Mustang B&M Hammer shifter at full throttle

[chicoice321]

OH GOD WHAT EXAUSHT!?

[NINOBROWN914]

so why is this better than manual?

[burninrock24]

hahah I just clicked on the video without reading the title. I was like, what the fuck is going on?! Thought that was a manual.

[JakeTaylor202]

Doin it like a BOSS!

[ShortbutTall94]

do you have to let off the gas when you shift

[MustangAficionado]

@ShortbutTall94 Nope

[streetracer0216]

Whats that red button you pushed?

[MustangAficionado]

@streetracer0216 Locks out 4th gear



[torcidas]

Sweet vid.

[DSH1ZZN1T]

whats been done to ur tranny? and where did you get that b&m hammer shifter from and do u think itll fit work with my 01 gt?

[FP1975]

Hi, I like your exhaust sound..Can you tell me what it is?

Thanks.

I have a 1999 GT.

[kreil45]

can you just use the shifter you have with a stock auto trans and drive it normal.

[MrKALE110]

i changed my 1997 3.8v6 for a 5.0v8, the enginge runs but it never shifted. i parked the car because i didn't want to smoke the transmission. would the B&M HAMMER SHIFTER solve my problem?

[SuperAmericanMuscle]

did you come off the gas when upshifting or down shifting...?

i couldnt tell.....

great video

i just bought one for my camaro

[jacobstern14048]

nice bare feet lol

[lookitsyetter1]

Might be a stupid question but can you leave the shifter in drive and just cruise or do you have to shift it every time now?

[MustangAficionado]

@lookitsyetter1 You can leave it in 3rd (D) if you don't have a manual valvebody.

[snowmangaggift]

@MustangAficionado whats a manual valve body and how do i know if i have one?

thanks!

[vdrums13]

Hey mustang aficionado, thanks for your quick response! Where did you get the shifter bag?

[MustangAficionado]

@vdrums13 The leather material around the knob comes with it, it's a full assembly

[vdrums13]

Hey MustangAficionado, do you know exactly what model this is? Is it the Hammer shifter with the Quicksilver ball? Or is it the quicksilver shifter? Please help?

[MustangAficionado]

@vdrums13 B&M Hammer shifter with the Quicksilver ball

[greekooo3]

Sosso basicly with this kit it allows the auto 4r70w to downshift safely ?? If so how?sorry for the noob ??s. I'm just trying to get an underdstanding since I been manually shifting my 4r70w for four years now and I it would be nice to do it safely with out the strain on the trans..thanks for your time

[greekooo3]

barefoot driving..ftw.......what are the benefits in doing this? wouldnt manually shifting from 1,2,d,od be the same concept??

[MustangAficionado]

@greekooo3 Yes, except with this it only lets you shift once up or down no matter how hard you crank on it, while the stock version you run the risk of down or upshifting too far. This work best, in this case, in tandem with a set-up like mine or a manual valve body so that shifts (especially down) dont cause added wear or heat.

[greekooo3]

..@MustangAficionado ...thanks for info...I manually shifted my 4r70w for 4 years/or 50k miles and held up fine..but I did break it after so long..greats trannys for autos..later bro and thanks again..

[44boman]

@greekooo3 yes but no chances of shifting to far and well "missing" a shift isnt a problem with these, as it to me seems like the car has a heck of a lot more power driven from 1,2,3,D but thats just wat i think

[automotiveDIY]

@greekooo3 yes, but with a manual valve body the shift is more precise.

[bnjnbvchjh]

lol its like my 95 5.0 turbocharged

[stuntout100]

thanks & im goin for the b&m hammer console shifter from jegs this weekend...

[stuntout100]

this is an awsome setup man...would that shifter work on a 99 gt???

[MustangAficionado]

@stuntout100 Yes sir

[Hollowman110886]

Your shifter responds faster then most I have seen on here. Any secrets?

[MustangAficionado]

@Hollowman110886 It's a built automatic with a valvebody that's had some alterations, that helps.

[Hollowman110886]

@MustangAficionado thanks I can't wait to get one for my car.

[MoOkstErChOokSteR06]

ok 1 this seems awsome .

i got an 03 gt auto how will this help me or will it help or not when im runnin

manuals i mean i already got a good advantage but will this make it better

and when im driving will i always be shifting through all gears

[ACDC88]

whats smelly, ur feet? id assume that cuz ur not wearing any shoes.

[MustangAficionado]

Burnt tire rubber

[sonyericson20]

looks kool performs good but i think id rather stick with regular manuel

[spankme242]

stupid replacement 4 stick

[gostriderblack]

@spankme242 4 stick?? no it is a replacement for a auto... if you drag race and auto is what you want. this is a great mod for the automatic tranny ive slipped in to reverse its horrible.

[branman2012]

@gostriderblack  yo, u said its great buy you slipped into reverse.....with a manual...or what??

[gostriderblack]

@branman2012 no i slipped into reverse with a auto. had the gears lock up, tires smoken. it wasnt fun.

[branman2012]

@gostriderblack wow. that sounds bad. u get a new tranny?

[gostriderblack]

@branman2012 no i rebiult the rear end with 31 spline axles and new diff with 410's. but the tranny is cool, it shiftd fine, it runs smooth as well. i thought i would have blown it up or something

[mexicario1047]

the b&m hammer shifter works 79-04 mustangs with auto tranny is not hard to install one and its just for looks pretty much i worked on mustang and i problably install about 15 of them already if you want your auto tranny to shift like a manual you need a manual valve body is not hard its like installing a shift kit kind i recommend a c4 tranny for mustangs

[MustangAficionado]

Uhm, sure I'll try. It works on an automatic transmission - it shifts exactly once up or down no matter how hard you hit/pull it. From 4th down to 1st and vice versa. For people with (hand) built transmissions and other mods like I do, this sort of set-up is preferred. Plus it looks a lot better than the stock shifter arm out of a Ford Taurus.

[acegt500]

thaanks :D

[akiojneg1]

yea...almost looks like a stick at first in this video.

[thunderfromdownunda]

do you have a cover where your CD player used to be. I have a headunit like you but there is an unused CD player. Any idea where i could get a box or something to slide in there?

[imadethistowatchvide]

thank you aficionado you rock and so dose your stang

[MustangAficionado]

You bet, and thanks.

[imadethistowatchvide]

wont this mess up your tranny faster than normal?

[MustangAficionado]

Depends on how you use it, if you have a trans cooler, and whats done to your trans. In my case, nope.

[imadethistowatchvide]

my car comes from the factory witha trans cooler, i drive a 1g eclipse

[MustangAficionado]

So does mine, but its in the left side of the rad. and therefore sucks ballz. Technically it does cause more heat, with on command shifts you don't have the ability to sustain line pressure needed for clutch pack overlap - and therefore it causes more friction. With a proper shift kit or changing of the valvebody on mustangs this is maintained. Not sure on your car.

[microeatkill]

same interior as my sn

[garbinder]

hay i got a 94 ford mustang gt 5.0 4 speed automatic im in the market for a stage 2 shift kit and a b&m shifter will this heklp for my turbo cuz u was told that its not wise to put a turbo on an aoutmatic cuz its hard on the tranny but im wondering if i do the shift kit and hammer shifter will my trannie be able to handel it plz get back to me plz i need to know

[MustangAficionado]

Shifter or shift kit wont help reliability. You need a trans cooler up front, preferably stacked player. Shift kit will just firm up shifts through being able to sustain gear and clutch overlap - it'll actually cause more heta to be made. A cooler is what you need.

[MustangAficionado]

Downshifting on demand is useless?

[Wannabe000]

Dude that is hella tight...

do you think this would work on a Integra at all??? how much can I get one for???

[weewoodeal]

like 130

[BYMEADRINK]

so is this plus an minus transmission

[MustangAficionado]

Correct, but you dont need to change the transmission itself to get something like this

[Ironbronco90]

What is that red button for??

[MustangAficionado]

Don't ever, ever push teh red button.

[Ironbronco90]

lol what does it do haha

[MustangAficionado]

Downshifts from 4 to 3rd, or locks out 4th if you're in a lower gear. Shouldn't ever use 4th for full throttle runs.

[Ironbronco90]

o thats what your saying in your other movies. I couldn't understand you lol. Thanks man id rather have that kind of automatic than a regular one lol

[dakotamcatee]

It shuts off the overdrive.

[ckozak10]

why shouldnt you use 4th

[MustangAficionado]

For one, it's a .70 gear so acceleration wont be stellar. But mainly because the 3-4 gear actuation is via band clutch into overdrive, this band clutch is very abrupt and rudimentary. With enough power you can either bust the band or twist the input shaft stub.

[BW9191]

OMG!! I have an 08 mustang gt, and it's automatic. I am sick and tired of plain ol' automatic and this gave me a ray of hope!! but doesn't manually shifting an automatic ruin the transmition? I see you doing it, but is it messing up your car?

[MustangAficionado]

it can cause more heat, but mine is built and has an independent trans cooler. What difference with the up shift is the transmission isn't expecting it so the line pressure can't sustain clutch overlap as long (if i remember right) and downshifting causes just in general more abrupt shifts and more heat. Certain shift kits can sustain this overlap. I don't know if your 5R55 auto trans has a B&M shifter like this or not.

[BW9191]

I've been looking all day and night, and no, B&M doesn't have a 5R55 auto shifter; which blows because B&M has great looking and great performing shifters. TCI has one specifically for the new mustangs. It's called the TCI Street Fighter Ford Mustang Ratchet Shifter. The only thing is that it looks gay to me. i wanted to have one that looks kinda like yours. But I hear B&M is working on a mustang later model shifter

[drumminbooth]

can you just rachet it down 3 times from park to get to drive then drive normally like a regular auto im thinking of getting it, and my mom pulls my car into the driveway alot so she'de be waking me up alot if she couldnt handle it? so is that possible? if so is it worth it? add any real function or just looks?

[MustangAficionado]

You are correct. It adds function by being able up up/down shift exactly 1 gear no matter how hard you hit it.

[Greg10069]

do you run street tires? when you say warm up these tires and you have street tires your wasting money and doing yourself some harm, only warm up drag tires

[MustangAficionado]

I was cleaning them off - they had a bunch of dirt on them from my u-turn at the dead end. I always clean them off first at the track too, although in this vid i got carried away for the fun of it.

[EVILWS666]

Sweet shifter man. What's the button do? Also do you have to modify the transmission for this shifter? thanks!

[MustangAficionado]

Button is to disable/re-enable over drive. You dont need a modified trans to put this on.

[EVILWS666]

Cool.. how difficult/long was the install? I have an A4 transmission in my trans am, kinda wish it was an M6.. So basically when your shifting up yourself its just going through the 1-2-3-D like the stock shifter right?

[MustangAficionado]

Yes, that's how it works. Will only allow you to shift up or down one gear at a time. The install takes awhile 4 hours or so. Do they make this kind for your trans?

[EVILWS666]

I'm not sure yet, I will look though. I just wanted some more info first. I appreciate it!

[atlanticblue98]

i have always ment to ask this. when you get a shift kit, build the tranny, or j-mod, will the time between when you physically shift and when the tranny actually shift decrease, like the delay when you shift and when the car really shifts?

[MustangAficionado]

Talking about the delay between the demand and the execution of the shift? Not to my knowlege - the actual shift itself becomes shorter/more firm but there will be a delay between asking and it doing if it's too low in the rpms for the window the auto requires to upshift. Way to fix this is to use a manual valvebody in which you can shift whenever in the rpm's - but the delay will be the same amount of time it takes when you see me downshift. As it will downshift no matter the rpm for me.

[StriderTacticaL]

Wow this is pretty cool. I have an 04 GT 5spd. I don't see many of these around but it makes the auto kickass. What makes this different from using the stock shifter and manually running through 1-3? Is your 4th gear your overdrive gear?

Thanks

[huntergluck]

hey i have a transgo stage III full manual shift kit. Will this still allow me to shoot through 1-4 gears even though my tranny doesn't automatically shift from 3-4 anymore (or any other gear for that matter)?

[MustangAficionado]

It will allow you to shift 1-3 manually and not have the trans decide to downshift or up sift at a different time in 3rd (D). But 3-4 will still require the push button.

[UMK3HumanSmokeUMK3]

do u have to let go of the gas to shift up or just stay on it and it will shift in just like in auto. also do u no how that clutchless system works do u put that on a auto or manual trans.

[banditracing]

so basically the red button is the same as the OD button i'd find on the side of my 4r70w in my 04 stang???

I'm interested in upgrading my shifter. Does it yield firmer shifts like a shift kit?

[MustangAficionado]

Correct, the red button is just like your o/d button which locks out 4th gear which you shouldn't being going full throttle into anyways. Only thing it changes is the process of selecting gears, the rpm window and line pressure ect is still all decided by your tranny. So unless you build your tranny like I did the shifts themselves wont change.

[fiveohstang]

Yes!!!

[raul9505]

so this is just for automatics?

[MustangAficionado]

Yes, you need a 4R70W or 4R75W. Otherwise you'd need to be pressing the clutch to shift, lol.

[fordman500]

isnt a usual tranny p r n d

just curious you shifted it forward 2 times if i did that to my tranny id puit it into nuetral than reverse

whats with your tranny im confused

[MustangAficionado]

I started in Neutral. Then shifted down to D-2-1. Accelerated in 1st then to 2-3 then let off - it automatically shifted into 4th (o/d) i pressed the red button locking it out hence shifting in third. Cruised for a bit, then braked and shifted into second. That clear it up any?

[fordman500]

oh cool i thought you were putting it in reverse like on my car

[13cedar13]

i have a 1990 gt would i be able to install it on mine also????

[MustangAficionado]

Yes, it's a different part number and looks different - but yes they are available for the AOD.

[locomoco444]

LMAO hes nah wearn ne shoes LOL

[ydoron]

My god... that sound is so addictive!

[Transam941]

sounds good!

[MustangAficionado]

Thanks

[chefalan23]

this is a good way to keep people from driving your car

[MustangAficionado]

Ahahah, you're actually correct.

[scupking]

The thing is and I haven't tried this yet but it should work. If you set your shift points low with a tuner anytime you make a manual shift the car should shift almost instantly seeing as it would go way past your programmed lowered shift point.

[MustangAficionado]

Yeah, but then you have to shift where ever you go. Cuz w/out it you'd be in 4th gear at 25 mph lugging the car like hell.

[FourWinnsFan]

ok...i'm tryin to figure out exactly how this works (and i have read previous posts, but i'm still a little confused). i understand how the delay works and everything, but in the long run, do you actually get to choose when it shifts? or is this set up strictly for cutting down shift times?

[MustangAficionado]

if you shift too early based on the given throttle it will wait until it wants to shift. If you want to hold it past where it'd normally shift with the current amount of throttle this allows you to then tell it to shift later - which it will by command. Also good for downshifting, which it does more or less on command

[FourWinnsFan]

do you have to push a button or anything to tell it to let you shift later? and can you still drive normally without having to tell it to shift?

[MustangAficionado]

you can leave it in D to shift when it wants to. Or you can manually shift it 1-3 and the red button is for 4th. It will do it via your command if you are already past where the tranny would have shifted with the current amount of throttle, if you shift before then the tranny will wait for it's own self to shift.

[FourWinnsFan]

oooooh ok...thanks for the clarification :)

[wcairsoft3r]

hey what shift knob can we fit on the B&M hammer shifter?the BLING BLING shifter they gave with the kit is a little too much lol

and how you LOVING yours?=)

[MustangAficionado]

Yeah, i dont like T handles, or chrome for tha matter - lol. This is the B&M quicksilver knob - im pretty sure all B&M knobs will work. And others im sure

[mdoe8]

It looked like you didn't even put it in reverse or neutral, looked like you went straight from park to the 3-2-1 selection. Is this just the viewpoint or did you start it in neutral or what? Just curious

[MustangAficionado]

You're right. I thought i had it in park, so i lifted to paddle to bring it past reverse, then I remembered i started it in neutral - so i just went down twice to 1st. Good eye!

[DemoFly]

I'm not gonna lie

I farted during this video. And then you said "Woo that's smelly!" That made my week.

[MustangAficionado]

ahhaha i was talking about the tire smoke - but what ever works man.

[DemoFly]

Yeah, I knew ya were. But the irony was crazy.

[MustangAficionado]

all NPI except for the manifold which is PI. It's catted x pipe and side exit magnapacks

[MustangAficionado]

It's a coup. Basically all the bolt-ons available, a built auto with 3200 stall, and 3.73 rear diff. different heads/cams/intake to come.

[dawrr]

Automatics shift faster than any manual driver. That's why.

[iammalloy]

I think a manual can be shifted as fast...but def not as consistantly. Its about preference as the auto looses more HP to the wheels than a manual and weigh a lot more. Its about how much abuse your willing to put your car through..(How deep your pockets are

cheers,

-M

;)-~

[dawrr]

I agree that automatics have a higher power drain, but a properly set-up automatic will always shift faster than a manual. At the same time, I've seen some people shift a manual faster than I can see- they just snap.

At the same time, manuals are MUCH more fun, but automatics are definitely better on the track if you have the power to use them.

(well, performance automatics- not slushboxes)

So, it is about preference- just like you said :)

[MustangAficionado]

Auto have different positive and negative attributes. And both kinda suck stock (the auto more so). But i just want to point out to people who notice a delay from me pushing the up the shifter and the gear change that during that period that car is still accelerating so it's not like a clutch - therefore the literal shift is only a fraction of a second regardless of how long it takes from request to gear change.

[MustangAficionado]

Just the OHC 4.6 that came w/ it - plus almost all the bolt ons you can get for it + gears and a PI intake man.

[GangBoxer]

i bet you was having fun

what king of motor does it have