I never ran a V gate shifter but when I raced my 66 Dart with the 833 four speed I used the Hurst Super Shifter and I did not have to cut the floor at all. It was an original 273 four speed car. Actually I never wanted the V gate as that Hurst super shifter worked awesome and I felt I could shift gers as fast as my buddies could with their V gate inline shifters. Actually I felt like I could shift faster with the Hurst super shifter then they were with their V gate shifters. I really liked that Hurst super shifter and the T handle on it instead of the ball. Ron