LittleJohn

Hey playa78..
I think you and I live quite close. We should get together and do some investigating..

playa78

yup, sure have. like i said, the new boot improved it a hint bit.. but too minimal to call it an improvement..

playa78

where abouts do u live? I would love to compare how mine compares to other short shifter. maybe u can help me finding a solution

LittleJohn

I live in Baulkham Hills, but PM me if you want to meet up

Richard Paul

iTrader: (5)

While you guys are at it try and meet up with someone who has no noise. That is a meeting I want to hear about. No pun intended.

LittleJohn

Anyone in the Sydney area who has an AFE SS that doesn't have excess noise wanna meet up??

Longhornxtreme

I just installed my AFE shifter, and I love the feel...

BUT I've got a cabin noise issue. Its definitely louder... After a quick trip around the block I came back and removed the green insulation material which definitely made a difference. It was unbearable before but now its just annoying...

I'm wondering if I have this noise for 2 reasons. Does the lower boot need some sort of silicon applied to seal it to the metal... Also, I don't think I put the upper boot's plastic ring thing low enough... Any techniques for getting it to go down? I'm always hesitant to 'force' anything unless I've prior experience...

LittleJohn

Apply Murphy's law... if it don't fit... force it

Seriously? Get some 40mm pvc pipe, about 1m long. Turn the shifter upside in to the top of the pipe and drop the whole thing onto some concrete at about 30cm, making sure everything stays vertical. do this a few time and the plastic thingy will start to slide.

Richard Paul

iTrader: (5)

He doesn't have to do this nor can he. His has the new longer white ring as you (little john) suggested. These are now epoxed to the shaft. So don't go beating on it. If you want the rubber lower on the ring get a wooden dowel and just lightly hammer it around until it gets where you want it.
I have one of these longer parts in my car since last week. My car just never had noise to start with. If anyone out there who lives close has a car with noise I sure would love to hear it.

BTW I tied putting the green fuzzy back in my car and noticed a slight but not much more noise. It seemed to get squished in between the white ring and the **** so I can see why it does transfer more noise. It also may be that the shaft must be left a nutral as possable. Still that's grasping for straws.

LittleJohn

Oooops, don't apply murphy's law...
I have found that sometimes you can use hairspray as a lube when u need to slide rubber over a smooth surface. When it dries, it acts like a gentle adhesive.

labrat

Hmm, I guess after this, one could give the notion of a short shifter short shrift.

Gomez

Drive an RX-8 with one of these installed before you make up your mind, labrat. I recall you and I share similar driving philosophies......this shifter really does enhance your driving experience.

LittleJohn

yeah.. until you've acutally experienced the AFE SS... I'd reserve my final jusdgement...
Yes it doesn have some bad points... but they are minor compared to the extra enjoyment it gives :D

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

An Aussie company makes these sorts of things for Commodores. The claim it is a "straight movement" from 2nd to 3rd. I feel my AFESS works like that. Jst push it forward from 2nd, and it goes to 3rd.

Anyway, the Aussie companies product is called the RIP SHIFTER. Therefore, I think Richard Paul should call his the RAP SHIFTER :D

2nf thoughts, too easy for someone to add a C to the front

Cheers,
Hymee.

labrat

Err... I was just exercising a little literary licence. I apologize profusely for the very bad pun. In future, I will assume my normal position of extreme gravitas in my posts. (Retreats bowing and tugging forelock).

Gomez

No more jokes, labrat.......or at least use a smilie. You can't expect us to pick your subtle form of humour when you crack one funny every two years! Jeezus mate, throw us a bone occasionally :D .

How's the chubby son-in-law's BMW going, BTW? I see the latest Wheels ran a comparo and the Mazda 6 beat it on all counts!

labrat

Chubby? Hmm, he seems to be in pretty good shape lately. I think they're still loving their Blau-Weisser (the Germans call them blue-whites, after the badge and the flag of Bavaria). For the sake of family harmony, I don't go near such things as comparos. I haven't seen Wheels, but it's good that they do those sorts of comparos. It's always annoyed me that The Australian never throws in a wild card in their comparos -it's always about cars in the same price band or country/region of origin. In the "sporty saloon" category there are so many good cars around, and you don't have to pay what BMW ask. You'd have to put the Accord Euro in there too.

mikeyr

Well fitted a new gear **** over the weekend. A Razo 300g RA65.

It had three position options for fitting. At first i tried the midpoint and the cabin noise went completely crazy. The shifter has always been louder in this car than my last one. But this was much louder than the stock ****.

So tried the higher setting. Almost silent!!

Think it's because the tapper fitting sits just off the taper in the shaft, a couple of mm's.

First time in two cars that the shifter has added very very little extra noise. Will let you know how it plays out over a few weeks.

M