Under normal driving conditions, I sometimes can't get the car into first gear at a stop light. It is a 96 gs-r, that hasn't been abused(girlfriend won't let me tear it up).

Is there some kind of adjustment I can make? I did put a short shifter in it. It was one of those skinny ones where I had to add washers where it attached to the shift linkage to take up the extra space. It is as close to stock position as I could get it though. I didn't think it would make much of a difference.

A bad synchro into 1st? is that possible? has it happened to anyone?

 

it is possible to have a bad first gear syncro, but no one notices it because how often do you downshift into first? this doesnt sound like a syncro problem either, bad syncro's grind...

If you just can't get into first, I would start by putting the stock shifter back in to see if that makes a difference. (just to isolate the problem)

From my experience, those cheap short shifters only screw things up. A skunk2 shifter might be more suitable. If you dont want to spend hte money, just work on shifting faster, and dont wine about it.

-Jake

 

For most people, shifting into 2nd gear, and then going straight up to 1st usually helps it slip right in....

 

let of the clutch, and press it back in again, then shift to first

 

I agree with both of the above. Also try and blip the gas and it should pop in.