 Grand Rapids, MI 1 11secondC mopar
11secondC mopar 1 Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 577 Grand Rapids, MI	I love my B&M MegaShifter...been in the car 6 years now, no issues. Can be used as a standard shifter but also has the ratchet mode when things get serious lol...

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: 11secondC] #541869 12/01/09 08:46 PM 12/01/09 08:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york	My preference 5639816-IMG_1726.JPG (147 downloads) HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Airgrabber] #541870 12/01/09 09:59 PM 12/01/09 09:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 148 Raleigh, NC Y Youngblood member
Youngblood member Y Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 148 Raleigh, NC	Sidewinder from Maverick Performance. It is the old Winters shifter. Bolt it in and go. None of that constant adjusting of the cable to get all gears. It's tough and it's simple. Can be had with/without reverse lockout, with/without console, couple different billet knob choices. All in all, a great,reliable piece.

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: Airgrabber] #541871 12/01/09 10:07 PM 12/01/09 10:07 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,479 Canada CrAzYMoPaRGuY I Live Here
CrAzYMoPaRGuY I Live Here Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,479 Canada	I can tell you what to stay away from!!!!! LOL I've got a Hurst Lightning Rods, it has the reverse pattern on the display too. Crazy prices, familiarity needed, and I'm not sure how the longevity will be with a manual valve body, but I will one day find out! CrAzYMoPaRGuY

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: CrAzYMoPaRGuY] #541872 12/01/09 10:24 PM 12/01/09 10:24 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,316 Prospect, PA BSB67 master
BSB67 master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,316 Prospect, PA	Don't you just leave it in "D"? 5640085-interior.JPG (106 downloads)

Re: Shifter preference for street and strip,reverse manual [Re: BSB67] #541873 12/01/09 10:28 PM 12/01/09 10:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,876 Weddington, N.C. Streetwize master
Streetwize master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,876 Weddington, N.C.	good one!! I guess I'm old school, still like the old T/A Cheetah SCS WIZE World's Quickest Diahatsu Rocky (??) 414" Stroker Small block Mopar Powered. 10.84 @ 123...and gettin' quicker! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mWzLma3YGI In Car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXcf95e6v0

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