Originally posted by mbSVT:
are you sure that was B&M?? I haven't heard of any problems with them. There was an OBX short shifter that broke repeatedly, but i thought the B&Ms were strong...

I have a B&M and love it... shifts aren't actually technically any shorter, they just feel that way, which is 99% of the battle.



My B&M broke about a year ago after 3+ years of use.

In this first pic you can see how weak the weld was. You're looking at the back of the weld--the ball part should face downward from the lever portion.





It is my understanding this has been fixed on newer models.

-- 1999 SVT #220 -- In retrospect, it was all downhill from here. RIP, CEG.