Real world feedback: B&M Hammer Shifter - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

87ROCZ · 01-09-2010, 06:07 PM

Hi.. I posted this in the Body board but no replies... so I am going to try it on a few different boards....

I have always wanted an aftermarket ratchet shifter ever since I started going to the track. Friend of mine has a B&M Megashifter and not only does it look cool it is also functional when banging through the gears at the track.

If I still had my stock center console I would have bought the console Megashifter that is a direct bolt in for the Camaro's... but here is the catch.

I have installed a manual 6 speed center console from a 1998 Formula.... It works fine with my stock shifter, although it does come a little close when I have the shifter pulled all the way down in 1st, but it clears.

I have also looked at the B&M Hammer Shifter which is what I would love to make work in my current setup. I think it looks nicer than the Megashifter but that is just my personal preference.

I have done the search and came up with nothing concrete that would tell me if this has been done successfully. I have gotten feedback from people that have installed the Megashifter into a 4th Gen console on their 3rd Gen but it required cutting out the ashtray section (this is where I have my window switches installed ) ... I have also gotten feedback from a 4th Gen Owner who installed the Hammer Shifter into the console but said it required cutting out the stock mounting brackets and welding in a thicker steel plate to the floor so the Hammer shifter would sit low enough to clear the console. Maybe the 4th Gen mounting hardware is a little different than the 3rd Gens and this wouldn't be required in our cars.

My question is simple.... who here has installed a 98+ 6 speed console and a B&M Hammer Shifter into their 3rd gen Camaro or Firebird? If you could give me some real world feedback on how you made it work without too much chopping/hacking that would be really great!