Turbo Action Cheetah Shifters

[doglover44]

does anyone use them what is the good and bad on these ? are they worth getting ?

[Mark Markow]

i love mine , and have owned a few over the years. there simple and reliable. and IMO the only choice for a 3 speed air shifted application.

[mannymen]

If you are shifting manually and run a 10 second or faster car and leaving off of a transbrake, then it is not the shifter you want. In a reverse pattern 3 speed I don't like how loose (non-positive) between neutral and 1st it is. I have to bump the transbrake just to make sure it is in first and not somewhere in between and my detent is firm. Also when footbraking anothers car I was (reverse T-400 also) resting my hand on the shifter preparing to shift, but before launching and when I launched the 11 second car the inertia barely pulled my hand shifting it into 2nd right off of the line. I like a firm ratcheting shifter that I have to crank back and not a loose feeling shifter. This is just from my experience as I'm sure it works for many others. I hate shifting a 3 speed, so I guess that's how one feels when you raced with a powerglide most of your life

[Rich Biebel]

I had one in my 97 Firebird stocker with a reverse pattern 200 trans that I manually shifted. I did not like the shifter and the reverse pattern trans did not match the gate so I had to use 3 motions to shift twice. A forward pattern valve body would have made it a much better feel and then the shifter and trans would have been fine. I was going to install the e-shift but never got that far.....For a 3 speed I would say it is a very good shifter......I would not use it with a powerglide.....

[SPS]

An excellent shifter especially for a 3-speed. One of the only ones that use one air cylinder to shift both gears.

We make some small modifications to ensure accurate and consistent shifts without over-shifts.

We also modify it for second neutral, air shifted trans's.

We have used it a lot in our own cars as well as customers and it never fails. Shifts are very accurate as far as RPM's.

FJ

[SS Engine Guy]

Best 3 speed auto I have used with air. Extremely accurate if the correct arm is used on the trans. BUT....if the "buy one every 4 years or no contingency" still stands I won't own another one. Always one of the first to pay and great product and service.

[Jack Matyas]

We have one in each and every car -- Paul Forte has been my friend and trans company for longer than I can remember and I wouldn't race without his products in my car -- their shifters are the best in the business -- period .

[RJ]

Originally Posted by SS Engine Guy

if the "buy one every 4 years or no contingency" still stands I won't own another one.

Is this a Turbo Action or NHRA rule?

[Everett Vassar]

I agree with mannymen I was disapointed with this thing at first Because there is no positive mechanical ratchet for the gear positions.I make damn sure its in 1st before I stage.Then I can just slap it back going down track (727 rev) Its a little like the best factory shifter ever made-- the Mopar Slap Stik So I guess thats why I bought it.

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

We have one in each and every car -- Paul Forte has been my friend and trans company for longer than I can remember and I wouldn't race without his products in my car -- their shifters are the best in the business -- period .

I have them in my stocker dakota, my bracket/backup stocker 70 challenger, my 78 lil red express 440 toy....only the 72 stick challenger doesn't...cut it would if it they made one.... the 93 dually would love the upgrade....

Kidding aside, look around in the staging lanes at a divisional or national event. You will see legions of them. They just work! Jack is right.

Eric