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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Firebird / June 2005Is there any way to identify a hurst shifter out of a 4th gen?
I think that I bought a Hurst shifter off of ebay, the seller said it was a hurst but it has no markings on it, is there any way to measure or find casting marks to identify whether this is actually a Hurst shifter and not just a standard shifter? Any help would be appreciated... >I think that I bought a Hurst shifter off of ebay, the seller said it was a >hurst but it has no markings on it, is there any way to measure or find >casting marks to identify whether this is actually a Hurst shifter and not >just a standard shifter? Any help would be appreciated... You didn't give enough information. What does it look like, what transmission did you buy it for? ...Ron -- 68' Camaro RS 88' Firebird Formula 00' Mustang GT Vert Sorry, for the lack of info, this is a T56 manual tranny for a 99 camaro ss, it had the stock shifter and I purchased a used shifter off of ebay tha is supposed to be the Hurst Shifter option from a 2000 T/A, The Hurst optional shifter is supposed to have a shorter throw than the stock shifter. Just curious if there is anything that would allow me to indentify this shifter as actually the hurst shifter since it is not marked that I have found, I am trying to make sure that it is not just another stock shifter being masqueraded as a hurst shifter... thanks for the reply.. >Sorry, for the lack of info, this is a T56 manual tranny for a 99 camaro ss, >it had the stock shifter and I purchased a used shifter off of ebay tha is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >found, I am trying to make sure that it is not just another stock shifter >being masqueraded as a hurst shifter... thanks for the reply.. A couple of things come to mind. 1. I would think that somewhere on the body there will be the word Hurst. 2. It should be made out of aluminum and have stops built into the side to keep the shifter arm from goint too far. 3. Look on web pages such as Summit and Jegs to make comparisons between the two. I have no personnal knowledge of the billet shifters other than the one I put into my Bird which was made by Proform. Good luck. ...Ron -- 68' Camaro RS 88' Firebird Formula 00' Mustang GT Vert >>Sorry, for the lack of info, this is a T56 manual tranny for a 99 camaro ss, >>it had the stock shifter and I purchased a used shifter off of ebay tha is [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > 88' Firebird Formula > 00' Mustang GT Vert Another big give away of the 2000 T/A Hurst sifter is the BIG FRIGGIN "H" ON TOP OF THE KNOB. Martin '01 Formula - MTI Air Box Lid, K&N Filter, Hurst-6, SLP Cold Air Induction & Smooth Intake Bellow Corsa Catback w/Premium Tips '83 V45 Magna This is ebay, he sold the knob in another auction i would guess, the one I bought didnt't come with it...also the knob fits both... Well, mine is black, and short and other than the giant H on the shifter handle and my window sticker that says it was an option.....I dunno....never pulled the console apart either. Contact Hurst. I know they have a rebuild service for thier very old stuff. (ala old A-body cars) Hurst Shifter Rebuild Service 550 Mallory Way Carson City, NV 89701-5374 216/688-8300, ext. 5 (tech) www.mrgasket.com/hurstmain.html > This is ebay, he sold the knob in another auction i would guess, the one I > bought didnt't come with it...also the knob fits both... > Well, mine is black, and short and other than the giant H on the > shifter handle and my window sticker that says it was an option.....I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >>bought didnt't come with it...also the knob fits both... I haven't had a reason to pull the shroud off mine either, so I cannot tell you any identifying marks on the base. =( I've thought about putting in a shorter throw though, so maybe in the near future, but right now I just don't have time to muck around with my car. Sorry. Martin '01 Formula - MTI Air Box Lid, K&N Filter, Hurst-6, SLP Cold Air Induction & Smooth Intake Bellow Corsa Catback w/Premium Tips '83 V45 Magna Hi GLK9MM, Wednesday May 18 2005, GLK9MM writes to RSCamaro: > Another big give away of the 2000 T/A Hurst sifter is the > BIG FRIGGIN "H" ON TOP OF THE KNOB. Good info! Kevin klement@shaw.ca > I think that I bought a Hurst shifter off of ebay, the seller said it was a > hurst but it has no markings on it, is there any way to measure or find > casting marks to identify whether this is actually a Hurst shifter and not > just a standard shifter? Any help would be appreciated... did you ever figure it out? are there part #'s on the shifter? the part # for the regular shifter is 12523303 the part # for the hurst is 88893296 frankly, I have the hurst sh.tter (that's not a typo) in my 01 WS6 and am not that impressed with it. When I do the clutch it's coming out. One too many 2-1 upshifts at the drag strip makes me nervous. :) > One too many 2-1 upshifts at the drag strip makes me nervous. I've only got the stock shifter :- 3-2 upshifts on the bypass makes everyone nervous :-> Seriously though, is there anything better if the Hurst isn't any good ?  SignatureMitch - 1995 Z28 LT1 M6 terminal_crazy@sand-hill.freeserve.co.uk Lancashire England >>One too many 2-1 upshifts at the drag strip makes me nervous. > > I've only got the stock shifter :- 3-2 upshifts on the bypass makes > everyone nervous :-> > > Seriously though, is there anything better if the Hurst isn't any good ? Pro 5.0 or the B&M seems what everyone else has. Of course no one I know has one that I can try... so I'm stuck with mail order... and I'm seriously contemplating doing it when I do the clutch in a few weeks. (you gotta take the shifter off anyway...) Ray >>> One too many 2-1 upshifts at the drag strip makes me nervous. >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Ray I've installed a Pro 5.0 on a buddy's car and i've been impressed with it. SignatureMartin '01 Formula - MTI Air Box Lid, K&N Filter, Hurst-6, SLP Cold Air Induction & Smooth Intake Bellow Corsa Catback w/Premium Tips '83 V45 Magna >> I think that I bought a Hurst shifter off of ebay, the seller said it >> was a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > :) Learn how to shift then. The whole point of a short throw shifter is less distance of travel & quicker shifts. If you can't get thrid, don't blaime the shifter, learn the friggin shift gate. Charles >>> I think that I bought a Hurst shifter off of ebay, the seller said it >>> was a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > blaime the shifter, learn the friggin shift gate. > Charles Uh, yeah. Have you driven an LS1 powered car at the drag strip? I have. (63 times.) The Hurst shifter is not a short throw shifter. It's a mushy stock shifter with a fancy knob. It's hard enough to be consistent with a stickshift car in a bracket race without worrying about the shifter hanging up on you. I also don't can't afford to bend pushrods with a missed shift... and it's only been a couple of times - but that's a couple more times than I'd like to take a chance with my engine... If the stock shifter was so great you'd be able to find a lot more people defending it as being great - instead you find most guys with modded LS1's running non-stock shifters. :) >>>> I think that I bought a Hurst shifter off of ebay, the seller said >>>> it was a [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > :) No I have not driven a LS1 car at the strip, want to loan me yours? I have driven a LS1 car HARD on the streets. It was a standard transmission even. Guess I am just lucky since I didn't miss a single shift. No it is not hard for most of us to be consistant in the 1/4 with a manuial transmission. Charles >>>>> I think that I bought a Hurst shifter off of ebay, the seller said >>>>> it was a [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > manuial transmission. > Charles come to Winnipeg and I'll let you drive it. I've bounced it off the rev limiter, smoked the clutch, I run nitrous... I'm not worried about you breaking it. :) I haven't missed a LOT of shifts... but one was enough to scare the beejezus out of my visa card... visions of 9000 rpm carnage... :) |
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