Help chosing a floor shifter

[Kain]

toss up between these 2(links below)
went for short rip through a field today maybe 50 feet and i hammered it and bouncing through the field
the transmission went neutral, and i pooped thought great just blew trans. nope just jumped in neutral
so i am glad the pro flo 4 has a rev limiter..........
B&M StarShifters
only question for both is how to wire up back up light to make them work when in reverse
Art Carr/Winters Shifter

Is the art carr/winters shifter with a cable like b&m?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/bmm-80675/make/chevrolet

https://www.wideopendesign.com/winters-shifter

 

[RSWORDS]

Winter shifter hands down. Run one in my street and trail rig

 

[nvrenuf]

For B&M shifters you can install a micro switch on the ratchet mechanism. I've done this for a neutral safety switch, seems like it shoud be the same for reverse lights.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/bmm-80629

 

[Kain]

I think the b&m star shifter comes with it but have to buy separate for winter

 

[Bent77]

I’d look into Hurst. Ran those in all the race cars, zero issues. No BS gate problems either

 

[Kain]

would love Hurst but cant afford them

 

[Bent77]

I get that. Also talked to another guy in the last month removing another shifter that was less expensive

 

[Kain]

have a b&m mega shifter that come out of a camaro i used to have but it is rusty.........
would take some rebuilding before it would work properly

 

[ryoken]

B&M 's always seemed flimsy and cheap to me..

for that style shifter I swear by the oldschool Mr Gasket/hurst V-matic...

bottom is ratchet race mode or upper click/click normal mode... used to bash the sh*t out of these in ratchet mode.... sooooo much fun in a hotrod!


that said, a true gated shifter like the Winters is a much more precise, functional design, especially for a truck.. i have one for the K5...

I'd take the Winters Sidewinder over ANY B&M anyday..

 

[Kain]

well b&m and hurst are owned by holley i think

 

[ryoken]

well b&m and hurst are owned by holley i think

the mr gasket/hurst was always a better built version of the comparable B & M.. whether that's now true under holley, no clue..

 

[sweetk30]

well b&m and hurst are owned by holley i think

screw holley products

 

[ZooMad75]

screw holley products

This post should be as equally helpful as yours. We all get you hate holley.

I prefer these kinds of shifters. Good gated jobs, one tighter than the other.

 

[max 02]

Who made those auto shifters with the three sticks?
Popular in the 80s. quarter stick or some shit like that? Looked cool, don’t know if they are any good?

Maybe lightning rods?

 

[ZooMad75]

Who made those auto shifters with the three sticks?
Popular in the 80s. quarter stick or some shit like that? Looked cool, don’t know if they are any good?

Hurst lightning rods.

 

[max 02]

Hurst lightning rods.

Yeah. Just edited my post but aftermarket ones. I knew a guy that had some in a 67 Camaro.

 

[ZooMad75]

Yeah. Just edited my post but aftermarket ones. I knew a guy that had some in a 67 Camaro.

I always thought they were cool. It was the sole reason I would want a Hurst/Olds Cutlass. Never got one.

 

[max 02]

I always thought they were cool. It was the sole reason I would want a Hurst/Olds Cutlass. Never got one.

Me too! Did have a Montie but it wasn’t as cool.

 

[ZooMad75]

Me too! Did have a Montie but it wasn’t as cool.

Good reason why I never went after one is that we had a factory 4-speed '78 Malibu 2dr at our house. Way more fun to drive even with a smog era 305 2bbl.

 

[max 02]

Good reason why I never went after one is that we had a factory 4-speed '78 Malibu 2dr at our house. Way more fun to drive even with a smog era 305 2bbl.

Haha! Nice! Mine was a Black 78 bought it for 500.00 bucks, auto 305 I put 8” Corvette Rallies on it and good tires, drove it like a stock car! So fun!