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#3310142 - 06/03/11 08:12 AM a GATED shifter = H-Shifter, right?
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Googled GATED shifter to confirm, all the pics show a H-shifter... I take it, it's the same thing...right? thx
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#3310148 - 06/03/11 08:20 AM Re: a GATED shifter = H-Shifter, right? [Re: Magnum]
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Yes
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#3310157 - 06/03/11 08:27 AM Re: a GATED shifter = H-Shifter, right? [Re: Magnum]
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Yep, same thing. The term "H-shifter" cam about when cars only had 4 forward gears. A gated shifter is the more accurate term for shifters that have 5 or 6 gears, since the gates no longer form an "H" in this configuration. For PC controllers the terms are interchangeable.
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#3310530 - 06/03/11 04:31 PM Re: a GATED shifter = H-Shifter, right? [Re: Magnum]
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Eh, if you're like me you rarely get out of 3rd anyway. driving
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