[Tigers] Tiger Short Shifter and Alternatives

[Cullen1972]

I agree with mark on what little experience I have with them. I have a hurst
competition plus correct shifter on my replica 427 cobra with its wide ratio
toploader.  It has a non functional reverse lockout. The t handle is spring
loaded and slides but it's not required to enter reverse. You don't miss it
though,  The detent is so strong you have to be very assertive and intentional
to find reverse. I got it from Dan Williams ands VERY nice. It was also
uncomfortably expensive at the time.

On another note,  in the t5 and late model mustang world and other modern car
world, short throw shifters actually describe the range of the mechanism below
the fulcrum of the shifter. Typically I believe due to the revised geometry
the shifting effort it's self is slightly increased at the expense of a
shorter throw between gears. Yes the handle on the shifter itself is indeed
shorter but if I'm not mistaken the "throw "being shorter is actually
describing the leverage that occurs below the fulcrum between the bottom of
the shifter and the shift forks on that style of transmission.

 I am not sure how that equates to top loaders and externally shifted
transmissions but I was always taught that a short throw shifter is not the
same thing as a shifter with a shorter handle. FWIW

Cullen

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> On Jan 23, 2014, at 8:53 PM, "Mark Rense" <mark44124 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Rob,
> One of my Tigers has the Hurst Competition-Plus control box/linkage using
> the 289 Cobra shifter. This shifter is shorter than the standard Tiger
> shifter although I'm not sure if it is the same as the official Tiger
"short
> shifter".
>
> PROS
> The short shifter/Hurst combo requires some adjustment to your driving
> habits but once you learn it and its short throws it is a lot of fun, if
> you've ever driven a S2000 it's almost that good. The down side is when I
> get into the other Tiger with the standard Toploader shifter it feels like
> I'm shifting a truck.
>
> CONS
> The short shifter is a longer reach, so it may not be good for your arm
> length, and the short shifter knob restricts your right knee movement when
> in 2nd and 4th gear, something you only notice when droning along on long
> freeway trips.
>
> You can still buy this Hurst/Cobra shifter combination, either from David
> Kee Toploaders or from Dan William's Toploader Transmissions. There may be
> others who sell this but I trust these guys.
>
> Note that the Hurst system does not use a reverse lock-out, just a strong
> detent.
>
> http://4speedtoploaders.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/cobrashifters.html
>
> http://www.toploadertransmissions.com/contact.html
>
> The 289 Cobra shifter is also available for standard Toploader linkage but
> the reverse lock-out Tee-handle on the Cobra re-pop shifters is
> non-functional, so you'd have to deal with that issue.
>
>
http://www.finishlineaccessories.com/cobra_engine_parts/cobra-shifter-handle
> s-transmission-driveline/shifter-handle-289-top-loader
>
> Bugz
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