Billet aluminum shift towers?

[Texas Diesel]

Met a good machinist that is interested in making billet aluminum shift towers for NV-4500's and NV-5600's but he wants to know how much interest there is in them. How many want one?

 

[tgbol]

Why are you looking into the shift covers? is it for looks or have you been braking them? Now let's go a little farther if you have the towers made with the pivot point 1/2" or 5/8" higher and then extend the shift lever below the pivot by the same amount you will reduce your shifter throw 30% to 40%. The shift effort will also go up by the same %. Now how many 4500 and how many 5600 are needed? How much.

 

[Texas Diesel]

I'm just trying to find out if anyone else wants a more solid feel from the gearshift. Moving the pivot point to make a short-throw version should be easy enough. No idea on cost at this point. I dont like the mushy feel of the all plastic tower in my 5600.

 

[Mark_Kendrick]

A short throw shifterwould be great for when someone sits in the middle seat and for the lazy a$$e$ like me that skip gears to keep fromreaching



I'd buy it!!

 

[HiPerf360]

Texas Diesel,

Send me a PM with your phone number and what time I can call you, or you can call me anytime at (918) 810-7060, there are some things I would like to talk to you about on the shifters. I would be extremely interested in one of these but they need some features that most people aren't familiar with.

 

[Texas Diesel]

HiPerf360, I PM'd you with contact info for the machinist.

 

[HiPerf360]

Thanks, I'll e-mail him tonight.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

I'm interested in a short throw shifter too.



Here is the original thread for more info:

https://www.turbodieselregister.com...&threadid=28204&highlight=Short+throw+shifter

 

[Mark_Kendrick]

Thanks hemi-dart, now they're both at the top...

 

[DAWG-1]

I am interested in a short throw NV-5600 .

 

[Texas Diesel]

What we need is a shift tower from a 4500 and 5600 for the machinist to model one after, any donors?

 

[777 MECHANIC]

SHIFT TOWER

TX. , Do you have an idea of the cost this machinist will let these go for? I would be interested in one for a 4500.

 

[Texas Diesel]

None yet but I can give you his email address if you want to ask him. We need a donor shift tower as a pattern, I have located one for a 4500 but not a 5600.

 

[JCockrell]

short shift

Texas Diesel,



Count me in as well. (4500) Thanks for starting/setting this up.



Jeff

 

[drawson]

If I recall correctly there are two types of shift tower on the 4500. I think they changed it with the 24 valve.



I would like one for the early type... .

 

[Todd T]

will these shifters have a positive stop for those in the drive-it-like-you-hate-it crowd?



I know MM and a few others would love to have a short throw positive stop shifter. for drag racing.

 

[MCummings]

Ohh, this sounds gooood.



You've got another "maybe" here,, If the price is right. I can't stand the "Mop handle in bucket of crisco feel" of the stock shifter.



MerrickNJr