[DeTomaso] Cable Shifter - Improvement?

Wed Nov 30 19:23:57 EST 2022

I agree Julian.
The times to use a cable shifter are,
when there is no path for shift rods and you're making the best you can 
of a bad idea.
or with a linear shift gearbox.
Dave

On 2022-11-30 6:50 a.m., Julian Kift wrote:
>     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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