The TCI Shifter, Now available!! Truly its out..
12/14/08, 02:31 PM
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12/14/08, 04:18 PM
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well to me it looks like the over drive button is still on the right side and that is a overdrive light..... and the left button still lets you select the gear..... unless those are dummy buttons for looks
Last edited by polodinks; 12/14/08 at 04:20 PM.
12/15/08, 09:30 PM
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OK guys I bit.
The factory shifter is crap, and one of the car's worst features IMHO. My car has only 20K on it and already the paint is wearing away and the black plastic track is all scratched up. It even sounds cheap. I also have a horrible habit of hitting neutral when slamming the thing into drive (after manually downshifting to be in the right gear for say, a nice pull against Dad's CTS). I figure it’s only a matter of time before I get all the way to reverse and leave the transmission on the road!
Granted the thing costs an arm and a leg, but for a high quality and unique looking shifter (great at shows) that provides some assurance I won't dump my tranny, I'm all over it. I think it will really bring some fun to the car clicking through the gears for some casual driving. There’s also the stick/auto factor, no one ever gives you crap for having an automatic if they see a drag shifter in the car!
Is it worth $500? I don’t know. Were the chrome valve covers worth $400? Was the little $30 MGW cigarette lighter plug worth it? Let’s not start this discussion, before we realize how sick we all are for even considering it in the first place (you’re here reading the thread too).
Tim
The factory shifter is crap, and one of the car's worst features IMHO. My car has only 20K on it and already the paint is wearing away and the black plastic track is all scratched up. It even sounds cheap. I also have a horrible habit of hitting neutral when slamming the thing into drive (after manually downshifting to be in the right gear for say, a nice pull against Dad's CTS). I figure it’s only a matter of time before I get all the way to reverse and leave the transmission on the road!
Granted the thing costs an arm and a leg, but for a high quality and unique looking shifter (great at shows) that provides some assurance I won't dump my tranny, I'm all over it. I think it will really bring some fun to the car clicking through the gears for some casual driving. There’s also the stick/auto factor, no one ever gives you crap for having an automatic if they see a drag shifter in the car!
Is it worth $500? I don’t know. Were the chrome valve covers worth $400? Was the little $30 MGW cigarette lighter plug worth it? Let’s not start this discussion, before we realize how sick we all are for even considering it in the first place (you’re here reading the thread too).
Tim
12/15/08, 09:41 PM
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12/16/08, 09:39 PM
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12/16/08, 09:43 PM
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We've got that on a '56 Chevy, I dont really consider it a ratchet shifter though, because think about it, a ratchet only moves one way (while in use, you can change direction, but not both at once), as does a normal ratchet shifter. I do like the B&M though, it's a great shifter
12/16/08, 11:55 PM
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12/17/08, 11:43 AM
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Here it is in my office, TDbrowns Shifter, it may not ship until tomorrow a'm still drooling over it, I wonder if you'd notice if it was installed?? 
and yes it does stop between gears Sniper...
P.S. sorry about that guys, my site isn't working right with the links so I just uploaded them direct.
and yes it does stop between gears Sniper...
P.S. sorry about that guys, my site isn't working right with the links so I just uploaded them direct.
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12/17/08, 01:48 PM
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12/17/08, 02:00 PM
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Also looks like the original design of the locking lever changed as well from the double holed (knuckle looking) style to something that looks much sleeker.
For auto owners, this is going to be a nice upgrade!
For auto owners, this is going to be a nice upgrade!
12/17/08, 03:50 PM
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Here it is in my office, TDbrowns Shifter, it may not ship until tomorrow a'm still drooling over it, I wonder if you'd notice if it was installed??
and yes it does stop between gears Sniper...
P.S. sorry about that guys, my site isn't working right with the links so I just uploaded them direct.
and yes it does stop between gears Sniper...
P.S. sorry about that guys, my site isn't working right with the links so I just uploaded them direct.
Doug you tease, this is going to be the one of the longest waits in my entire life!
My preciousss...
Tim