B & M shifter question

rebeldart said

Looks like I'm going to have a problem with shifter cable routing and TTI's - the cable lays agains them when "relaxed" and I can tie it off maybe a half inch. Noticed the TTI's are about a 1/4" away from starter as well. Any thoughts on heat shielding for either issue ? 340/727.

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My 408 stroker with a A518 and TTIs melted the cable in about 2 hours run time!!! Sucks!!! To keep the cable away from the heat of the headers, you need a shifter that the cable enters thru the rear rather than the front. The only one I found that did was the Hurst (now B&M) Street Bandit series. The Hurst P/N is 80797 or 80798 depending on whither you want a round ball or straight handle on the shifter. The 81050 P/N will also work. Can't remember which handle style it had.

All route the cable to the rear and you have to put a hole in the floor board in the area of the rear of the inboard bucket sear mount reinforcement. The kits don't come with cables but a 5 foot was sufficient for my application.

If you start searching both B&M and Hurst web sites you can see that most of the shifters are front entry regardless of the model. The Street Bandit was the only one I found that was rear entry. There may be more but I haven't found them. Don't really like the style of the shifter but it works and doesn't melt the cable and leave me laying in the gravel pile trying to get it in gear to drive it home!!

Larry