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Cadillac Forums: What shifter is better, B&M, Katech, or UUC
Yep, his hands are smaller (to fit inside the Hi beam headlight housing) but my shifter is shorter.
We just used a little team work to get the job done
I now officially wish I had NOT looked at this thread.
The test drive of GM's car was enlightening indeed. I have not tried any of the other shifters available, but the difference between stock and modified is great. I also learned that I will not be doing any changing of my exhaust as I have discovered that I am old and do not want the excess noise.
So the only thing I would do are cutouts now. If there was some way to avoid throwing a code.
I just installed a B&M for someone, will drive it tomorrow and let you know what I think.
Put in the UUC bushings we get too.
Feels tight in the shop but the real test is on the road.
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That's the setup I was going to be purchasing this week: B&M + UUC bushings = shifter heaven. I would love to know how that install went, and how it performs. I emailed Luke earlier today regarding the bushings and HPS around. I'm in the mood for a good weekend project...
There's guys here that say how easy it is, but I watched my mechanic wrestle with it for more than an hour. It made me happy I didn't do it myself.
My B & M was way to tight and much to noisy for the first few thousand miles, but it became smooth and quiet. I really hated the thing the first two months.
The install is pretty much the same as UUC, only you use different parts.
The shifter setup is more complicated but only because there are more parts.
The UUC is much more basic.
I didn't follow the instructions too closely, the paper in the box is an in-car install. I always pull the shifter out and work on it in the vice. I had to do the diff seal so the exhaust had to come off anyway.
It was a bit more work, but mainly because I had not done one before. Kind of nice the way it is set up.
I still have to put the crossbrace in the trunk before I go road test it tomorrow.
I'm going with the B&M and UUC Bushing setup myself. Did the B&M come with decent instructions? I love the sound of an in-car install.....is this wrteup what most of you guys that installed your shifters have used?
There are a bunch of guys here with the brace, maybe they can comment on any noticeable change.
The instructions in the B&M box are okay, I had to look them over a couple times to figure out what they meant but mainly because I pulled the shifter out instead of doing it in the car.
Still have to finish the brace on this one before the road test.
There are a bunch of guys here with the brace, maybe they can comment on any noticeable change.
The instructions in the B&M box are okay, I had to look them over a couple times to figure out what they meant but mainly because I pulled the shifter out instead of doing it in the car.
Still have to finish the brace on this one before the road test.
Don't pay too close attention to the B&M instructions - the diagram for the bolts that secure the shifter to the shift plate shows them going in the opposite way that they should. The bolts heads should go on top, not on the bottom. If you have the nuts on top, the black plastic piece that goes on top won't be snug and you won't be able to secure it with the 4 small bolts.
This added some time to my install because I did it myself and had to keep crawling back and forth under the car.
If there was some way to avoid throwing a code.
