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    Floppy Shifter

    I bought a new car yesterday with a 5-Speed. I drove manuals before, but never owned one of my own (Yay!). To me the shifter feels floppy, like when in gear it feels as if it's in Neutral. It drives and runs find, goes through gears well. Just the shifter it's self feels loose. My guess it's just wear and tear on the shift it's self? If I replace it, will the problem be fixed? To my understanding there's plastic bushings in the shifter the can be worn down and describes what I feel.

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    Doubt it since you have a T5 iirc. Though I would imagine there's a cup where the end of the shifter goes into the trans that could be beat or missing or your shifter is beat to shit for it being driven like a stang by some dumb kid

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    Pretty much what it does, this video is pretty close if not the same.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dcx9hXVhrY&feature=related[/ame]

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    Pro5.0 shifter is a couple hundred bucks and well worth it

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    I agree with GTP get a Pro 5.0 or MGW, it's well worth the money. Do a PI swap as well if you bought what I think you bought

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    Quote Originally Posted by GTP231 View Post
    Pro5.0 shifter is a couple hundred bucks and well worth it

    i love mine...

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    +100 internets for you!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GTP231 View Post
    Pro5.0 shifter is a couple hundred bucks and well worth it
    B&M with short stick is better. Wanna fight about it?


    Oh, and leave it to shines to make a thread about them being floppy in his hand.

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    I ordered a Pro 5.0, should do the trick... I picked the car up for $1,000 from an middle age male. But it has high miles (147,xxx), some rust under the car, and A/C does not work. But it runs and drives well, fun daily driver for sure.

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    Gut it and run some low 14's

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aetos View Post
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    Being that this thread was in the AAG, I honestly thought that's the topic this thread would be about.



    Kinda disappointed














    wait, wat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post
    Being that this thread was in the AAG, I honestly thought that's the topic this thread would be about.



    Kinda disappointed














    wait, wat?
    We can change it to the blue pill if you so want?

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    Why don't you consider a PI intake/head/cam swap? It's not expensive to do at all, and the gains from the swap are decent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Transamws6 View Post
    Why don't you consider a PI intake/head/cam swap? It's not expensive to do at all, and the gains from the swap are decent.
    No thanks, I give this thread to you now.
    Last edited by SHines-IT; 08-01-2010 at 09:34 PM.

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    With that, headers, slicks, flux capacitor, and a tailwind you'll break 13's!!! Worth the time and effort in an alternate dimension

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    Quote Originally Posted by Transamws6 View Post
    Why don't you consider a PI intake/head/cam swap? It's not expensive to do at all, and the gains from the swap are decent.
    Because that pos bottom end has 147k and is not worth it. Now a 150 shot for shits and giggles is another story

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    Quote Originally Posted by GTP231 View Post
    Because that pos bottom end has 147k and is not worth it. Now a 150 shot for shits and giggles is another story
    First signs of limp, I will personally shoot it myself.

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