I have a couple of questions. First off, how exactly does it work when it doesn't have a button like the stock shifter does? I've never really understood aftermarket auto shifters that much. Do you just hit the brakes and pull the shifter to Drive or what? Or is there a button/lever that I don't see in the pics? And in the second gate with only the 4 forward gears, if they aren't ratchet how do they work then? How does it keep me from missing shifts? Do I just slam it forward and it'll only go up one gear from 1st to 2nd, then 2nd to 3rd, and then 3rd to 4th? I've already searched and people have tried to explain it, but they just aren't that clear to me. Thanks.

Also, I'd like to hear opinions, if you have the Dual Gate-2, what problems did you have? I want to get a general idea of how many people really had problems. If you could do it all over again, would you get the B&M megashifter? I'm tempted to go with the Megashifter since I know Mark has one and he hasn't had problems with it, and also used the stock cable, plus the Megashifter is a good 100$ cheaper(I'm a poor high school kid).


Don't get me wrong though, I'd LOVE to have the Hurst name in my car, it's just I don't want to waste 200$ on a flaming POS.

 

You just pull it back into reverse or drive with the brake on, no buttons to push.

The race gate is shape like "steps". 1st gear is one step, when you push it forward to 2nd gear, there is another step there to keep it from going into 3rd. Each gear has a "step" so you don't over shift.

I think it's a GREAT looking shifter, that's why I bought it. Install sucked for me. After spending MANY, WAY TOO MANY hours installing/modifying it, I could do it much easier and quicker now (isn't that how most our mods go?). After finally modifying it enough to work properly, a weld gave out on a pivot point the FIRST day of using it. I'm sending it back to Hurst today to fix/replace. My shifter is a POS and I would not recommend it to anyone. Maybe I got a bad one, but I've heard of a few people on this board having trouble with their's. I think it is the WORST made product I've ever bought. Mine is a "FLAMING POS", as you so nicely put it.

 

Yeah, but it seems like everybody is having problems with their shifters, be it the Megashifter or the Dual Gate. Only person I've seen that didn't have a problem with their shifter was Mark and his Megashifter. Maybe you did just get a lemon? I'd really like to get the dual gate if at all possible...

So all I do is bang it, and I have to let go and bang it again to up shift?

 

i have a good one
i was shifting down to first gear at a dead stop one day with my mega shifter and the handle came off in my hand
the whole stud broke off i was pised to say the least

 

Lol, this is what I'm talking about here, it seems like everyone, no matter what shifter they have, has problems with them. Are people abusing them? Are they literally SLAMING it through the gears or something?

 

I have had one for over a year and i ve had no performance problems with it i dont slam through the gears alot but its a pretty tough shifter.The only thing id have to say that i have a problem with was the nuetral safety switchbut nothin acouple bigger screws cant take care of.............