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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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From: alice,tx
Car: 91 camaro z28
Engine: 355
Transmission: 5 speed
Axle/Gears: 410
b & m megashifter

i wanna see some pics of the aftermarket shifters on yalls cars. Just to see what else is out there. I ordered a b & m megashifter a couple of days ago.
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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From: santa barbara,ca
Car: 1990 iroc z
Engine: LSX 376 F1A
Transmission: 4l60e
Axle/Gears: 12 bolt 3.42
here u go
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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From: Laguna Beach, Ca
Car: Gutted 92' RS TRACK ONLY / '86 Mustang gt 'vert / 1982 Yamiaha xs400 Cafe Racer
Engine: L03; TBI is IT! / 5.0HO (306) SFI / 400cc air cooled twin
Transmission: 700-r4 / WCT5/ 6-speed close ratio
b&m ss with metal handle. Nice and simple looking. I made the shifter boot out of leather.
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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From: Mass, Boston
Car: 1988 GTA Black notchback
Engine: 1991 L98 355 TWIN Superchagred
Transmission: 700r4 shift kit 2500 stall
Axle/Gears: www.cardomain.com/id/gtafanatic
here my B & M. good luck with the linkege... but it duz shift nice
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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Car: camaro sportcoupe
Engine: 7.0L
Transmission: G-Force GF5R
Axle/Gears: Moser 9"
here ya go, have had this shifter since 1999 and it's been in two cars. it still works great. only had to replace the cable once.

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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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Car: 1988 GTA Black notchback
Engine: 1991 L98 355 TWIN Superchagred
Transmission: 700r4 shift kit 2500 stall
Axle/Gears: www.cardomain.com/id/gtafanatic
why did you replace cable?
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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i guess from years of abuse, the cable finally stretched enough not to go all the way into the selected gear. had to drive the car home in third once (700r4). that sucked. but, it has seen ALOT of abuse at the track. the shifter probably has over 1000 hard shifts on it. and that will wear the cable out over time. shoot, it's seen 5 trannies!
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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From: alice,tx
Car: 91 camaro z28
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Transmission: 5 speed
Axle/Gears: 410
thanx guys...keep em coming..GTA fanatic, what do u mean by good luck with linkage?....90irocdx3...Iv seen a steering wheel exactly like yours on ebay i was interested except it wasnt a momo. Nice choice. I was thinkin about getting it. Got any other pictures of it?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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Car: 1986 Iroc
Engine: 5.3
Transmission: 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 9 Inch w/ 3.55
Not bashing the mega shifter but mine was just terrible. I had problems with it ever since it was installed. I went to the hurst pistol grip quater stick shifter after B&M and I dont think I will buy another B&M product again.
Just my two cents
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 12:19 AM
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Car: Gutted 92' RS TRACK ONLY / '86 Mustang gt 'vert / 1982 Yamiaha xs400 Cafe Racer
Engine: L03; TBI is IT! / 5.0HO (306) SFI / 400cc air cooled twin
Transmission: 700-r4 / WCT5/ 6-speed close ratio
What was wrong with the B&M?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 11:52 AM
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From: New Germany, MN
Car: 1986 Iroc
Engine: 5.3
Transmission: 4L80E
Axle/Gears: 9 Inch w/ 3.55
I think the cable. Not totaly sure. Some times it would get stuck in park. The linkage was stiff no mater what I did to adjust it. And one day I went from 2 nd to 3rd and the shifter went to reverse. I pulled it out that night and gave it to one of my buddies who wanted it. He also had issues with it. Even after replacing the cable. Like I said after I got my hurst I will never go back.
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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From: Chesterfield, Indiana
Car: 1991 Z28 Camaro
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: Jasper 700R4 Stage II
Axle/Gears: 3.23 For Now
I love my Mega Shifter......I even used factory cable


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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 02:01 PM
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From: Mass, Boston
Car: 1988 GTA Black notchback
Engine: 1991 L98 355 TWIN Superchagred
Transmission: 700r4 shift kit 2500 stall
Axle/Gears: www.cardomain.com/id/gtafanatic
i had same prob adjusting cable it takes time to get it right at one point i had no park then could not get it in first gear,but when i did get 1 ST i had no 4th gear well you get the idea. My cable could just be old BUT my bro got a new one and he had a simaler prob he want to get rid of his and it only has like 10 -15 passes on it from the track
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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From: Tucson, AZ
Car: 1991 Z-28
Engine: Can you say stroke?!?!
Transmission: 700-r4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I love mine. I liked it so much that I bought mine 2 weeks before I even had the car sitting in the driveway. Seriously though, I think it is a very good shifter and I have had no problems with mine in the 8 years I have owned the car. The only thing that I did not like was the t-handle. So to be different, I got rid of the t-handle and got the billit **** from a quick silver shifter and put it on. Now I enjoy my shifter even more and don't have to worry about the infamous backward B&M tatoo you get when the shifter has been in the sun all day long.

Here is a old pic but it still shows the shifter in it's current config.

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