View Poll Results: Hows your Shifter?
Yes my shifter is notchy!!!
147
84.00%
No my shifter is butter.....
28
16.00%
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Notchy Shifter Feel?
#31
Originally posted by WildRice
The Evo 5spd trannys are not particularly good. The first gear syncro is weak, just try to get into first if your road speed is above 45mph , no I'm not talking about dumping at too high a
The Evo 5spd trannys are not particularly good. The first gear syncro is weak, just try to get into first if your road speed is above 45mph , no I'm not talking about dumping at too high a
Manual is not for you.
#32
sometimes my 0-60's are in the 4's and other times I cant shift easily into 2nd and I get 6's..... witha 1.8 60ft ....haha...
its so annoying.... by the way I have a ss clutch line and the perrin short shifter....
-shahul
its so annoying.... by the way I have a ss clutch line and the perrin short shifter....
-shahul
#33
Question about gear engagement and upgrades: Will new bushings, short throw kit, etc have any potential negative wear effects? Does engaging quicker make the synchros work harder then they were designed to? Will new bushings change anything from factory design that could lead to problems down the road?
Asking this as a newb whose trying to learn as much as I can. I understand the tranny in general, and get how the short throw is changing the fulcrum of the shifter giving it a more speed for shorter distance, but I don't get how the bushings make the shift feel smoother. And why mitsi wouldn't have put out the extra 10 bucks for better bushings if its that simple an upgrade for the difference it seems to make.
Thanks for any input!
Asking this as a newb whose trying to learn as much as I can. I understand the tranny in general, and get how the short throw is changing the fulcrum of the shifter giving it a more speed for shorter distance, but I don't get how the bushings make the shift feel smoother. And why mitsi wouldn't have put out the extra 10 bucks for better bushings if its that simple an upgrade for the difference it seems to make.
Thanks for any input!
#34
when i first started drivin mine it was really notchy like i couldnt even move it around when it was in neutral but now its gotten a lot smoother and i can actually move it back and forth in neutral but now its totally fine. been about 2 months so far
#35
Originally Posted by heshamnaim
my Evo has an extremely uncooperative shifter. Doesn't want to go into gear half the time without force. I either have to make granny slow shifts waiting for the rpms to drop almost to idle. or i have to force it in. which results in what i think sounds like a grind and a thump. i cannot tell if this noize is coming from the tranny or the shifter itself
I already change the driveline fluids this past weekend to redline MT-90 in the tranny and 75w-90 in the diff and transfer. but i still have the exact same feel.
I have heard others saying that replacing the rubber bushings in the shifter makes a world of difference. I am just curious what everybody's input is on this....
Do you have a notchy shifter????
How did you fix it??????
I already change the driveline fluids this past weekend to redline MT-90 in the tranny and 75w-90 in the diff and transfer. but i still have the exact same feel.
I have heard others saying that replacing the rubber bushings in the shifter makes a world of difference. I am just curious what everybody's input is on this....
Do you have a notchy shifter????
How did you fix it??????
#39
Originally Posted by freedom
It's all in the timing.
#41
I have an '05 MR and experience the same issue. I don't think its a problem, and I believe the solid feel shifting (unless slowly pushing it into gear- first into neutral, then into gear), is normal on all evos. I have owned an '03 evo and it felt the same way, even though the MR comes with a 6 speed.
Note: The 4th and 5th gears seemed quicker and easier to shift into in the '03, as the 5th and 6th do in the MR. I think this is because when driving quickly and having to shift through the first 1-3 gears, the shifts come up so fast compared to the last 2 gears.
Just my thoughts.
I also think the most obvious sign of synchro problems is a grind- usually notchy feel cannot be attributed to a broken / worn down synchro (or 2 or 3, depending on what gear you're talking about).
Note: The 4th and 5th gears seemed quicker and easier to shift into in the '03, as the 5th and 6th do in the MR. I think this is because when driving quickly and having to shift through the first 1-3 gears, the shifts come up so fast compared to the last 2 gears.
Just my thoughts.
I also think the most obvious sign of synchro problems is a grind- usually notchy feel cannot be attributed to a broken / worn down synchro (or 2 or 3, depending on what gear you're talking about).
#42
make sure you let that baby warm up before evaluating the notchiness. You can also break things if you force it when it's cold. My shifter is a little notchy, but my driving is usually the notchiest thing.