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Originally Posted by 911pcars
Review Tyson's post #4.
The shift lever attempts to transfer accurate shift actuation in the gearbox. However, the distance between gearbox and shifter is an expanse of sheet metal that has less than ideal rigidity. This means a lever sliding into a fixed "slot" in the shift housing won't necessarily result in a direct 1:1 relationship with what you want to happen at the end of the 4 foot shift tube, especially if the vehicle is under torsional twist as when cornering/turning.
Sherwood
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This, all the gates like this are installed on the transmission housing, eliminating the body flex conundrum. My bet is the factory tried it and discarded it when it didn't work, in fact if the body and engine/trans mounts flex using this type product, you will have in essence created a torsion bar system with your shift linkage. My bet is at a minimum you will have some sort of clicking-clacking noises as the trans/engine shifts on their mounts. The factory isn't using this system for a reason. If it were used in a roll caged car with solid trans and engine mounts it could work, but that is slightly different than this discussion.
Ultimate answer, no one sells them for a reason, they don't work as intended.