Hey guys, what's going on! Hope ya'll can help me out with a little problem. My car is open downpipe for the turbo, but it smokes a lot... So I went to the shop today and purchased a Greddy catch can. I didnt have one, so i thought maybe the oil was doing that. I'm not sure though, need opinions from you guys. And also, when i switch from 1st to 2nd gear, perfect, but from 2nd gear to 3rd gear when I drive normal/regularly, it GRINDS, why?? from 3rd to 4th, no grinding, from 4th to 5th, no grinding. Only from 2nd to 3rd. I'm a little worried about my tranny. Help!

 

About the shifting thing maybe the synchros are going bad? Other part can't help you too much.

 

isnt open downpipe facting awesome? man...good times...an oil leak will do that. does it grind EVERY time you shift into third?

 

you need to be more specific about what is smoking? is it the exhaust or what? what color smoke? be more specific please...

 

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welcome to the problems of 3rd gear with h/f trannies.....(could be with b series too, dont follow the civic/teg forums)

 

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Yes, itd be the synchros. Just double clutch it if you can. In other words, when going from 2nd to 3rd, push the clutch in, but the shifter in nuetral, clutch out, clutch in, shift into 3rd.