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Kurlee Daddee
(THE ORIGINAL)

 

My STi short shifter is kinda notchy. I don't know how it is compared to a stock one though.

I have a Momo ****. I love it. When I ordered the car I got the STi Titanium ****. But that wasn't comfortable for the way I shift, so I sold it and got a Momo. I don't know if it'll make for a smoother shift though.

 

You're friends with this guy!?

jason

 

Plus remember, that the more you use your shifter it will smooth out a bit as it "wears in." Mine did, when it was new it was very rough and felt funky to me too...but as I drove more the shifts became smoother as the parts broke in. But the short shifter will feel more notchy and precise by design, that is just a trait of a STS.

-Ted

 

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Originally posted by AzN121184
actually, my friend 02blackwrx
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you mean zoeb...

edgar,

 

Contrary to other opinions, the Kartboy lever in my car is smoother than the stock setup. I only put in the lever, NOT the Kartboy bushing because I didn't want it to be too notchy. Its precise enough with the stock bushing. One thing I did that certainly helped was I liberally greased the rod bushing with teflon grease.

 

I really liked my Kartboy S/S with KB bushings, it worked great.

But then you really need to do the STi motor & tranny mounts too, to keep the motor and tranny from twisting during hard acceleration.

I do know that that the Cusco mounts & bushings are stiffer than Kartboy.

 

if you like zoeb's setup, why not do what he did?

 

why would changing the leverage do anything to change the speed the synchros work? why are people so lazy to move their shifter 1 less inch than normal? just get more aggressive tranny oil...

 

just use the standard GL5 stuff

Tommy
www.mpjperformance.com

 

Subarureview.com has a lot of good reviews on how the shifter feels after doing a number of mods to the tranny. Good Luck

WRX Rush

 

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Hey Tommy-

Mike was saying he didn't like the Redline MT-90 and actually went back to the factory tranny oil. Have you guys found anything better these days?

 

4 steps to make it shift like a Honda:

1) Motul Gear 300 lube
2) Sti engine and trans mounts
3) bushings
4) short shifter

This is my current configuration and the order I would recommend the mods be done.

Of course, like everybody else, the first thing I did was the shifter and bushings -- better but not quite right.

The Motul made the biggest difference -- you have to try it to believe it. And like everybody else, I tried the Redline first -- better than dino but the Motul blows it away.

And if you're not going to do the Sti mounts, take the bushings back out -- they don't work well with the soft stock mounts --that's whats causing the binding and refusal to go into gear.

 

anyone else thinks it's a transmisison fluid that makes the difference?