When does the 1-2 shift get smoother?
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When does the 1-2 shift get smoother? Just got my 02 back and with just 350 miles on it the 1-2 is as usual crappy. Seems like my 00 got better with a few miles. Is there anything I can do to smooth it our some now? 85 degrees yesterday and still shifted like crap! 
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Alrighty, let's try this. Based on reading millions of post on this subject the basic problem. Either the trans fluid is too slippery or not slippery enough. Either to thin or too thick. I'm thinking about doing something drastic like letting out a quart and replace it with something thin - Sea Foam trans tune, Slick 50 trans treatment, a quart of Mobil One ATF or even something like Marvel Mystery oil. Something would happen or it wouldn't. Could be bad. Could be good.
Or, I could do the same thing with something thicker like Lucas Stabilizer, STP gear lube, 75-90 gear lube.
Don't know what will happen but I get the feeling I'm going to make it a whole lot better or really **** something up. Any guesses?
Or, I could do the same thing with something thicker like Lucas Stabilizer, STP gear lube, 75-90 gear lube.
Don't know what will happen but I get the feeling I'm going to make it a whole lot better or really **** something up. Any guesses?
Definitely go for the Powerade...should help a lot 
As for the lube, Specialty Formulations Synchroglide really helped smooth my trans out over the Dex III Dino oil I had in there previously. Pricy, but a GREAT fluid for the T-56.
Other things to consider: shifter choice. My B&M Ripper is VASTLY smoother than the stock factory Hurst. Don't forget about your clutch hydraulics as well...if it isn't disengaging fully or until your pedal is all the way to the floor, it will make your trans much harder to get into gear.
As for the lube, Specialty Formulations Synchroglide really helped smooth my trans out over the Dex III Dino oil I had in there previously. Pricy, but a GREAT fluid for the T-56.
Other things to consider: shifter choice. My B&M Ripper is VASTLY smoother than the stock factory Hurst. Don't forget about your clutch hydraulics as well...if it isn't disengaging fully or until your pedal is all the way to the floor, it will make your trans much harder to get into gear.
Originally Posted by MeentSS02
Definitely go for the Powerade...should help a lot
As for the lube, Specialty Formulations Synchroglide really helped smooth my trans out over the Dex III Dino oil I had in there previously. Pricy, but a GREAT fluid for the T-56.
Other things to consider: shifter choice. My B&M Ripper is VASTLY smoother than the stock factory Hurst. Don't forget about your clutch hydraulics as well...if it isn't disengaging fully or until your pedal is all the way to the floor, it will make your trans much harder to get into gear.
As for the lube, Specialty Formulations Synchroglide really helped smooth my trans out over the Dex III Dino oil I had in there previously. Pricy, but a GREAT fluid for the T-56.
Other things to consider: shifter choice. My B&M Ripper is VASTLY smoother than the stock factory Hurst. Don't forget about your clutch hydraulics as well...if it isn't disengaging fully or until your pedal is all the way to the floor, it will make your trans much harder to get into gear.
What is unsmooth? I've noticed my car rocks a lil different going into second...but the rest of the gears as smooth as butter... when you let out the clutch...are the rpms at the same as what the tranny/rest of drivetrain is running?
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Meent - I've got a ripper in it and it sucks. My last ripper was great. Where can I get this Spec. Form. Sync. stuff? I hate that rough 1-2 shift. I'm pulling the B&M out soon and take a look at it. If I don't see anything wrong I'm gonna put the Hurst back in it.
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I don't know if the design has changed. I'll dig into soon and find out. It everything looks OK I guess it's back to the Pro 5.0.
A very knowledgeable car guy gave me one more suggestion for the 1-2 roughness. He says a good friction additive, believe it or not is toothpaste. So I'm gonna squeeze a giant sized tube of Crest in it later today. Even if it still shifts rough I'll have shiny as **** teeth on my trans gears and absolutely no tartar build up!
A very knowledgeable car guy gave me one more suggestion for the 1-2 roughness. He says a good friction additive, believe it or not is toothpaste. So I'm gonna squeeze a giant sized tube of Crest in it later today. Even if it still shifts rough I'll have shiny as **** teeth on my trans gears and absolutely no tartar build up!
Last edited by grb; May 8, 2006 at 05:09 PM.
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