Ratchet Shifter Opinion

[Rdobbs1977]

Drag race car only. Car currently has a hurst quarter stick shifter and I've been looking at the B&M ratchet shifter online and thinking maybe about buying it for the car. Anyone have any opinions or experience on using a ratchet shifter? thanks

[astroracer]

Which shifter? B&M makes a few. I put the Hurst V-Matic III in my '56 wagon. It is the same shifter as the B&M Mega Shifter (only a few dollars cheaper ). It works fairly well and will take a bit of getting used to. Of course I don't drag race the car, it's just a street driver but it will go thru the gears pretty good!
Mark

[firebird77clone]

I had the B&M hammer in my chevelle, it has a short throw and you really have to "hammer" it. For the strip I think you'd like it. Previous to the hammer, it had the B&M star shifter. The star has a much longer throw, and takes very little force to operate.

I seem to recall that each of those has a dual action mode: you can engage the ratchet action, or a more common detent advance mode.