Question for drag racers

[Maverick The Electrician]

What shifter are you using. I have a B&M and it feels way to tight. I heard the SVS shifter was good.

 

[FikseGTS]

I still have the stock shifter, under WOT, the 2-3 shift can be difficult sometimes...

I was thinking of going with the B&M..... not a good idea?


Brooks

 

[Maverick The Electrician]

I have driven other peoples vipers and some feel great, some are stiff like mine. I have the B&M and it feels like crap. I drove Norm's steel grey 650 and it felt great, I need to find out if it was stock, it had the stock knob on it. Does anyone have the SVS or know how much it costs. or any other ideas. thanks

 

[ACR Joe]

The body of the SVSi unit is billet aluminum and feels much more solid than the stock shifter. A recent upgrade involved the use of double return springs on each side of the shift lever. If you order an SVSi unit, make sure it is already equipped with the double springs. It will still take a bit of getting used to so don't think inadvertent 3-2 upshifts are completely a thing of the past.

Jerry Scott (CO) had some success modifying a stock shifter with heavier springs which is another alternative (check the archives for details). Whatever alternative you choose, it is certain to be an improvement over stock.

Good Luck .......

 

[Maverick The Electrician]

How much is the SVS?

 

[rschiltz]

Albert,

With the Viper B&M, do you have a choice of springs? In the Ripper for the C5, there are two sets of springs available, one being alot stiffer and tighter than the other. Not sure if this is the case witht the Viper or not.

 

[Mike Brunton]

Albert,

I have the B&M in my Viper. At first, I used the B&M with the MGW shift knob. It was WAAAY to stiff. The B&M is pretty good with the stock shift knob, and the MGW knob is good with the stock shifter, but together, they were too hard to shift. I am a big and pretty strong guy, and I would have to pull the shifter so hard it would upset my seating position - that's how hard it was.

Right now, I use the Momo combat shifter, which has a different way of gripping it, and is better than the MGW one for my taste. I like the stock knob on the B&M too - put your stock shift knob back on - you may like it a lot better since it's a lot longer and makes shifts easier. As for the Momo Combat knob, it has a rubber insert, so it doesn't vibrate nearly as much as the MGW one does, but it's still pretty short and has a good feel to it.