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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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so with this shifter it acts like a manu-matic? is there a fully auto mode?
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by firestang
so with this shifter it acts like a manu-matic? is there a fully auto mode?

Yes. Just stick it in drive and it's just like stock. Best of both worlds
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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Ordered mine today. Pretty smoking deal from CR @ Tillmans.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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Trust me Colby your going too love it when it's installed. Your going to be 2 vids behind when this install is complete. One of the TCI and the one I am still waiting on of the Magnaflow mufflers!!
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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Lol i know. Hey speaking of the TCI. Have u heard of people saying our trannies wont hold up to manually shifting it? Gonna start a thread.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by colbymh
Lol i know. Hey speaking of the TCI. Have u heard of people saying our trannies wont hold up to manually shifting it? Gonna start a thread.

Nope...do you know how to shift???
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by colbymh
Lol i know. Hey speaking of the TCI. Have u heard of people saying our trannies wont hold up to manually shifting it? Gonna start a thread.
I've heard of one or two trans fails in 5 years. I'm sure theres more but I have'nt seen them.
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by colbymh
Ordered mine today. Pretty smoking deal from CR @ Tillmans.

Yeah I guess really did get a smokin deal.
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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Well the install went very smooth. Little over an hour I would say and no glitches. I didn't even break the clip, which I was kinda bummed about since I paid $10 to have one on standby..O-well.

Overall I am very impressed with this setup. Solid unit, great quality, smooth shifting. Feels very sturdy and looks like it should have came stock with the car.

Here is a quick short video. I wasn't railing it, but you can see how smoothly it shifts, plus you can hear the sweet roar of the magnaflows (with windows up).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjC5GoMF_RY



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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Looks and sounds awesome Colby. Knowing how much you like to shift your auto I know you will get alot of pleasure from this new mod. And I agree it is a very well built unit and it would be really cool if Ford would offer such an option!!
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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The latest mod to my TCI shifter is a new "Toggle" for the lock out. I originally made one from billet that looked similar but was larger. So I took the stock TCI toggle and modified it to suit me. I also cut 3/8" off the shaft holding the toggle to lower it in relation to the shifter.

This took me about two hours to do the basic modification, and I spent an additional two hours the next day fine tuning the shape and polishing. Polishing Aluminum takes almost as long as actually making the handle.





















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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Any one know the exact threading for this shifter? I want to buy a custom shift **** for mine and they are asking if it is metric or standard or if i know the exact threading.
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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i bought a universal kit and i ended up using the 3/8" 16 thread adapter.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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awesome i will ask them to include a standard adapter kit instead of a metric.

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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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Yes, 3/8 x 16 SAE, I made several handles for this shifter so far and they are all that size.
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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Thinking about doing this ...

X-mas present to myself ...

Is everyone still happy with this shifter ?

Thanks !
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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Still love mine. It's a great item.
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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i just wish the shifts were crisper. not sure if my problem is isolated, but it still sometimes takes a while after i shift for the gear to actually change... especially with more spirited driving. i tried shifting while at WOT a couple times, and it held the lower gear way too long.

still.... it is fun to play around with. not a replacement for a manual tranny, but better than nothing... plus it looks great. i would recommend this to anyone with an automatic.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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WOW was going to see if i could get the 2010 shifter to work in my 06 but im loving the way this looks found this on another site.

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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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I want one.
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