[DFW] What have you done to your G Today?
#9873
Well...I got it installed at like 1:30 am and went for a test drive. The shift **** was a some what of a pain to install but luckily with the help of my buddy and plenty of elbow grease / wrenches we were able to brake the stock shift **** loc-tite free with out damaging the stock shift ****.
After reading the crazy horror stories of people totally damaging the stock shift ****. We decided to get the right tool and take our time. Turn out nicely and looking forward to the 40 mile trip to FT worth today. I would me more than glad to let you test drive the vehicle and see if you truly do care about the shift ****. I am still getting use to it but kinda want a nice 460g weighted shift **** but for the price I can't be picky/choosey.
This is someone else stock shift ****...imagine the work to get it off lolz
http://my350z.com/forum/body-interio...ft-****-2.html
After reading the crazy horror stories of people totally damaging the stock shift ****. We decided to get the right tool and take our time. Turn out nicely and looking forward to the 40 mile trip to FT worth today. I would me more than glad to let you test drive the vehicle and see if you truly do care about the shift ****. I am still getting use to it but kinda want a nice 460g weighted shift **** but for the price I can't be picky/choosey.
This is someone else stock shift ****...imagine the work to get it off lolz
http://my350z.com/forum/body-interio...ft-****-2.html
#9877
Oh trust me you will see installed pics just busy with work and had no chance to upload. If you want i can take multiple pictures in different angles and lighting. =) . One thing I did get slight bugged about was how freaking hot the **** was due to heat. The carbon fiber helps since only the aluminum was hot but only took couple minutes to cool down. I like the lower height of the **** but you feel more vibrations in the shift **** versus stock. Still verry happy about the price and when the time comes to upgrade. I will just throw it in wifeys car.
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fobizzle (09-21-2011)
#9879
Here are some pics of the installed shift **** for those who care. My butt dyno tells me the shift **** added 4.756WHP after the install. I think that is due to the Nismo sticker but not 100% sure
Depends on the year i think the 2003-2004 where much harder to remove than the later years. One thing that many said that helped was letting the car sit in the sun and bake for a little bit. It would help soften the loctite and make it slightly easier to work with. I did not want to take a risk torquing the lever shaft and decided to use 2 wrenches (Vice grip, crescent wrench) to hold the shift lever and shift ****.
Depends on the year i think the 2003-2004 where much harder to remove than the later years. One thing that many said that helped was letting the car sit in the sun and bake for a little bit. It would help soften the loctite and make it slightly easier to work with. I did not want to take a risk torquing the lever shaft and decided to use 2 wrenches (Vice grip, crescent wrench) to hold the shift lever and shift ****.
Last edited by faiz23; 09-21-2011 at 08:39 PM.
#9881
I know sometimes I get confused and instead of putting it into 7th gear i go into "Drive" . That sticker helps me and the stupid mechanics who have no idea where reverse is on the G35.
#9883
It is but ehhh.....just a sticker and not for me. It is for people who have no clue where the gears are lolz . In reality I will probably end up ripping it off and gluing it on a tool box where it belongs
Edit: Just realized I might loose the 4.756whp if I remove the sticker so now I am back to square one....
Edit: Just realized I might loose the 4.756whp if I remove the sticker so now I am back to square one....