S1 Sequential Shifter - Gen 3

[Gary Dawson]

Good day!

I am intrigued with the concept of a sequential shifter. Just wondering if any Gen 3 owners have any real world experience with these. And can it be a clean install without hacking up the center console?

 

[Goggles Pizano]

Talk to comp coupe owners/racers. And some high HP turbo guys.

The 'intrigued' will be slapped silly by the price of the tranny alone.

 

[redtanrt10]

Good day!

I am intrigued with the concept of a sequential shifter. Just wondering if any Gen 3 owners have any real world experience with these. And can it be a clean install without hacking up the center console?

Dig around and you'll some threads either here, on the voa or on fb sites. There are a couple of companies that convert the T-56 which is also a vette trans.

As Googles mentioned talk to the comp coupe guys. I have an EMCO sequential and had it converted to paddles. My EMCO has great gearing with a 6th at basically 1 to 1 so I'm always on the power at the track. You can get 5th and 6th with overdrive ratio's for a street car. Price for an EMCO is probably $25K, there are others out there that might be as low as $15k. Not sure what the cost of a T-56 conversion is?

If you want a sequential, then it needs to be a dedicated track car, or, you just have a ton of $$$'s and put one in a street car.

 

[99RT10GTS]

I've got one. Yes, easily.

 

[Gary Dawson]

I think maybe I didn't clarify. There is an S1 shifter that converts our H shifter pattern to a sequential on our stock transmissions. You still need to use the clutch but just pulling straight back to upshift and push forward to downshift has a great appeal to me. It's about $1500 bucks but as ugly as sin. I was just wondering if it can be installed without hacking up the center console?

Sequential shifter street test

This video is of a pre production shifter taken over 2 years ago testing on the street. Everything has been refined a bit since then but as you can see here ...

www.youtube.com

 

[Goggles Pizano]

You can do the same with paddles and has been used on the GTM. I forgot and am too lazy to look it up what US company makes it.

I contacted S1 (i think it was them) looong time ago about info for a project but decided it was cheaper and better to make my own control board, etc.

The cool fact will wear off very quickly.

 

[Gary Dawson]

You are probably right. My car is pretty much bone stock except for an underdrive pulley and a 3.55 rear end. Probably best to keep it looking stock to maximize the resale value. I am going to try the shorter shifter stalk but a new owner could always put the long one back on.