[DeTomaso] Cable Shifter - Improvement?

Wed Nov 30 09:50:11 EST 2022

That's where I was going with my first response.

The cable shifter on my Ultima took some time to get correct to shift across the gate into all gears, now that was most likely related to the geometry of the shift components in relation to the G50 Porsche transaxle (side shift conversion), but even when I got that resolved shifting still feels somewhat vague and is definitely different at cold startup vs. once the engine bay is hot and up to temp. I can never figure how cables are better than rod, although the 2005/06 Ford GT seems to do it well in combination with the Ricardo box!

Julian
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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Dick Koch <redcatman74 at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 4:48 AM
To: Mike Drew <mikeldrew at aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cable Shifter - Improvement?

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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   That's where I was going with my first response.

   The cable shifter on my Ultima took some time to get correct to shift
   across the gate into all gears, now that was most likely related to
   the geometry of the shift components in relation to the G50 Porsche
   transaxle (side shift conversion), but even when I got that resolved
   shifting still feels somewhat vague and is definitely different at cold
   startup vs. once the engine bay is hot and up to temp. I can never
   figure how cables are better than rod, although the 2005/06 Ford GT
   seems to do it well in combination with the Ricardo box!

   Julian
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   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Dick Koch <redcatman74 at gmail.com>
   Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 4:48 AM
   To: Mike Drew <mikeldrew at aol.com>
   Cc: De Tomaso Forum <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cable Shifter - Improvement?

   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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