[DeTomaso] Cable Shifter - Improvement?

[Dick Koch]

Ditto to what MD said, "Cable shifters are an answer to a question nobody
ever asked."

On Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 12:59 AM Mike Drew via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> Cable shifters are an answer to a question nobody ever asked. I can’t
> speak specifically about the SACC kit (which is undoubtedly of the highest
> quality), but generally cable shifters are vague and imprecise compared to
> an all-metal shifter.
>
> Real GT40s are right hand drive and use a rod shifter like the Pantera and
> Mangusta. Replicas are often left hand drive (which is tragic in itself)
> and use a cable shifter. I’ve driven several of them and the ZF was nowhere
> near as precise as a Pantera. Significantly, the CEO of Superformance
> totaled his own GT40 because he blew a downshift coming off the freeway and
> went from 4th to 1st, locking up the rear wheels and spinning into a
> barrier at speed.
>
> Why would you ever want that?
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Nov 29, 2022, at 19:06, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >    Can anyone speak to personal experience with the SACC cable shift
> >   mechanism.  Curious if it improves the shifting.
> >
> >
> >   Thanks
> >
> >   Mike Thomas
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   Ditto to what MD said, "Cable shifters are an answer to a question
   nobody ever asked."

   On Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 12:59 AM Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     Mike,
     Cable shifters are an answer to a question nobody ever asked. I
     canat speak specifically about the SACC kit (which is undoubtedly of
     the highest quality), but generally cable shifters are vague and
     imprecise compared to an all-metal shifter.
     Real GT40s are right hand drive and use a rod shifter like the
     Pantera and Mangusta. Replicas are often left hand drive (which is
     tragic in itself) and use a cable shifter. Iave driven several of
     them and the ZF was nowhere near as precise as a Pantera.
     Significantly, the CEO of Superformance totaled his own GT40 because
     he blew a downshift coming off the freeway and went from 4th to 1st,
     locking up the rear wheels and spinning into a barrier at speed.
     Why would you ever want that?
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
     > On Nov 29, 2022, at 19:06, Mike & Elizabeth
     <[2]mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
     >
     > i>>?A  A Can anyone speak to personal experience with the SACC
     cable shift
     >A  A mechanism.A  Curious if it improves the shifting.
     >
     >
     >A  A Thanks
     >
     >A  A Mike Thomas
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