question well is the jdmpassword power chamber worth 200 i have 2000ls also second question i put in a b&m short sifter but i didnt come with any bushings between that ball thing and it rattles when i drive would this stop that http://passwordjdm.com/Passwor....aspx

 

In terms of power gained, no the "power chamber" is not worth the money. You are better off going with a simple 3" intake and a quality filter.

I'm not sure what you mean when you say that your shifter didnt come with "any bushings between the ball thing". Most short shifters do not come with any bushings. You simply reuse your stock parts and install them onto the new shifter. Look under your car and see if the bottom of the shifter is hitting the exhaust.

However, an aftermarket bushing kit is a great upgrade but stay away from that rip off $40 Password JDM crap. You can get an Energy Suspension shifter kit for around $10-15 bucks.

 

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Your B&M shifter just had an empty hole in the bottom, right? And you just stuck the (small) through-bolt through that (large) hole in the shifter, right?

You have to re-use the inserts w/ o-rings from the stock shifter. That should stop the rattling, but it will probably still feel rubbery like the stock shifter. You need a shifter like a Skunk2 one that has sealed metal bearings and spacers at the bottom to really get a precise-feeling shifter. Those bushings had more slop in them than the original 7-yr old rubber bushings I originally took out when I first installed the poly ones.

As for the shifter bushings, polyurethane is crap. They will wear out much faster than rubber and leave you with much more slop in the shifter than the rubber bushings will. I replaced the polyurethane bushings in my car with new OEM rubber ones a few months back, and it made my short shifter feel 100x better, as the polyurethane ones were just crumbling apart.

 

well i did reuse the bushings but between the ball lookin thing and the shift linkage you bolt it to there was space and it rattles now and and i can move it side to side now in gear so i thought there soud be somethig there

 

That power chamber will give you 60hp in the top end because its jdm. if you get 2 and attach them together so they stick out the jdm hood, thats 120hp

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Your B&M shifter just had an empty hole in the bottom, right? And you just stuck the (small) through-bolt through that (large) hole in the shifter, right?

You have to re-use the inserts w/ o-rings from the stock shifter. That should stop the rattling, but it will probably still feel rubbery like the stock shifter. You need a shifter like a Skunk2 one that has sealed metal bearings and spacers at the bottom to really get a precise-feeling shifter. Those bushings had more slop in them than the original 7-yr old rubber bushings I originally took out when I first installed the poly ones.

As for the shifter bushings, polyurethane is crap. They will wear out much faster than rubber and leave you with much more slop in the shifter than the rubber bushings will. I replaced the polyurethane bushings in my car with new OEM rubber ones a few months back, and it made my short shifter feel 100x better, as the polyurethane ones were just crumbling apart.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have the oem rubber on my and it feels loose as hell. the bushings look new on mine. i hate how its in gear and feels like its in neutral. i can move it side to side.
i want it to feel solid and have that click in feeling like an s2000, i know it wont be that but you get the idea.


Modified by yc_dc4mar at 10:13 AM 8/7/2008

 

well I have new OEM rubber bushings and it feels great. WAY better than this crap that I took out:



OP, you need to add washers or some other type of spacer since the linkage has a wider throat than the bottom of the shifter. That's what I did on mine and it hasn't rattled in nearly 7 years.

 

yea ok thats what i thought do they make that or do i have to go buy random spacers and make it work

 

Power = No
Looks = Yes

 

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I stuck several washers on my through bolt to take up the extra space, and also a lock washer on each side of the shifter to keep everything pressed together and rattle-free. Did that nearly 7 years ago when I first installed the shifter and haven't touched it since, and never had any problems.

 

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i lol'd