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Grinding from 4->5 in the STI
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:36 am
by Sabre
Hey all,
Well, many people have reported this, so I thought I would post my free fix: Move your seat up. As stupid as this sounds, I have not heard a grind since I moved closer.
BTW, first post in this forum, w00t
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:04 am
by Andrewtech
Man you beat me! I was going to post a bunch of pics of tranny upgrades for the first post. Oh well. I'll still post some when I get organized.
Andrew@Hillmuth
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:59 am
by Sabre
Andrewtech wrote:Man you beat me! I was going to post a bunch of pics of tranny upgrades for the first post. Oh well. I'll still post some when I get organized.
Andrew@Hillmuth
What kind of tranny upgrades and on what? Something I *wish* someone would release is a 5th gear that is closer to 4th and a higher 6th for better MPG on the STI. Check out
this post for info on Kingpin who did the JDM swap
LOL
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:41 pm
by Jmj1112
Think I could be the Andrew@Hillmuth poster guy for the gears.......
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:02 am
by ElZorro
If he has something for the FXT AT tranny I'll get excited.
I don't like doing 80 and watching the tach do 3.2k
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:18 pm
by WANGAN_X
yeah i did the same thing in the evo, i think it is your throw with the seat back, also my track time dropped a good .5 when i moved the seat up...
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 2:01 pm
by AJ711
What? The gangsta lean doesn't promote gear friendly shifting?
I've always pushed the clutch pedal to the floor when I get behind the wheel of a manual. Just force of habit. Grew up on a 92 Legacy wagon that pretty much required it if you wanted to get the gears correctly.
As for the 4EAT, your only options are a higher stall torque converter and upgraded valvetrain. The valvetrain would probably help things, as it provides a firmer shift between gears. However, it increases heat in the tranny, so an extra cooler is advised.
Well, I'd advise a second cooler with a oilstat in line just to help protect things, and a temperature gauge to help keep tabs on things. But that is just me.
AJ
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:58 pm
by hotsam
Well, I'd advise a second cooler with a oilstat in line just to help protect things, and a temperature gauge to help keep tabs on things. But that is just me.
Agreed. Plus, it's an easy installation, and relatively cheap.