guaging interest in an auto shifter
7/25/07, 09:01 AM
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8/2/07, 02:04 PM
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Around here (VA) they're selling for 10-20k over MSRP.
Even my salesman at my dealership, who's a good friend of mine, told me he couldn't get one for any lower than 55k.
Any news on the shifter...yet??
8/15/07, 08:48 PM
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I'll hopefully be able to start Accepting orders for the shifter in a couple weeks. engineering signed it off on Friday and they are finalizing the bill of materials as we speak. Once that is done, we will submit all the parts lists to the materials locations to get production parts going..Then, I should be able to start accepting orders. I figure orders won't start going out until sometime in Sept. Once I get confirmation I can accept orders I will submit a new post and request emails be sent directly to me for the list to be formed....Chris
New here found this thread searching for a new shifter for an 07 GT A/T any pics for this shifter ?
8/16/07, 10:50 AM
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The Mayan calendar ends in the your 2012...
Some say this will be the end of the world...
I can think of another event that will most certainly signal the start of Armageddon.
THE RELEASE OF THE AUTOSHIFTER FROM B&M!
Some say this will be the end of the world...
I can think of another event that will most certainly signal the start of Armageddon.
THE RELEASE OF THE AUTOSHIFTER FROM B&M!
8/16/07, 11:22 AM
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8/18/07, 06:06 AM
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Regardless of what the new shifter looks like, the real challenge is going to be reprogramming of the automatic transmission logic. There will be tuning required to allow this shifter to work properly......all the time. Some programming attributes may not be available to the tuner.
I guess we will have to wait until September to find out how this is all going to come about.
I guess we will have to wait until September to find out how this is all going to come about.
8/18/07, 09:16 AM
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You can manually shift your auto right now if you choose to. The only PITA about doing it with the stock shifter is that there are no detents to prevent you sliding up to the next gear.
This is the exact transmission used in the autostick Lincoln's.
The only thing that this shifter is going to provide is the ability to manually select your gears without worrying about sliding up into the next one accidentally, that's all.
8/18/07, 03:02 PM
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I'll be interested to see how well it works because the lollypop look is just not thier for me so it'll have to work really well before it goes in my car. I'd like to know why such a delay, they obviously didnt spend any time on styling and for the most part the technology being used already exsists, just a matter of making them work together and it shouldnt take this long to do that.The more I look at B&M's site the less I like what they came up with for us. B&M has some very nice looking shifters that work very well, not real sure why this one doesnt. Personally I think the lack of styling will ultimately be its downfall.
8/18/07, 04:52 PM
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How so?
You can manually shift your auto right now if you choose to. The only PITA about doing it with the stock shifter is that there are no detents to prevent you sliding up to the next gear.
This is the exact transmission used in the autostick Lincoln's.
The only thing that this shifter is going to provide is the ability to manually select your gears without worrying about sliding up into the next one accidentally, that's all.
You can manually shift your auto right now if you choose to. The only PITA about doing it with the stock shifter is that there are no detents to prevent you sliding up to the next gear.
This is the exact transmission used in the autostick Lincoln's.
The only thing that this shifter is going to provide is the ability to manually select your gears without worrying about sliding up into the next one accidentally, that's all.
8/18/07, 05:04 PM
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The Lincoln LS. They've had them for quite a few years now. Although I must admit that the stick out of the Lincoln would be pretty much out of place in the Mustang IMO.
Here's an Ebay auction with one and lot's of pictures.
Here's an Ebay auction with one and lot's of pictures.
8/18/07, 05:47 PM
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Wont make it come out later either I'll be interested to see how well it works because the lollypop look is just not thier for me so it'll have to work really well before it goes in my car. I'd like to know why such a delay, they obviously didnt spend any time on styling and for the most part the technology being used already exsists, just a matter of making them work together and it shouldnt take this long to do that.
The more I look at B&M's site the less I like what they came up with for us. B&M has some very nice looking shifters that work very well, not real sure why this one doesnt. Personally I think the lack of styling will ultimately be its downfall.
I'll be interested to see how well it works because the lollypop look is just not thier for me so it'll have to work really well before it goes in my car. I'd like to know why such a delay, they obviously didnt spend any time on styling and for the most part the technology being used already exsists, just a matter of making them work together and it shouldnt take this long to do that.The more I look at B&M's site the less I like what they came up with for us. B&M has some very nice looking shifters that work very well, not real sure why this one doesnt. Personally I think the lack of styling will ultimately be its downfall.
I agree . This thing looks cheap.
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I hope it works good....
8/18/07, 06:30 PM
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How so?
You can manually shift your auto right now if you choose to. The only PITA about doing it with the stock shifter is that there are no detents to prevent you sliding up to the next gear.
This is the exact transmission used in the autostick Lincoln's.
The only thing that this shifter is going to provide is the ability to manually select your gears without worrying about sliding up into the next one accidentally, that's all.
You can manually shift your auto right now if you choose to. The only PITA about doing it with the stock shifter is that there are no detents to prevent you sliding up to the next gear.
This is the exact transmission used in the autostick Lincoln's.
The only thing that this shifter is going to provide is the ability to manually select your gears without worrying about sliding up into the next one accidentally, that's all.
I thought that this shifter could also be used as a slap shifter. Like in the Lexus. Where the shifter stays in one place and all you have to do is slap it to get through all the gears.
All this waiting for a shifter that keeps a driver from mistakenly over shifting from 1st to 3rd. Hmmm.
I'll pass if thats the case.
8/18/07, 08:22 PM
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I'm with Vistablue...not really impressed with the look and less with the delay. Why would they not style something more "vintage" and less spartan?
They have it for a Camaro but not Mustang?
I will keep watching this thread and hope somebody gets hold of one for review.
They have it for a Camaro but not Mustang?
I will keep watching this thread and hope somebody gets hold of one for review.
8/20/07, 09:33 AM
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Oops sorry,
I thought that this shifter could also be used as a slap shifter. Like in the Lexus. Where the shifter stays in one place and all you have to do is slap it to get through all the gears.
All this waiting for a shifter that keeps a driver from mistakenly over shifting from 1st to 3rd. Hmmm.
I'll pass if thats the case.
I thought that this shifter could also be used as a slap shifter. Like in the Lexus. Where the shifter stays in one place and all you have to do is slap it to get through all the gears.
All this waiting for a shifter that keeps a driver from mistakenly over shifting from 1st to 3rd. Hmmm.
I'll pass if thats the case.
8/21/07, 10:11 AM
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Well, I am the originator of this deal and therefore it will be my decision to start accepting orders. But, I don't want to do that until i know FOR SURE the parts are here (or in short time) and work as described. When I know this, I will post here FIRST!..you can count on that