Norwood

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Twist them nuts til they holler uncle....

Careful, down here in Springtuckey that's a common occurrence, holler'n momma happens too.

[Sieg]

Mounted the White Lightning shifter in the rear position and took the car out for about 30 mile drive.

This was the result.

Doesn't leak nearly as much in the rear position, I'm guessing 70% less, but this would add up after 500 miles. The Hurst Blackjack would probably leak 70+% less than this when rear mounted or maybe not at all?

Also shot a short video while driving.


You can see the trans venting through the shifter which makes me wonder how effective the factory vent is. If the vent line isn't baffled could it be getting enough oil thrown on it to partially obstruct its function?

It appears this shifter design for the T56 Magnum needs some type of seal.

On a positive note the rear mount position puts the shifter closer to the wheel.

[GregWeld]

Hey -- Think of it this way..... You could have a big crack in your rear end....

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Hey -- Think of it this way..... You could have a big crack in your rear end....

Thinking about what you've been through with the '32 definitely takes the edge off my itsey bitsey problems.

SAR should design their builds with complimentary air jack systems.

[Vegas69]

Quit dickin around and shroud the thing.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Well technically it's Hurst Drivelines and American Powertrain's.

More Hurst's since they instructed me to ruin my stock Tremec shifter. I never felt right about that move (cutting the sealing boot), but they're the pro's right? Grrrrrrr.

At this point American Powertrain hasn't returned my phone call from yesterday morning or responded to the email I sent last night.

So I've got $640 paid out for two puking shifters and no OEM to fall back on. Hurst will issue a credit, we'll see how it goes with AP. I am fast learning there's a serious lack of integrity in the automotive sector compared to the motorcycle sector.

Well I know who I'm not buying my T56 from. Sorry to hear of your troubles. At least your car is on the road to piss you off......

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Quit dickin around and shroud the thing.

For some reason if that shroud ended up in the trans I don't believe any of the shifter vendors would provide complimentary warranty service.

Though it should be easier to install a vertical baffle when in the rear position.

At least I can drive it in this configuration with a Maxi-Pad wrapped around it.

[Vegas69]

You're going to need that maxi pad with that attitude.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by FETorino

Well I know who I'm not buying my T56 from. Sorry to hear of your troubles. At least your car is on the road to piss you off......

Actually Jim Goodlad at Hurst has been VERY good to deal with. But since Drivelines was acquired by B&M it's big corporate business and Jim is going to retire before long I don't know if they'll invest in a comparable replacement for Jim.

The kit and trans aren't the issue here, just the shifter, and I went that route to retain the factory console. The rear position does put the lever in a better location so I'm not sure what direction I'll head.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

You're going to need that maxi pad with that attitude.