I love driving my freaking 5-speed swapped 7g. It is a blast!
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I love driving my freaking 5-speed swapped 7g. It is a blast!
mine has been pissing me off lately. i just changed the passenger side axle yesterday. while i was there i noticed i need a new lower ball joint, inner and outer tie rod, and my steering rack is leaking. woo hoo for me
I hear you man,i have been there and done that.I had to put a new rack and pinion in mine because it was leaking.I had to do inner and outter tie rods too.I had to do a balljoint on it too.It is a pain in the ass,then you need an alignment on top of it too.Mine ended up eating the tires up before it got aligned.It was pretty bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by kolio
i've had the ball joints done under the recall(56k). then had to do them at (91k) then had to do the drivers at 110K when i swapped to 5 lug. now the passenger at 117kQuote:
Originally Posted by galantlvr34
and my alignment has eaten all my tires in random ways.
it's a good thing i stopped driving it everyday or else i dunno what i do with it
Last time i called the dealer i was told that the recall was done like 10-11 years ago mine.So i am pretty sure that was the last time they were done.I had to put a new curved lower control arm balljoint in it.My car isnt lowered or anything but the alignment was messed up from having to do the rack and pinion and the tie rods on it.If you end up having to do the rack and pinion you will most likely have to drop the steering column on it to get it lined up.That is what i had to do,it was a pain.It has been pretty good since then though so i cant really complain.Quote:
Originally Posted by kolio
I had to do the inner and outer tie rods right when I bought her than after a bad rain did the alternator. But I have noticed some leaking around the steering knuckle is this what y'all were referring to? But I also love driving my 7G moreso than my brothers 8g and my car was bought at 238k not running for $50
Kolio if you ever get rid of that G I want those rain visors I have searched to no avail
I ampretty sure my tie rods are shot too...but I haven't done shit with em. My poor car has a host of issues that I am not sure will ever get solved. But I have to agree....the 5 speed is so much fun on these cars. Even with the stock engine, full exhaust and intake it feels like it pulls hard. I love it as well
my engine is money. but i keep having clutch issues. my car no longer pulls. the guy who kept doing the clutch sucks flappy donkey dick. When your flooring it it revs but doesn't move. however when you shift and release the clutch in the half grabing state the car moves. then when you release it all the way the car falls on it's face.Quote:
Originally Posted by evil-G-nius
i'm doing the cluch myself next time. or i'll jsut throw my 6 bolt in. if someone would make me a god damned harness for the ecu thats plug and play!
it's a good thing i have a tuned 335i 6spd to fullfill the need for speed
mine did something weird this morning too...I tired to pass someon in the hills and when I downshifted the rpms dropped instead of rising...although in retrospec...I may have accidentally upshifted. My Trans has never given me any issues since I put it in so...
the trans is fine. it's just clutch issuesQuote:
Originally Posted by evil-G-nius
Hey talk I was thinking of replacing my quarter million mile tranny for another automatic would the F5A33 be plug & play electronically I know kit will bolt up but will my ecu know what to do with it
Kolio what clutch are you using currently and when you replace it what will you go with
Sounds like your clutches aren't maintaining grip under load is there a way to adjust the
pressure on the clutch? Something to try before replacing it as kolio mentioned having
done it a couple times.
If its an ACT, is the pivot ball shimmed? Is the mater cylinder rod adjusted so the slave is self adjusting and has the most fluid flow?
I will say the 5 speed swap has been the best mod to date.
i first put in a fidanza 2.1 with a 8lb flywheel. that crap came out after only 13k of easy driving. the only reason i replaced the clutch is because the fidanza flywheel seperated.Quote:
Originally Posted by master_visionary
the mechanic ordered a cheap factory replacement clutch and thats whats in it now.
i have a exedy stock clutch waiting in my room for the past year. i don't know how the fully built 6 bolt will like that clutch, but whatever.
i had replaced all the parts. fulcrum ball, shift fork, slave and master cylinder, TOB, EVERYTHING! i even swapped from a partiall ss line to a full ss line.
no dice. clutch issues have plaugued me since the fidanza went in.
IF ONLY SOME ONE WOULD HELP ME MAKE A HARNESS TO SWAP IN MY 6 BOLT.
sorry lol. i get no help