Noise that AFE SS makes?
07-15-2007, 11:04 AM
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Noise that AFE SS makes?
Hello, searching little bit of AFE short shifter, which i installed it today.
Noise it made at second gear was little bit annoying. ( 4th gear was alright, not a big deal )
It seems like people are still trying to find proper solution?
how ever...
i've noticed... if you take the gear **** off ( i've drove with gear **** off!! )
that noise was almost gone.
how can it be? hmm.. maybe having really light gear **** can be another solution?
Solutions?
1. Longer, thicker kevelar cup
2. put RP maxgear 75w90 ( i found this from some thread.. putting new gear box? :p )
3. Putting synthetic oils to reduce tranny noise?
Thanks in advance for replies!
Noise it made at second gear was little bit annoying. ( 4th gear was alright, not a big deal )
It seems like people are still trying to find proper solution?
how ever...
i've noticed... if you take the gear **** off ( i've drove with gear **** off!! )
that noise was almost gone.
how can it be? hmm.. maybe having really light gear **** can be another solution?
Solutions?
1. Longer, thicker kevelar cup
2. put RP maxgear 75w90 ( i found this from some thread.. putting new gear box? :p )
3. Putting synthetic oils to reduce tranny noise?
Thanks in advance for replies!
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07-15-2007, 01:12 PM
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this is what i did:
go to clark rubber
buy some noise insulating foam
cut them into oversized circles
skewer them onto gear stick into the plastic ring
use 3-4 peices
put the shift boot back on
replace gear ****
volia!
Thats what I did anyway
go to clark rubber
buy some noise insulating foam
cut them into oversized circles
skewer them onto gear stick into the plastic ring
use 3-4 peices
put the shift boot back on
replace gear ****
volia!
Thats what I did anyway
07-15-2007, 01:19 PM
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how about this option: enjoy the transmission sounds that your car makes, instead of trying to hide it.
I enjoy it. If I wanted no sounds, I'd be looking for something like a caddy.
I enjoy it. If I wanted no sounds, I'd be looking for something like a caddy.
07-15-2007, 06:09 PM
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with the stock **** is sounds about normal. with something like the voodoo ****, it can make a whirring noise. wrapping the threads with tape or shoving some foam in there might help. But like I said, this issue is totally overblown by people who want some sort of quiet economy car out of the rx-8 :P
07-15-2007, 06:16 PM
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with the stock **** is sounds about normal. with something like the voodoo ****, it can make a whirring noise. wrapping the threads with tape or shoving some foam in there might help. But like I said, this issue is totally overblown by people who want some sort of quiet economy car out of the rx-8 :P
And agreed about excessive fussiness. I don't like things that go creak or thump (
) but some operating noises are par for the course I reckon.
07-15-2007, 06:46 PM
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with the stock **** is sounds about normal. with something like the voodoo ****, it can make a whirring noise. wrapping the threads with tape or shoving some foam in there might help. But like I said, this issue is totally overblown by people who want some sort of quiet economy car out of the rx-8 :P
The leather boot helped because the tabs at the top of the boot fit between the shifter and the ****.
07-15-2007, 07:38 PM
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the bukkake master!
when i had my stock **** on the ss the noise was very faint but after i put a momo **** on there it brought the noise out a lot. thinkin about putting the stock **** back on
07-15-2007, 08:41 PM
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Well, first time I heard all the whirring noises it freaked me out a bit, but now it's normal.
07-16-2007, 09:29 PM
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Some get the noise, some don't.
I've posted a number of times about it, the causes, and the solutions (effective or not).
Search my posts (keyword "shifter", "noise", etc).
I've posted a number of times about it, the causes, and the solutions (effective or not).
Search my posts (keyword "shifter", "noise", etc).
07-17-2007, 01:09 AM
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Certainly. I have more noise than auzoom for example
And with the search suggested by Gomez, there is a lot of transmission fluid thread.
Here are the older ones that is more targeted to it.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/short-shifter-noise-real-solution-107310/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/rp-short-shifter-experiment-114768/
And with the search suggested by Gomez, there is a lot of transmission fluid thread.
Here are the older ones that is more targeted to it.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/short-shifter-noise-real-solution-107310/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-aftermarket-performance-modifications-23/rp-short-shifter-experiment-114768/
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