5 'O THIS

Just finished the auto-T5 swap, looking for a good shifter to top it off.

I hear good things about the Hurst Billet/Plus. Is it the best/most comfortable shifter out there? Let's hear it!

jmd

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the adjustable hurst comp/plus was good to me when I ran a T5.

85_ZED28

I love my Hurst Billet Plus, I got it used on here. However, the Pro 5.0 is very highly praised on these boards and looks like a very nice piece! If I was buying new I'd give it a try.

87WS6

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I'm using a B&M Ripper here. I like it a lot.

sofakingdom

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Comp Plus here, in the car since about 85.

IMO you can't go wrong with any of em... seems like anybody that has any one of the replacement ones, LOVES it. They're all so much better than stock, it's astounding. Hard to believe GM would equip us with something THAT crappy.

Personally I don't like a bunch of bling, so I made a bushing so I could put my stock **** on the Comp Plus. You couldn't tell it had been swapped just to look at it.

TTOP350

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For normal driving and powershifting I like the Pro 5.0.
Waaay better than anything I ever used on a T5. IMO

87WS6

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That's the way my B&M Ripper is. With the stock **** and boot on there you can't tell anything has changed aside from perhaps the length of the shifter shaft itself. The B&M is shorter than the stock one I believe. I wanted that stock look which is why Id id that. Though I'll eventually change to the SLP **** once I do the full restoration / build up on it.

CamKid1992

Pro 5.0 all the way i've had stock and the hurst and the 5.0 is night and day to me. the hurst seemed to be to long. love the 5.0!!!

mike_c

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I've had both the B&M Ripper and Pro 5.0 on my T5. Both are good, but I prefer the Pro 5.0. The Pro 5.0 is a bit notchier shifting than the B&M, but I personally like that as there's no question as to what gear you're in. And to me, it seemed like the throws on the Pro 5.0 were a bit shorter than the B&M.

Unlike the Hurst shifter, the B&M and Pro 5.0 sticks accept a stock shift ****, which is a plus if you like to keep things looking original.

Like stated before, ANYTHING is going to be an improvement over the stock shifter.

87WS6

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That's why I didn't get the Hurst shifter. And yeah, the stock shifter just plain sucks. Anything is better.

5 'O THIS

Great info all, thanks. I'm leaning toward the Hurst Billet/Plus or the B&M Ripper, so here is my next question.

I'd like to run the black leather "H" **** that SLP sells. Will this **** fit either of those shifters? I can't seem to find the thread size listed for it anywhere, and some of these replies have stated that the Hurst doesn't accept a stock style (thread type?) ****.

jmd

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Pay attention to the above post. That's probably your best option because...

Hurst makes other sticks which will fit the billet/plus but I don't think any have stock size thread.

One of the best features of the comp/plus (and I assume billet/plus) was the splined mating surface between stick and shifter base. I don't know if any of the short-stick sellers out there could add that to one of theirs for you.

So a bushing to adapt 3/8-24 thread to M16 x 1.5 thread it is.

87WS6

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I've got the same **** with an SLP logo instead of the H. It does indeed fit the B&M Ripper.

DBLTKE

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I've had experience with the Hurst, B&M, and Pro-5.0. The Hurst has a very positive feel for gear engagement and a nice strong spring to center the lever. The stick is nice looking but too long IMO, barely shorter than stock, though the throw is shorter.

The B&M has a much smoother gear engagement, softer return spring, but has a 30% shorter throw than stock, and the stick is shorter than the Hurst which makes it much more confortable to drive with.

The Pro-5.0 has a nice firm and crisp gear engagement, absolutely no slop, a nice strong return spring like the Hurst And is much shorter in both throw and height than either the Hurst or B&M.

I'd rate them as such...

1: Pro-5.0 (by far)
2: B&M
3: Hurst