[lovehamr]

I have had both. My preference is the Hurst all the way for any performance application. It takes about 10 seconds to look at each and tell which one is going to be able to take more abuse. If your car is going to do the Harley kind of thing putt putting down the highway and hanging out at car shows then indeed the Ford shifter can be a good bit smoother. If it's going to be pushed hard then the limits of the Ford shifter will make themselves evident. Just as one example (because that's where my experience is) look at the 69 and 70 Boss 302s. The 69s came with the Ford unit and were universally reviled when used as a Boss was intended. The 70 Boss came with the aforementioned Competition Plus which didn't get replaced by owners, even in the TransAm racers. I take that as defacto evidence that even Ford knew that the stock Ford shifter was lacking in the performance roll. That's it in a nutshell. What will your car be used for?

JMHO, Steve