I have seen that Hurst makes some awesome looking aftermarket paddle shifters to replace the Camaro's plastic fantastic ones. Does anyone know if there are any aftermarket shift paddles made out of nice stuff like billet aluminum, unstead of the crap we have?
I was similarly wondering if it would be possible to swap out my 2010's for some of the 2013 paddles. Would it be possible to program or wire it to have the right be up-shift and the left to downshift? Sorry chad if I'm stealing your post, I can create a new one if you want.
Lets just turn this into a paddle shift thread, I know may of us using tunes do NOT use them due to the shift lag. Is there anyway to "tune" that out? Not sure if it is something that is adjustable or simply a fact of the implementation.
I tried to use it last night and the lag made me rethink as I reeved a bit higher than I really wanted to :)
Quote from: vernonator on January 28, 2014, 02:37:14 PM
I tried to use it last night and the lag made me rethink as I reeved a bit higher than I really wanted to :)
I've had that same issue with mine
Same here. That's one reason I don't use them. The other is that it is a little difficult to shift when you are turning the wheel.
Quote from: DJE624 on January 28, 2014, 06:18:38 PM
Same here. That's one reason I don't use them. The other is that it is a little difficult to shift when you are turning the wheel.
Me either.. I just point my right toe in the direction I want to go with downward pressure.... More and more I am coming to believe this car may be smarter than I am!
I like playing with mine once in a while, I do not find the lag time being very bad though. My car shifts crisply with them. I usally use them when I am passing someone on a two lane road, I down shift 2-3 gears as I am stomping it to the floor.
Quote from: navbtcret on January 28, 2014, 08:39:06 PM
I like playing with mine once in a while, I do not find the lag time being very bad though. My car shifts crisply with them. I usally use them when I am passing someone on a two lane road, I down shift 2-3 gears as I am stomping it to the floor.
ZOOOooommm!!! :smiley-faces-75: :burnout:
WA WAAAAAAAA! :drive:
:clown:
I know they don't have the most function, but if I was pulling back on aluminum, it would trick my brain into feeling it was a far more expensive vehicle.
Quote from: chad1140 on January 29, 2014, 04:58:09 AM
I know they don't have the most function, but if I was pulling back on aluminum, it would trick my brain into feeling it was a far more expensive vehicle.
Quote from: navbtcret on January 28, 2014, 08:39:06 PM
I like playing with mine once in a while, I do not find the lag time being very bad though. My car shifts crisply with them. I usally use them when I am passing someone on a two lane road, I down shift 2-3 gears as I am stomping it to the floor.
Quote from: DJE624 on January 28, 2014, 06:18:38 PM
Same here. That's one reason I don't use them. The other is that it is a little difficult to shift when you are turning the wheel.
Quote from: vernonator on January 28, 2014, 02:37:14 PM
Lets just turn this into a paddle shift thread, I know may of us using tunes do NOT use them due to the shift lag. Is there anyway to "tune" that out? Not sure if it is something that is adjustable or simply a fact of the implementation.
I tried to use it last night and the lag made me rethink as I reeved a bit higher than I really wanted to :)
Nobody Drag racing use them but not because they are slow but because you can't shift faster than the auto even if you had a stick. I Auto-Cross my car and you never move your hands from 9&3 on the wheel(unless the back end is going the wrong way) so paddle are just fine. The paddle shift fast as you can auto-xing and better than automatic because you see the turns coming. The paddle put you in the right gear in the right place doing the turns. They work AWESOME IN THE SNOW(Down shifting to stop, holding a gear and not up shifting) JUST GREAT!!!!! The Aluminum replacement would look great.(http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/gallery/55_29_01_14_5_03_10.jpeg)
2011 SHO VS SCCA AUTOCROSS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZqHj0yXENI#)
Our cars have shift paddles? (-;
I liked the gated shifter my 2011Fusion Sport had , Manual mode activated by button on T Handle shifter.
Quote from: dmharvey79 on January 29, 2014, 09:12:34 AM
Our cars have shift paddles? (-;
I was mentioning replacing the plastic ones with aluminum paddles. Like Hurst does for Camaro.
To be honest I don't use them either to much lag
I really don't care for them but I did message Hurst on FB to ask if they might come up with something. I'd like to have some Hurst in my SHO.
I would like to have Hurst too, since it was a Pennsylvania company (originally) but like the rest of you I don't use the paddles much, I was really disappointed with the amount of lag with them.
We'll they'd still Make nice eye candy
Oh, I agree... if I like the looks & installation wasn't too complicated or expensive I'd spring for them.
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Unfortunate news from Hurst:
Hi Dave, I'm not sure if we'll be have that product for sale soon or not. If we do come out with paddle shifters for the Ford Taurus SHO - we'll definitely let you know. If you have additional product questions, don't hesitate to call our customer service team at 707 544 4761 Thanks!
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 29, 2014, 10:22:49 AM
I liked the gated shifter my 2011Fusion Sport had , Manual mode activated by button on T Handle shifter.
We had an FWD 11 Sport and a 12 AWD Sport.
Neither had a t handle, same shifter as the SHO, move to the right to engage manual mode. Flick it back to downshift, forward for up. I feel the Fusion shifted faster than the SHO in manual mode, and it held gears and would bounce off the limiter.
Random rambling alert...The 11 had Hill decent mode, the 12 didn't. I was a bit perturbed and the Ford Engineers said no Fusion Sport had that. They were proven to be full of crap, but they never enabled it in the 12 for us.
Quote from: FoMoCoSHO on January 31, 2014, 08:51:46 PM
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 29, 2014, 10:22:49 AM
I liked the gated shifter my 2011Fusion Sport had , Manual mode activated by button on T Handle shifter.
We had an FWD 11 Sport and a 12 AWD Sport.
Neither had a t handle, same shifter as the SHO, move to the right to engage manual mode. Flick it back to downshift, forward for up. I feel the Fusion shifted faster than the SHO in manual mode, and it held gears and would bounce off the limiter.
Random rambling alert...The 11 had Hill decent mode, the 12 didn't. I was a bit perturbed and the Ford Engineers said no Fusion Sport had that. They were proven to be full of crap, but they never enabled it in the 12 for us.
Geeeezzzzz ...... I hope Alzheimers isn't setting in .. But I do remember manual shifts worked better on it . IMHO
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 31, 2014, 09:11:22 PM
Quote from: FoMoCoSHO on January 31, 2014, 08:51:46 PM
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 29, 2014, 10:22:49 AM
I liked the gated shifter my 2011Fusion Sport had , Manual mode activated by button on T Handle shifter.
We had an FWD 11 Sport and a 12 AWD Sport.
Neither had a t handle, same shifter as the SHO, move to the right to engage manual mode. Flick it back to downshift, forward for up. I feel the Fusion shifted faster than the SHO in manual mode, and it held gears and would bounce off the limiter.
Random rambling alert...The 11 had Hill decent mode, the 12 didn't. I was a bit perturbed and the Ford Engineers said no Fusion Sport had that. They were proven to be full of crap, but they never enabled it in the 12 for us.
Geeeezzzzz ...... I hope Alzheimers isn't setting in .. But I do remember manual shifts worked better on it . IMHO
My best half works in a dealership service department, and I would not doubt that you had a different shifter....You should see the s*** that shows up in cars that isn't on the HVBOM.
There is a pic I posted up somewhere that shows a 2013 SHO with the 2010-12 T handle. I wasn't happy they chose a shifter that was in our 2006 Fusion.
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 31, 2014, 09:11:22 PM
Quote from: FoMoCoSHO on January 31, 2014, 08:51:46 PM
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 29, 2014, 10:22:49 AM
I liked the gated shifter my 2011Fusion Sport had , Manual mode activated by button on T Handle shifter.
We had an FWD 11 Sport and a 12 AWD Sport.
Neither had a t handle, same shifter as the SHO, move to the right to engage manual mode. Flick it back to downshift, forward for up. I feel the Fusion shifted faster than the SHO in manual mode, and it held gears and would bounce off the limiter.
Random rambling alert...The 11 had Hill decent mode, the 12 didn't. I was a bit perturbed and the Ford Engineers said no Fusion Sport had that. They were proven to be full of crap, but they never enabled it in the 12 for us.
Geeeezzzzz ...... I hope Alzheimers isn't setting in .. But I do remember manual shifts worked better on it . IMHO
I miss the pushbutton shifter I had on the dashboard of my Nash Rambler wagon when I was 14 (back during the civil war!) :P
Quote from: DJE624 on January 29, 2014, 06:30:51 PM
I really don't care for them but I did message Hurst on FB to ask if they might come up with something. I'd like to have some Hurst in my SHO.
Quote from: mjhpadi on January 29, 2014, 07:55:28 PM
I would like to have Hurst too, since it was a Pennsylvania company (originally) but like the rest of you I don't use the paddles much, I was really disappointed with the amount of lag with them.
They work good doing snow and ice driving for down shifting to stop.
My 13 SHO came with an MKS engine cover . The dealer had to order the correct SHO cover.
? ? ?
Quote from: BiGMaC on January 31, 2014, 09:32:37 PM
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 31, 2014, 09:11:22 PM
Quote from: FoMoCoSHO on January 31, 2014, 08:51:46 PM
Quote from: kbeck59 on January 29, 2014, 10:22:49 AM
I liked the gated shifter my 2011Fusion Sport had , Manual mode activated by button on T Handle shifter.
We had an FWD 11 Sport and a 12 AWD Sport.
Neither had a t handle, same shifter as the SHO, move to the right to engage manual mode. Flick it back to downshift, forward for up. I feel the Fusion shifted faster than the SHO in manual mode, and it held gears and would bounce off the limiter.
Random rambling alert...The 11 had Hill decent mode, the 12 didn't. I was a bit perturbed and the Ford Engineers said no Fusion Sport had that. They were proven to be full of crap, but they never enabled it in the 12 for us.
Geeeezzzzz ...... I hope Alzheimers isn't setting in .. But I do remember manual shifts worked better on it . IMHO
I miss the pushbutton shifter I had on the dashboard of my Nash Rambler wagon when I was 14 (back during the civil war!) :P
Geez, my Alzheimer's is acting up again..
I have owned too many damn Fusions!
So does anyone know if I could get the '13+ paddle shifters to work in my '10. They are ~$50 for both, so I may just try.
Quote from: SwampRat on January 31, 2014, 09:43:36 PM
My 13 SHO came with an MKS engine cover . The dealer had to order the correct SHO cover.
Wow, first time for that! I've heard of mistakes back in the 70's where a car came to the dealer with American badging on the right fender and Canadian badging on the left. If I remember correctly it said Bonneville on the passenger fender and Parisenne on the left.
Quote from: risskybusiness on February 04, 2014, 10:29:40 AM
So does anyone know if I could get the '13+ paddle shifters to work in my '10. They are ~$50 for both, so I may just try.
What would be the advantage. I feel like the construction of my '13 paddle shifters is the worst part of my interior. I'd like a billet replacement myself.
Honestly I just want to have the right paddle be up shift and the left down shift. Instead of pulling back on either as up shift and pushing down is down shift.
Quote from: BiGMaC on February 04, 2014, 11:30:43 AM
Quote from: risskybusiness on February 04, 2014, 10:29:40 AM
So does anyone know if I could get the '13+ paddle shifters to work in my '10. They are ~$50 for both, so I may just try.
What would be the advantage. I feel like the construction of my '13 paddle shifters is the worst part of my interior. I'd like a billet replacement myself.
Quote from: BiGMaC on February 04, 2014, 11:30:43 AM
Quote from: risskybusiness on February 04, 2014, 10:29:40 AM
So does anyone know if I could get the '13+ paddle shifters to work in my '10. They are ~$50 for both, so I may just try.
What would be the advantage. I feel like the construction of my '13 paddle shifters is the worst part of my interior. I'd like a billet replacement myself.
The 10's and 11's are super junk.
Quote from: mjhpadi on February 04, 2014, 11:17:19 AM
Quote from: SwampRat on January 31, 2014, 09:43:36 PM
My 13 SHO came with an MKS engine cover . The dealer had to order the correct SHO cover.
Wow, first time for that! I've heard of mistakes back in the 70's where a car came to the dealer with American badging on the right fender and Canadian badging on the left. If I remember correctly it said Bonneville on the passenger fender and Parisenne on the left.
Thats funny...I helped a buddy (back in high school) replace the exhaust on his Mercury Capri (74 I believe) and one side of the system used metric and the other was standard....WTF over?
I don't think you could use the '13 on earlier models, didn't they go to the more standard "up shift on one side, down on the other" rather than the '10 - '12 mode of each switch does both?
Quote from: vernonator on February 04, 2014, 03:57:49 PM
I don't think you could use the '13 on earlier models, didn't they go to the more standard "up shift on one side, down on the other" rather than the '10 - '12 mode of each switch does both?
That is what they did, but that is what I'm after. I would assume it's an electric system, would there be a way to "trick" the car into thinking that when you pull up the left it's actually shifting down?
Hey all, I just decided to resurrect this thread in the interest of paddle shifters for the 2013+ SHO. I'm not sure this will work, as the listing is for a 2014 Ford Mondeo, which is the Fusion. I tried to do a search, but couldn't find it. Does anyone know if the 2014 Fusion and 2013+ SHO share the same part # for the paddle shifters? If so, this aluminum paddle shifter extender will be able to attach to the 2013+ SHO paddle shifters. Just thought I'd throw this out there if anyone was still interested.
http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=121608857691&alt=web
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Would be interesting to know. Personally I have found the car and my tune are smarter than I am about optimal shift points and pressures. Good luck with your search.
Quote from: BiGMaC on July 16, 2015, 05:25:00 PM
Would be interesting to know. Personally I have found the car and my tune are smarter than I am about optimal shift points and pressures. Good luck with your search.
I don't think anyone would argue that the auto is smarter/quicker than the paddles. I would love to use them just for the fun of it, but the lag is too much. We also have a '15 xsport and IT does not seem to have the lag that my '12 SHO does. Has anyone taken a serious look at an upgrade/retrofit of the '13+ system to the older SHO's?
Those extensions are bad ass!!!! I would love a set. I've utilized sport mode and manual shifting a few times in the canyons around here. I also plan to auto-x and open track mine a few times. Would be great to have.
Resurrecting an old thread again, but a company called Shift Koncepts makes replacements for the Mustang that will also fit a 2013+ SHO. https://www.shiftkoncepts.com/collections/ford-mustang/products/ford-mustang-extended-paddle-shifters. The owner said if there was enough interest he would R&D some for 2010-12. Rough pricing would be similar to the 2013+ at around $75. Would anyone be interested, should I continue to pursue this with him?
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I would be interested, for sure.
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https://www.shiftkoncepts.com/collections/ford-mustang/products/ford-extended-paddle-shifters (https://www.shiftkoncepts.com/collections/ford-mustang/products/ford-extended-paddle-shifters)
Quote from: SHOFan808 on July 16, 2015, 03:32:05 PM
Hey all, I just decided to resurrect this thread in the interest of paddle shifters for the 2013+ SHO. I'm not sure this will work, as the listing is for a 2014 Ford Mondeo, which is the Fusion. I tried to do a search, but couldn't find it. Does anyone know if the 2014 Fusion and 2013+ SHO share the same part # for the paddle shifters? If so, this aluminum paddle shifter extender will be able to attach to the 2013+ SHO paddle shifters. Just thought I'd throw this out there if anyone was still interested.
I have an 2013+ MKS wheel I've dissected a bit and have the P/N's for the paddle shifters for that.
RH - upshift - DE9T-3F884-ABW
LH - downshift - DE9T-3F885-ABW
Ill have my hands on a 2014 Taurus SHO wheel shortly and can confirm if they are the same P/N in a bit.
Edit:
2014 SHO wheel
RH - upshift - BT4T-3F884-ADW
LH - downshift - BT4T-3F885-ADW
Awesome thanks!
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