short throw shifter

[hhijleh]

can anyone reccomend a good short throw shifter...I had an unknown brand in my 93 mustang back in the day and I would like one in my 68 camaro... I just bought the car and there is a LONG Hurst chrome shaft that has got to go....I think it has a 4 speed....thanks

[novaderrik]

unless you want to hack a big hole in the floor for a race shifter, you are pretty much stuck with changing shift handles. Hurst has a whole bunch of sticks available, but keep in mind that one of those really short sticks winds up in an awkward place for most drivers. i has a stick that was about 12" long and curved back in my Nova, and it was perfect. i tried one of their 6" long straight shifters in the car, and while it shifted nice, it made the car pretty much undrivable since i had to lean so far forward to shift it.
here's a blurry shot of the driver's area of my Nova. the shifter laid right in the perfect spot for me no matter where it was, and the throws weren't too terribly long.

for a comparison, google up some pics of what the top NASCAR guys run for shifters- they almost look like they are out of a dump truck.

[para67camaro]

My mechanic recommended the MGW short throw shifter, he has it in his SC 04 Mustang Cobra. They do make the shifter for Fbody T56 but you have to call to order it, they are not advertising it on their website yet for some unknown reason. I researched trying to find a good shifter for my car and this is what the others are praising as well. If anything look up some forums on it, I think LS1tech.com has a couple threads on it. I ran the leather boot to just under the shifter so that the handle was sticking out. I really like the look, I wish I had a picture of it right now, but I am deployed to so no luck. Here is the link to the site though.

http://www.mgwltd.com/mustang_shifter.shtml