I've got the Lokar 12" single bend with the stock knob on my Willys. I've voiced my dislike for this shifter several times and spoken to the Lokar and Gennie guys at national meets a number of times. Their comments are along the line that the shifter is meant for streetcars and not real hot rods.

The problem is that for high performance use where you want to manually shift it, it is easy to over shift it. I've already done it a couple times so now when I want to "step on it" I start in 2nd and let the T350 up shift to what ever it wants to then hold my right hand against my leg and gently push the lever into 3rd when it is time. Not a very good thing. Also since I don't use a kick down, down shifting quickly is not a good thing to do. Fortunately I have a strong motor with lots of mid range and a very light car so just stepping on it is usually enough.

I also receved a modified shift plate from another reader which I have not installed yet. It has a much better way to positively select gears. I'm going to make a modified one of my own over the winter and install it. I already have a replacement shift plate from Lokar.

The bottom line is that we have made a mistake in application here and we really need to select a ratchet style cable shifter for our 'hotrods.' I know they don't look a cool but function and safety need to take priority here.

I have several friends with the long lever ones that have a real hard time when they step on it with the lever wanting to down shift. Not good. Personally I would not use one over 12" long at all. You will have to tighten the pivot up too tight to function very well.

Neither company shows much interest in fixing these other than to stress the neutral saftey switch adjustment.

I will say that mine was very easy to set up and the neutral safety switch works flawlessly.

I have my blower ready to install and I can see that it will be next to impossible to shift under full throttle. I'll probably just have to leave it in drive. A new ratchet shifter will be in order for sure.