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Old 07-14-2006, 08:58 AM   #1
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Hurst Dual Gate Shifter?

Is anyone using this?

Hurst 83-92 Camaro Dual Gate 2 Automatic Shifter

It looks nice, but it's pricey and I was wondering if there are any advantages over the B&M Megashifter other than it's something different. Like myself
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Old 07-14-2006, 09:26 AM   #2
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There are no particular advantages to that shifter.

It's the old "his & hers" stock shifter from the 60s & 70s, that GM used to buy from Hurst. We all hated them then, I don't think they've gotten a whole lot better since.

"They" all say that the B&M is the best auto shifter, as far as function. I wouldn't have a clue about that though, as I don't drive an auto. I'll defer to "their" wisdom in the matter.
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Old 07-16-2006, 06:23 PM   #3
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i love my hurst duel gate.... awesome.....
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:11 AM   #4
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i love my hurst duel gate.... awesome.....
How does the "fun" side work is it a full ratchet shifter like the megashifter?
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no nothing like it.... it has two gates..... one is like stock and the other one is race version.... you hit it and it goes up one gear.... its cool i like it...
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Everybody likes stuff like that, until they see something better; then they realize how pitiful it is.

Kind of like, maybe you think your 305 TBI car is fast, after you flipped the air cleaner lid over; then you get into somebody's 10-second big block car. Now all of a sudden yours seems mighty weenie.

That Hurst shifter is like that. Sure, it's "cool"; but that doesn't mean it's "functional", or that something else isn't A WHOLE LOT BETTER.
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two gates..... one is like stock and the other one is race version
the "hers" side, and the "his" side.

Wait until the first time you get a little over-excited and hit it a little too hard, and it goes from Drive to Neutral with your foot on the floor. You won't like it so much after that.
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"Wait until the first time you get a little over-excited and hit it a little too hard, and it goes from Drive to Neutral with your foot on the floor. You won't like it so much after that."
Exactly what I was afraid of! I guess I'll go with the Mega shifter. Maybe I can put a nice old fashioned round knob on it! Maybe rig up a leather boot? That may look cool!
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