some installs tonight, any advice or cautions?

sloppytot · 02-23-2007, 03:59 PM

hey guys.. tonight after i get home from work im heading over to a shop my friend works at and we are going to do some stuff to the Si. the list is as follows: DC short throw shifter, skunk2 440g knob, corsport cable bushings, throwing in Amsoil MTF to get rid of that 3rd gear annoyance, progress rear sway, and corsport end links.

anyways, i did some searching and got some advice, but anyone have any advice on any of these install parts? any problems i might encounter that the instructions of these products do not discuss? i know someone said that you should re-tighten the sway bar after about 3 days, and then after about 2 weeks.. then every 6 or so months after that. any other ideas i should keep inn mind?

p.s. cant wait to drive it afterwards

Zeuceone · 02-23-2007, 04:02 PM

when you installl the cable bushings do not pull the cable upward or you will break a plastic piece on it and you will have to buy a new one.

***Mikey6p*** · 02-23-2007, 04:03 PM

Dont strip the sway bar bracket bolts...I stripped out one of mine.

Have fun.

[IVI] · 02-23-2007, 08:49 PM

dc makes a short throw shifter for the 06?

edit: Looked it up and I don't see it listed for the 06, only for the 05. Did you order the wrong one?

aodmisery · 02-23-2007, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [IVI]

dc makes a short throw shifter for the 06?

thats what i was wondering?

and oh yeah DONT DROP THE BLUE CAP!!!!!!

blue1 · 02-23-2007, 08:58 PM

Bring a case of beer, shoot the breeze and take your time.

sloppytot · 02-23-2007, 09:48 PM

got everything installed in like 45 mins, just didnt do the shifter cable bushings and switch over to amsoil mtf... one question, downshifted and clank loud as hell, and no idea what it is... happened a second time too, and it was pretty f-in loud, heard it over two car exhausts and the radio... :SHOCKED:

p.s. sorry , comptech ss.. brain fart lol

aodmisery · 02-23-2007, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sloppytot

got everything installed in like 45 mins, just didnt do the shifter cable bushings and switch over to amsoil mtf... one question, downshifted and clank loud as hell, and no idea what it is... happened a second time too, and it was pretty f-in loud, heard it over two car exhausts and the radio... :SHOCKED:

p.s. sorry , comptech ss.. brain fart lol

oh oh something was installed wrong. or maybe you left something in there and it fell like the blue cap remover.

sloppytot · 02-23-2007, 11:02 PM

nah, i got that blue cap out.. i think its my k&n, when i installed it a couple weeks ago, after about a week, i started hearing a slight knock when i would disengage the clutch, particuarly in reverse (when the engine is shifting and really jerky), i think the intake was off maybe 1/4 inch, and needed a little adjustment.. so tonight we adjusted that, but sounds like we went in the wrong direction cuz it just sounds worse lol... funny too, ive searched and nobodys ever had this issue before... definitely from intake though, because i only installed one thing 3-4 weeks ago, the intake. and i noticed it right after...

p.s. the sway is amazing, i didnt realize it at first cuz i wasnt really getting into the twisties, but the more i drive it, the tighter it feels, no more body role... now it just needs to be dropped an inch and a half, hehe

aodmisery · 02-23-2007, 11:05 PM

is that k&n a cai? cause if it is your hard clutch line might be hitting it when you step on the clutch at least thats what happens on the aem cai if not installed right.

sloppytot · 02-23-2007, 11:08 PM

no, its actually the k&n typhoon SRI...

02-23-2007, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
sloppytot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lakewood, NJ Posts: 117 iTrader: 0 / 0%	some installs tonight, any advice or cautions? hey guys.. tonight after i get home from work im heading over to a shop my friend works at and we are going to do some stuff to the Si. the list is as follows: DC short throw shifter, skunk2 440g knob, corsport cable bushings, throwing in Amsoil MTF to get rid of that 3rd gear annoyance, progress rear sway, and corsport end links. anyways, i did some searching and got some advice, but anyone have any advice on any of these install parts? any problems i might encounter that the instructions of these products do not discuss? i know someone said that you should re-tighten the sway bar after about 3 days, and then after about 2 weeks.. then every 6 or so months after that. any other ideas i should keep inn mind? p.s. cant wait to drive it afterwards

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02-23-2007, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zeuceone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 13 Posts: 97,746 iTrader: 49 / 100%	when you installl the cable bushings do not pull the cable upward or you will break a plastic piece on it and you will have to buy a new one.

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[IVI] Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 32 Posts: 1,638 Bryan iTrader: 0 / 0%	dc makes a short throw shifter for the 06? edit: Looked it up and I don't see it listed for the 06, only for the 05. Did you order the wrong one?

02-23-2007, 08:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
blue1 Senior Member Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,566 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Bring a case of beer, shoot the breeze and take your time.

02-23-2007, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
sloppytot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lakewood, NJ Posts: 117 iTrader: 0 / 0%	got everything installed in like 45 mins, just didnt do the shifter cable bushings and switch over to amsoil mtf... one question, downshifted and clank loud as hell, and no idea what it is... happened a second time too, and it was pretty f-in loud, heard it over two car exhausts and the radio... :SHOCKED: p.s. sorry , comptech ss.. brain fart lol

02-23-2007, 11:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
sloppytot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lakewood, NJ Posts: 117 iTrader: 0 / 0%	nah, i got that blue cap out.. i think its my k&n, when i installed it a couple weeks ago, after about a week, i started hearing a slight knock when i would disengage the clutch, particuarly in reverse (when the engine is shifting and really jerky), i think the intake was off maybe 1/4 inch, and needed a little adjustment.. so tonight we adjusted that, but sounds like we went in the wrong direction cuz it just sounds worse lol... funny too, ive searched and nobodys ever had this issue before... definitely from intake though, because i only installed one thing 3-4 weeks ago, the intake. and i noticed it right after... p.s. the sway is amazing, i didnt realize it at first cuz i wasnt really getting into the twisties, but the more i drive it, the tighter it feels, no more body role... now it just needs to be dropped an inch and a half, hehe

02-23-2007, 11:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
aodmisery Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norcal Age: 28 Posts: 2,162 MEOW!! iTrader: 1 / 100%	is that k&n a cai? cause if it is your hard clutch line might be hitting it when you step on the clutch at least thats what happens on the aem cai if not installed right.

02-23-2007, 11:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
sloppytot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lakewood, NJ Posts: 117 iTrader: 0 / 0%	no, its actually the k&n typhoon SRI...