33 Coupe Transmission 12
03/11/04
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Shifting to another subject, here is
my new shifter made by
B&M Racing called the Pro Stick. Let's check
out some of the parts and features that it has.
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This shifter comes with a reverse
lock-out, neutral safety switch, shift knob, five foot cable, cable mounting
brackets, shifter linkage and wiring. There are a couple of nice
features that the Pro Stick has and one of them is the reverse lockout.
If you've ever been cruising down the road and bumped the shifter for
any reason and it happens to find its way into reverse, you'll like this
one because that won't happen. You have to push a small lever towards
the bottom of the shifter to be able to change gears into reverse which
can all be done with one hand. No more banging gears and finding
reverse! Another nice feature is the way you change gears. The large
lever is used to shift from second to third by pulling it toward you,
but you don't need it going from first to second. Then you use it again
to go from third to forth. This makes it easier to make sure your in the
gear you want when your at wide open throttle. It sounds confusing but
it's not and makes for a safer way of shifting while racing. The flat package in the middle is a
4 speed gate plate which is also made by B&M Racing.
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The gate plate had to be purchased separately
and has to be used because
the Pro Stick is set-up for a 3 speed but because I have a 4L80E
transmission (4 speed), I'll have to use this plate in place of the
other. All you do is remove three C-clips and two bolts to change
it.
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Here are the rest of the cable
mounting brackets that come with it but won't be used. B&M supplies
these for the many different transmissions that might be used with this
shifter. If anyone needs any of these, let me know because I'll give
them away.
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