Timmay

ok im having a hard time getting my car into gear at full boost, i hate how sloppy sohc trannys are, i ahve the energy suspenson bushings but that doesnt seem to help. i dont want to keep grinding it trying to get it in gear, but i loost alot of time when i miss.

any suggestions?

tranny is a Y8 btw

BauleyCivic

ES mount inserts

Timmay

for which mounts?

The Internet Tough Guy

es makes the inserts for front lower 2 mounts (left & right), and the rear mount. do all three, it's a great upgrade.

D series shift linkages suck ***. a heavy **** like the skunk2 might help your cause out a little. i'm not a fan of short shifters, but one may be worth considering.

Timmay

i have my 2 lower mounts(frame ones) filled with window welder stuff, so they are stiffer, but all the other mounts are stock

sohcvtec1995

so if i am understanding correctly, (correct me if i am wrong.) You cant get the car into gear when you are moving right? and dose this acure only when the car is moving, or always? cause i had the same problem and i just put gm syncro mesh in and then i could put the car back into gear even just fine. also do you have a pic of the mounts that you are talking about? i want to do some mounts to stiffen things up. and what is this window stuff you are talking about?

Timmay

i only have problems shifting at high boost, I.E 15 psi, im gonna try mount inserts,

the stuff is called window welder, its for windshields its urethane base stuff, works ok

The Internet Tough Guy

window weld that rear mount up. that one makes the biggest difference.

Timmay

good idea

BauleyCivic

Like I said online, your motor is shifting backwards like a rocking chair under boost, when you try to shift the motor flexes forward and it is hard to get an accurate shift. Get the ES inserts and put the rear one in or you can use window weld as said before. I have the ES rear insert in and I love it.

98CivicEXT

It's not the high boost but the high RPM's that's making it hard to shift into the next gear. The transmissions synchro's slow the gear down enough to engage the next one. As the synchro's go bad, it takes longer to slow the gear down enough to get into the next one.

In other words, it's probably your synchro's going south. 3rd gear synchro seems to go out first from my experience. It only takes a few hard miss shifts to damage the synchro's permenantly. There's a few shops around that will now put in carbon fiber synchro's and it's supposed to dramaticly improve high speed shifting.
Also, GM synchro mesh works good (Adds friction to the synchro's at higher speeds to slow the gear faster) if you haven't done to much damage to the synchro's already.

Timmay

ok sweet, where do i get GM syncro mesh?

ej1 pilot

any GM dealership

BauleyCivic

Timmay

ok i got some of that, damn 10 bucks a quart

BauleyCivic

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It was like 11.50 for me

cueballsi

how does this stuff compare with BG Sycro SHift????? I am running the D15B LSD tranny with just HONDA MTF should i use this gm stuff??? or b4 i used BG sycroshift.. and somehow my bearings went bad in my old tranny????

98CivicEXT

I got mine at GM parts direct for less than $7 dollars a quart but you need to buy 6 at a time. Atleast you'll have some to change it out later.

http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/

cueballsi

has ne one heard of BG SYcro SHift??? a lot of DSMer's use it.. ne good????

sohcvtec1995

you can also get the pensoil syncro mesh. Just go to your auto parts store, or even walmart.

Timmay

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i work at walmart, i dont belive we carry that

sohcvtec1995

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i work at walmart, i dont belive we carry that</TD></TR></TABLE>
i meant to say kmart, cause they were like pensoil sponsered or something like that. But only the ones that have the car repair bays.

Aquafina

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I can get you GM Synchromesh for $5/quart, but it would have to be shipped also so it might not save you much.