Hard Shifting - Need Help...
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Hard Shifting - Need Help... Hey guys I just bought this car, quite a upgrade from my last, but my last car was also a manual, and this car is so much harder to shift. Not really smoothly at all... I am going to do the drill mod and see if that helps, but I was just wondering if there is anything else it could be. Or if maybe its just normal. If I am just sitting and I push in the clutch the first time I go into any gear it is like a 2 step process, not a smooth one push into gear, it like stops right before going into gear, then goes in. Then, if i keep the clutch in, going from gear to gear is pretty smooth. But when im driving its not like that, its still pretty rough to shift from gear to gear and it is IMPOSSIBLE to do it smoothly... Anyone have any ideas? Other then drill mod, or can someone tell me if the drill mod will definitely fix this?
TTT for ya, i have the same exact problem with my swapped tranny. Not sure what it is yet, i made a post about it as well and the only response so far is either bad hydraulics or needs the drill mod. I am also gonna try the drill mod but i'm doubtful that will be the fix.
Anybody have any other ideas?
Mike
Anybody have any other ideas?
Mike
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I have a whole rebuilt transmission... my car only has 56000 miles on it... and then the transmission wasnt rebuilt too long ago... and it was done professionally... so i dont know what it is... but i hope someone can help us out... When are you going to try the drill mod? cuz I would like to know if that worked and I wont be able to get to it until this weekend or the next...
well sounds like alot of poeple comming out of the woodwork with this issue. I am going to do it this weekend, maybe even tomrrow or friday, i've tried everyting else and if this fixes the problem i will be astonished. My tranny only has 24k miles on it 
I find it very hard to believe the trannys broke but we will see. I will definatley keep you posted if it works!!
Mike
I find it very hard to believe the trannys broke but we will see. I will definatley keep you posted if it works!! Mike
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I was gonna tackle it today but as usual i get home form work and it starts raining, i need a garage.. Tommorrow i will do it and let you know. The more i read on here about the drill mod it sounds like this is the problem and will solve all of our issues. but again i will post back tommorrow and let you know how it goes
mike
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just put in a stage 4 sixspeed inc tranny and all new hydrolics with a drill mod. but kept my pro 5.0 shifter and i have the same problem i was hoping it would go away but it didnt and it does **** me off that it isnt a smooth shift. could it be the shifter? how many of you that have this problem have a pro 5.0?
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I remember my pro.50 shifter being notchy but i liked it that way. dident feel like a straw in a burger king cup. u know your shifting somthing I think u girls are just crying over nothing.
Drill Mod done! Tranny feels better than it did but still has a notchy feel to it. I took it into the high rpms hard and never missed a shift, it felt great. I'm convinced its always going to have a notchy feel to it but as long as i can shift hard and fast its fine with me. Now its more of a crisp feel than a hinderance feel. My best friends 04 cobra feels exactly the same, notchy but crisp, doesnt hinder you from shifting when yours on it tho.
And for the record i dont belive its the shifter, i have a Hurst Pro Billet with 6" short stick. When the car is off, push in the clutch and it does not have the notchy feel to it, like said by wrencher its a hydraulic issue. Do the drill mod, the notchy feel after that is livable.
Mike
And for the record i dont belive its the shifter, i have a Hurst Pro Billet with 6" short stick. When the car is off, push in the clutch and it does not have the notchy feel to it, like said by wrencher its a hydraulic issue. Do the drill mod, the notchy feel after that is livable.
Mike
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Thank you soooo much! I am definitely doing the drill mod this weekend... didnt get to it last, got started and realized we didnt have everything to do it so this weekend it is...