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Winters shifter #2609961 01/21/19 05:05 PM 01/21/19 05:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 601 Usa 1 10secchallenger OP mopar
10secchallenger OP mopar 1 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 601 Usa	Any one here have any experience running a winters shifter? I’d like to hear the good/ bad about them. Was looking to buy one, looks similar to my turbo action shifter.

Re: Winters shifter [Re: 10secchallenger] #2609968 01/21/19 05:24 PM 01/21/19 05:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,002 Joplin, Mo R rt66jim master
rt66jim master R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,002 Joplin, Mo	the best shifter I ever had was a Winters SideWinder.

Re: Winters shifter [Re: rt66jim] #2609989 01/21/19 06:20 PM 01/21/19 06:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,893 United Socialist States of Ame... T tboomer Too Many Posts
tboomer Too Many Posts T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,893 United Socialist States of Ame...	Originally Posted By rt66jim the best shifter I ever had was a Winters SideWinder. And I still have mine!

Re: Winters shifter [Re: 10secchallenger] #2609997 01/21/19 06:40 PM 01/21/19 06:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,526 Fulton County, PA C CMcAllister Mr. Helpful
CMcAllister Mr. Helpful C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,526 Fulton County, PA	Here we go again. Do a search. This has been fought out a few times already. BTW...1975 called, they want their Winters Shifter back. If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.

Re: Winters shifter [Re: 10secchallenger] #2610020 01/21/19 07:29 PM 01/21/19 07:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 287 PA Harry's Taxi 2 enthusiast
Harry's Taxi 2 enthusiast Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 287 PA	I really like mine, I had them in 3 cars. I think the Winters/ Sidewinders and Turbo-Action use the same mechanism and cable setup. I like using modern, dummy proof, Winter's 1975 technology, since I'm shifting a 1960's designed transmission attached to a 1958 designed engine....kinda like a rotary dial phone, never drops calls and haven't had a dead battery in one yet. Maybe we should all update to the new gated Precision Performance ones.....wait, that's right, I just remembered I had a gated shifter, it came factory in my "1970" Cuda. They called it a Slap-stick then. Ratchet shifters are alright, they do get a little confused if you ask them to make more than one gear change though. Last edited by Harry's Taxi 2; 01/21/19 08:31 PM. '86 Maple Grove KOS Mopar low qualifier......true street legal with no power adders. NOS-used when losing since 1940.

Re: Winters shifter [Re: CMcAllister] #2610038 01/21/19 08:15 PM 01/21/19 08:15 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 601 Usa 1 10secchallenger OP mopar
10secchallenger OP mopar 1 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 601 Usa	Originally Posted By CMcAllister Here we go again. Do a search. This has been fought out a few times already. BTW...1975 called, they want their Winters Shifter back. Thanks for the kind words...didn’t ask what year they were, the question is if anyone has used them.... guess your kinda slow....

Re: Winters shifter [Re: 10secchallenger] #2610104 01/21/19 10:16 PM 01/21/19 10:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 601 Usa 1 10secchallenger OP mopar
10secchallenger OP mopar 1 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 601 Usa	Anyone know if the cable comes in from the front or the rear on the transmission? Also Can an air shifter be mounted on on this shifter?

Re: Winters shifter [Re: 10secchallenger] #2610117 01/21/19 10:28 PM 01/21/19 10:28 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	I have a JVX which is a relabeled Winters, mine exits the shifter from the front and enters the transmission from the rear. IIRC there were two rear entry kits, straight in like mine and one that had a bell crank where the cable was perpendicular to the center line of the transmission and used the bell crank and a short rod.

Re: Winters shifter [Re: CMcAllister] #2610157 01/21/19 11:26 PM 01/21/19 11:26 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,185 aZLiViN J J_BODY I Live Here
J_BODY I Live Here J Joined: May 2003 Posts: 13,185 aZLiViN	Originally Posted By CMcAllister Here we go again. Do a search. This has been fought out a few times already. BTW...1975 called, they want their Winters Shifter back. Purple shafts and pinion snubbers.....

Re: Winters shifter [Re: CMcAllister] #2610201 01/22/19 12:31 AM 01/22/19 12:31 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 267 New Jersey 6 69Chrgr enthusiast
69Chrgr enthusiast 6 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 267 New Jersey	Originally Posted By CMcAllister Here we go again. Do a search. This has been fought out a few times already. BTW...1975 called, they want their Winters Shifter back. The Winters shifter design is sold by Cheetah, Turbo action, ATI, and of course, Winters. If you go to an NHRA race, most Stockers and Super stockers use a variation of this shifter. Although there are others out there, what shifter is better?

Re: Winters shifter [Re: J_BODY] #2610210 01/22/19 12:44 AM 01/22/19 12:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	Originally Posted By J_BODY Originally Posted By CMcAllister Here we go again. Do a search. This has been fought out a few times already. BTW...1975 called, they want their Winters Shifter back. Purple shafts and pinion snubbers..... Easy there!!! I'm still pushing buttons HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Winters shifter [Re: 10secchallenger] #2610515 01/22/19 04:46 PM 01/22/19 04:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,526 Fulton County, PA C CMcAllister Mr. Helpful
CMcAllister Mr. Helpful C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,526 Fulton County, PA	Quote: Although there are others out there, what shifter is better? Pick one. PPP, Pro Stick/Quarter Stick, M&M. ATI only has the old Winters for GM 3 speeds and C6 left. Their main one is the new M&M piece. I've used one, never owned one. Too big, bulky, heavy, clunky and outdated for me. I may be slow, but I've made it into the 21st Century. As far as 3 speeds in class cars... Last edited by CMcAllister; 01/22/19 05:00 PM. If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.

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