HURST Auto Comp Stick GROUP BUY!

[RaiderSS]

I have the stick and plate for sale for $200 in great condition... Had it on my 6L but went 4L with a ratchet shifter.

[The camaro show]

I though they discontinued them?

[Trickskier]

Originally Posted by RaiderSS

I have the stick and plate for sale for $200 in great condition... Had it on my 6L but went 4L with a ratchet shifter.

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[el Wulf]

Originally Posted by spike III

Her is mine w/Drake shifter.

Nice Setup! Where did you purchase the shift plate....would like to obtain one. Much appreciated.

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[BLU DUCE]

Originally Posted by el Wulf

Nice Setup! Where did you purchase the shift plate....would like to obtain one. Much appreciated.

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I bought mine from phastek performance about 4 years ago. I bought only the shifter plate .You could do that back then. I had the original shifter at the time. But decided to go with the original COPO Drake shifter & I absolutely would not change it.

[paulsandhu]

Any word on what happened with this? I would be in as well for an automatic.

[Tech@HurstPerformance]

Originally Posted by paulsandhu

Any word on what happened with this? I would be in as well for an automatic.

Unfortunately we did not receive enough pre-orders to get the group buy to work out. We did take into account the amount of interest that this thread produced so you 5th Gen owners we're not ignored. We are currently working on a replacement shifter handle/grip for the 5th Gen so please stay tuned. We'll drop some additional information on the Camaro5 forum as it becomes available.

- Jason @ Hurst

[el Wulf]

Originally Posted by Tech@HurstPerformance

Unfortunately we did not receive enough pre-orders to get the group buy to work out. We did take into account the amount of interest that this thread produced so you 5th Gen owners we're not ignored. We are currently working on a replacement shifter handle/grip for the 5th Gen so please stay tuned. We'll drop some additional information on the Camaro5 forum as it becomes available.

- Jason @ Hurst

Jason,
MUCH APPRECIATED!!!
As an owner of a Gen5 automatic, I thank you. I personally would like to see a Tee handle design instead of the pistol grip (it's a Chevy & not a Mopar), maybe a modified Tee handle...like the B&M Hammer.

[JMI]

Originally Posted by Tech@HurstPerformance

Unfortunately we did not receive enough pre-orders to get the group buy to work out. We did take into account the amount of interest that this thread produced so you 5th Gen owners we're not ignored. We are currently working on a replacement shifter handle/grip for the 5th Gen so please stay tuned. We'll drop some additional information on the Camaro5 forum as it becomes available.

- Jason @ Hurst

That is actually not true from the emails and phone conversations that was received.

Their was at least one or two companies that was willing to buy at least 50 units to help the Camaro 5 customers,and they were given the excuse that the tooling was no longer available.
The companies were willing to spend almost $20000.00 for Hurst to make them.That's the excuse that was given from Tom Tamblyn on Nov 22 2017. We have a copy of the email to prove it.

I actually bought one last month from a distributor that had one kicking around. Looks nice. Too bad that it's discontinued.

[el Wulf]

Originally Posted by JMI

That is actually not true from the emails and phone conversations that was received.

Their was at least one or two companies that was willing to buy at least 50 units to help the Camaro 5 customers,and they were given the excuse that the tooling was no longer available.
The companies were willing to spend almost $20000.00 for Hurst to make them.That's the excuse that was given from Tom Tamblyn on Nov 22 2017. We have a copy of the email to prove it.

I actually bought one last month from a distributor that had one kicking around. Looks nice. Too bad that it's discontinued.

In a way, Hurst is correct about not having the tooling at their plant. The company is no longer independently owned & now is a subsidiary of Driven Performance. So Hurst may in fact still be an American Icon, but the parent company outsources the shifters to China to be manufactured....that's also the main reason why Hurst no longer has the replacement parts for most of their shifters. Oh, how I wish that Vic Edelbrock, Jr was still in charge.

On the bright side, another company could do exactly the same as Hurst....design a shifter & outsource it to China. In fact, I think that I saw a Chinese knockoff at the local flea market, the logo was misspelled...it said "Hurts" instead of "Hurst"~lol!

[el Wulf]

The REAL reason for not remanufacturing the shifter is...Profit Margin. Not by Hurst, but by Driven Performance...had it been an order for 500 units instead~most definitely YES, but to reproduce 50 units is just not cost effective for them overall. No doubt, that Hurst thought that DP would approve the pre-order or they would not of offered it.

In fact, I think that it REALLY STINKS that most of high performance companies like Hurst, B&M, MSD, Lakewood, ie, are having to merge in order to survive.

[gm2376]

If this is still going on, i will be in!

[shaggy2002]

in for the replacement shifter if they make it!

[hammdo]

It’s situations like this that made me do mods while the 5th gen was still ‘hot’. I bought my car in ‘14 and was very concerned this might happen (having lived through previous gen 1 scarcity). I decided to mod a couple of months after I bought the car, and I’m glad I did.

Business is business and profits are king - Supply and demand. If I were a 6th gen owner and planned to mod, I’d be stocking up or, start modding while the 6th gen is still viable.

FWIW, I wanted a ‘spare’ unit from Hurst. I, however, do understand the business reasons since they were ‘bought out’. Sucks, but the way it is. 5th gen is not as relevant - which is why I stocked up on a few hard to get items...

-Don