First off, let me say that I installed a GMM rip shifter (street version, which meant I didn't have to yank the knob off the shifter, just undo the bolts holding the stick to the shifter, 'cause you use the same stick) this past week end. The installation went as good as expected. The shifter has definitely lived up to the hype. It is smooth and precise. I have noticed no additional road noise and feel less vibration at any given rpm. (I was going to put RP in at the same time but decided to wait a week so I could see the difference in just the shifter...)
These forums made me think I missed something because the installation went so well and shifter is so good. I went back under the car yesterday and checked everything and found everything tight, clean and dry. The precision and tightness of the GMM shifter is wonderful.
Anyway, my cofusion is about the B&M shifter. All the complaining about the B&M sparked my curiosity due to the installation and design of the GMM is so simple, so I went to the B&M website and looked at the shifter they offer and it looks very similar.


However, they call it the "New Precision Manual Sport Shifter for the 2005 Pontiac GTO" So is this a new design? Different than the one everyone has had problems with or is there something I am missing?
the only place I see that would possibly leak would be the seal between two machined surfaces that has an 'O' ring squished in between, and it's not like the seal is subject to high pressure (or any pressure at all is it?)
@groucho- Oh yeah, don't our GTO's come with a Momo knob? look here--> http://www.jhp.com.au/gkpbh.php
Cow
P.S. According to tremec, our transmissions have internal stops so they don't really need the stop bolts on the shifter 'tho I set mine to the recommended clearances...
These forums made me think I missed something because the installation went so well and shifter is so good. I went back under the car yesterday and checked everything and found everything tight, clean and dry. The precision and tightness of the GMM shifter is wonderful.
Anyway, my cofusion is about the B&M shifter. All the complaining about the B&M sparked my curiosity due to the installation and design of the GMM is so simple, so I went to the B&M website and looked at the shifter they offer and it looks very similar.


However, they call it the "New Precision Manual Sport Shifter for the 2005 Pontiac GTO" So is this a new design? Different than the one everyone has had problems with or is there something I am missing?
the only place I see that would possibly leak would be the seal between two machined surfaces that has an 'O' ring squished in between, and it's not like the seal is subject to high pressure (or any pressure at all is it?)
@groucho- Oh yeah, don't our GTO's come with a Momo knob? look here--> http://www.jhp.com.au/gkpbh.php
Cow
P.S. According to tremec, our transmissions have internal stops so they don't really need the stop bolts on the shifter 'tho I set mine to the recommended clearances...