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Paddle Shifting for your Hot Rod or Muscle Car.

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It seems these days nearly every sports car is equipped with paddle shifting technology. Paddle shifters allow you to quickly shift gears in your vehicle far faster than you usually can with a stick and eliminate the need for a push-in clutch. Everything from a Ferrari to a Lexus can be had with a paddle shifter. Now, you can adapt electronic paddle shifting technology to your hot rod or muscle car.
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The Shrifte', from Twist Machine, is one of the hottest performance upgrades you can do to your vehicle. Turn your electronic automatic transmission into a paddle shifted manumatic! The Shrifter is a patent pending design that provides ultra quick up and downshifts without removing your hands from the steering wheel. The Shrifter will change gears in milliseconds--Faster than any mechanical manual or automatic floor shifter. And you can switch on the fly between manual and automatic modes.
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Twist Machine's proprietary electronics are "plug and play" compatible with leading aftermarket transmission controllers from TCI, Powertrain Control Solutions, Bowler, Baumann Engineering and Compushift. So the Shrifte' is easy to install. It's also safe. Unlike the reverse engineered imitator, our paddle shifter bypasses the arm on the side of the transmission. It speaks directly to the shift solenoids that control the forward gears; so accidental reverse/neutral shifts are completely impossible. With the Shrifter, power shifting your automatic has never been easier or more exciting! Of course, since the Shrifte' only controls the forward gears, a separate mechanical floor or column shifter is required for "Park/Reverse/Neutral/Drive"--the same method is employed by ALL factory manumatics for safety reasons.
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The Shrifte' accepts popular aftermarket steering wheels and fits a wide range of factory and aftermarket non-airbag steering columns without modification. It does NOT work with airbag steering wheels and should never be used in street driven vehicles that came equipped with airbags from the factory. Combined with a modern electronic transmission and controller, the Shrifte' adds performance and style to your hot rod.
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TheRipper (about 1 year ago)
I don't know why I like these but I do, maybe a character flaw, or just the fact I enjoy some ingenious engineering that people once thought were reserved for fancy high end cars can now be had for your rod or cruizer. Maybe The Ripper is getting soft...

I wonder if the paddles have a reverse lock out, I could get into trouble ;-)

And Thank them for no BLUE LED indicators. Looks like a really well made component.

The Ripper
P.S. (Soapbox) If you have paddle shifts on ANY car and NO Clutch pedal you have an AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION no matter what you may think.
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