What's up Dave. I never met an aftermarket shifter that I like. But this one has me reaching for my wallet:
http://www.artcarr.com/storm.cfm?fun...ProductID=7099
Art Carr seems to be the only company that sells shifters with specific gate patterns. The website is terrible and the shifter looks kinda bulky. But I'll bet it works awesome.
If you have a console car, then Shiftworks is a great idea. With the paddle shifter, you will never use the floor shifter for performance shifting again, so you don't need ratchet action and reverse lockout.