comp plus shifter. new vs old

[Postsedan]

Oh that erks me!

Dan.

[300deluxeL79]

bought a comp plus shifter earlier this year...sure enough, made in china.
even worse, i paid 'made in usa' price.

[x Baldwin Motion]

The Hurst website no longer touts "Made In USA" I believe the comp plus I bought in 2005 is also 4NJNK.

[markjohnson]

I don't know if it makes a difference or not, but I've never liked that white plastic alignment/adjustment pin that comes with Hurst shifters. Some people use an allen wrench, some people use a drill bit. I have a small length of slightly over-size round stock (about .255) that I like to use to tighten up things and align everything up just a tad bit more. I've also started using Long Shifters instead of Hurst lately. They're about $100 or so more than a Hurst, but are very high quality.

[Salvatore]

Probably better to buy an older Hurst shifter from Ebay and rebuild it or have it rebuilt.

[Tommy]

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Probably better to buy an older Hurst shifter from Ebay and rebuild it or have it rebuilt.

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I used to watch alot of hurst shifters and parts for them on ebay... I always wondered why they fetched nice money... I guess I should have been trying to buy some of it. I worried with the silly thing for a while yesterday and am now ready to install the old one. I too paid made in USA money for a new Chinese shifter evidently.


What about the mounts? what do you guys think of the direct mounts vs the new one that wraps around the whole thing. It raises the rear of the trans a little.


Tommy

[ORIGLS6]

I have six of the older shifters that I've picked up over the years. My opinion is, the older units are better built with stronger material. I noticed the newer mounts were quite a bit different than the old ones, although mounting hardware has always been an evolving part of the Hurst production.
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