Monday, June 18, 2012

mid bullet replacement

speed bumps and sagging exhaust does not go along well... all "low-life" car enthusiast knows it... so, here is the aftermath... shaved and almost punctured center bullet...



got it replaced with a rather cheap center bullet from JASMA... inlet/outlet measures 2.0 inch...



if u notice the new bullet has a bigger displacement compare to the old one... this does slightly affect the throttle response... but all in all, its a cheap and cheerful replacement bullet...

RACETECH smooth shift

in most manual transmission engine, there are 2 gear linkage which connects the shifter to the gearbox which engage the gears... at each end of the linkage is a rubber bushing which minimize vibration and shock each time u engage gears via push-pull movement of the cables... these rubber bushing sits in a hot and humid environment inside the engine bay which will harden and crack... worn out shifter bushing will cause gears hard to engage and missed shifts... these can be very frustrating especially when u are driving enthusiastically...



RACE-TECH has produced one-of-a-kind aluminum shift bearing called smooth shifter... these one piece billet aluminum bearings replaces the rubber bushing and sits flush with the linkage with minimal clearance... this reduces free play and makes shifting gears more solid and precise...



smooth shifter also comes with necessary snap on clips and instruction guide...

installation is very straight forward... remove the old worn out rubber bushing and replace it with the new smooth shifter bearing... remember to apply some grease during installation...





the old rubber bush...