Anyone with hurst or mac shifter

[road rage]

Anyone have one of these shifters and if so how do you like it.

 

[road rage]

Anyone

 

[CManT1914]

Sorry, but I've heard nothing good about them. Why do you ask?

 

[mcmmotorsports]

I have the Hurst Billet Plus on my '04 and as of Monday Morning, I am now tickled to death with it. I made the mistake of following the instructions about placement of the plastic bushing. It needs to be placed on the end of the shifter, not dropped into the tranny. So, needless to say, for the past 3 weeks I have had it I wasn't all that impressed with it. Now that I fixed it, I wouldn't trade it for the world. It is a great shifter at a great price.

 

[CManT1914]

Well there ya go, what doesn't work for one, might work for another.

 

[02GTBlack]

I also have a Hurst/Billet plus shifter and I love mine to. Nice short throws. And has posotive stops to protect your tranny from bent shift forks.

 

[mcmmotorsports]

I had a chance to see what a Tri-Ax felt like and it is very nice too. It had a shorter throw than my Hurst but I think the biggest reason for that was because of the shorter handle. He than got in my car and thought my Hurst was stock

I can't stress enough the importance of getting rid of the stock shifter. Any aftermarket is better than stock and I feel each one is SLIGHTLY different than the other. I wouldn't give up my Hurst for anything. Besides, my car wouldn't look as intimidating without its fender badges

 

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[road rage]

Wheres the best place to get the hurst shifter and where did you get those fender badges.

 

[85MustGT]

My Mac shifter is very smooth and short, I like it.
Much better than stock

 

[Trick98GT]

I have the best of both worlds in this convo...I have a MAC shifter with a Hurst T-Handle, lol. I love my MAC shifter...there's no way I would EVER put my stock shifter back in...WORLDS better than stock.

 

[Prometheus]

I have the Hurst Billet Plus shifter and I love it, short positive throws and the length of the handle is perfect. I got mine from Jeg's online.

 

[StangFreak32]

would rather have a pro 5.0 or steeda tri ax myself

 

[LuvNLife]

I've had the Hurst gold billet plus now for about 3 weeks. Not to sound sexist, but this thing is a man's shifter. It's tight, has a VERY narrow gate, and you actually use a muscle or 2 between gears. The payback is, the thing is virtually goof proof; if you miss a gear with this shifter, you really need to consider going to an automatic! I can not say enough about the quality of this piece; it's first rate.

Just an FYI - I went with the Hurst shifter, Hurst chrome stick, Hurst T handle, and the boot from Colorado Mustang. Way old school, and it really looks great in the 'Stang. Yes, there is more heat, and a bit of noise, but that goes into my "Who Cares" folder. American performance cars for years were ovens to drive in the summer, and noise? Hell, if you've ever ridden in a vintage GM vehicle with a Muncie M21/M22, they redefine noise!

mcmmotorsports: I do hope you don't live in Virginia, close to me! I've got the same emblems on my GT!! The other old farts like me in my local Mustang club really like the emblems, and remember them. The younger guys just go HUH? It's all good, though!


road rage: Summit is about the best price around for the shifter, stick, handles, and emblems.

Jerry

 

[cobranator]

I've had the Hurst Billet shifter in my Cobra for six years now and it's been excellent. No noise or vibrations and it shifts precisely and smoothly.As all the others it has stop bolts and you can adjust the preload to your liking. The other shifters on the market probably are just as good but I've had no reason to switch over from the Hurst.

 

[mcmmotorsports]

Hey MCM how did you like my shifter gaskets with your hurst shifter? I personally have never installed them with a Hurst but many customers have said they fit just fine.

Gaskets worked great, only used the base gasket though and not the one for the stick.

Badges and Shifter both came from a GREAT seller on eBay.

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/...rid=zrchris&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50

 

[Satin Silver GT]

Have the Hurst Billet Plus. Way so much better than stock.