Si Shifter Feel vs Type R shifter feel

[9civic10]

More than a few times my shifter had gotten stuck . Only while stationary but wierd . Never happened in any other car I've had.
3rd gear sometimes is crunchy.

Overall I think it's good . My 9th gen never had any of the weirdness this one sometimes has tho

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[Doublestack00]

Ordered my R shifter from majestic Honda as they were the cheapest. It shipped and should be here Saturday.

 

[ne0guri]

I’ve read everything on this forum and no one is able to completely get rid of that crunchy feel it seems.

I have the Sirimoto short shift adapter and all the Acuity bushings and it still crunches.

Another user removed the CDV and installed a new SS clutch line and it did not help the crunch. So far the only thing that seems to fix this issue may be changing the transmission fluid to GM Synchromesh Friction Modified. This seems to be the most common thing honda users switch when they feel the crunch.

I’ve heard though it may not be good to use synchromesh fluid in a honda?? I’m definitely wanting to try this but want to make sure it is safe for me to put Synchromesh fluid in the SI.

 

[jakabony]

I ordered my Type R shifter base from hondapartscheap.com, and their ETA for getting some in is 4/13. I'm not in a rush so I told them to keep my order and I will wait - hopefully that ETA doesn't change.

Also, I recently installed the @ACUITY shifter bushings, centering spring, and shifter base bushings and overall it did increase the firmness of shifts and I do feel it reduced the "crunchiness" of the stock shifter (more precise also).

Keep in mind that I never felt too bothered by the stock "crunchiness" and I was just shooting for improved driving feel which I do feel was accomplished. I look forward to seeing how the Type R shifter will feel with the Acuity's upgrades

My goal is to do the Type R shifter and all the Acuity upgrades at the same time. Don’t want to tear apart the center console more than once, if I don’t have to.

 

[Doublestack00]

My goal is to do the Type R shifter and all the Acuity upgrades at the same time. Don’t want to tear apart the center console more than once, if I don’t have to.

I'm doing the R shifter, Acuity bushings and climate control swap all at the same time.

 

[davemarco]

Guys, I'm installing the Acuity bushings and I'm all the way at the point where I need to remove the three wiring harness clips surrounding the shifter to lift the entire Central console out. I can't figure out how to get the bottom two clips off and I only have a couple hours of light left. Throwing up the bat signal. Please help.

 

[Doublestack00]

Guys, I'm installing the Acuity bushings and I'm all the way at the point where I need to remove the three wiring harness clips surrounding the shifter to lift the entire Central console out. I can't figure out how to get the bottom two clips off and I only have a couple hours of light left. Throwing up the bat signal. Please help.

 

[davemarco]

Have that video up right now. Unfortunately he doesn't actually show how he disconnects it. I can't see how he does it, and my hands are completely shredded from trying to force it

 

[davemarco]

I also don't have a pick unfortunately

 

[davemarco]

Nevermind, I gave up guys. Clearly I'm not cut out for this DIY stuff if I can't figure out how to get a plastic tab open.

 

[gylmar814]

Dude

Nevermind, I gave up guys. Clearly I'm not cut out for this DIY stuff if I can't figure out how to get a plastic tab open.

Dude Go to the acuity bushing install video. Pro car studio made a video for them. Look it up on YouTube or the acuity sponsor thread

 

[davemarco]

Dude

Dude Go to the acuity bushing install video. Pro car studio made a video for them. Look it up on YouTube or the acuity sponsor thread

Yep, followed that video to the letter. It was extremely helpful, except with this. For this part, they just circled the three harness mounts and said "remove these". Not helpful lol.

 

[gylmar814]

Yep, followed that video to the letter. It was extremely helpful, except with this. For this part, they just circled the three harness mounts and said "remove these". Not helpful lol.

get a needle nose pliers and pry them out, just takes a little bit of wiggling, try to grab then by the base of the tabs. Pull left and right repeatedly and it'll eventually come out, they are just tabs with teeth. Take your time so you don't break the tab. And even if you do, not a big deal, they are there to maintain the position of the wires

 

[ebatr24]

Yep, followed that video to the letter. It was extremely helpful, except with this. For this part, they just circled the three harness mounts and said "remove these". Not helpful lol.

Hope you got this figured out, I used a clip puller tool in order to pry them out. Just went about it slowly and they all came out pretty easily, the tabs bent a little but I bent em back and they clipped back on without a problem even though most people left em off in there videos.

 

[davemarco]

Hope you got this figured out, I used a clip puller tool in order to pry them out. Just went about it slowly and they all came out pretty easily, the tabs bent a little but I bent em back and they clipped back on without a problem even though most people left em off in there videos.

Thanks. Bought a set of pick tools and will likely give this another go the next warm weekend that we get. If I can't get it next time, I will likely just snap the clips off and then zip-tie the bundles back to the plastic mounts when I'm done. There will not be a third disassembly.

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