Weighted shift knob is a must on MTs!!

[RobXsi]

So everyone and their mother has a disdain for the MTs in the 10th Gens. Especially our Si cause they are "notchy".

Being proactive, people recommended tranny oil, bushings, clutch cable, to shift knob for improving the "notchy" gears. I felt the cable and bushing costs vs the complaints werent worth it.

But however i do love Amsoil and threw that in at 5k miles. Made the ever so slight difference. But didnt get a change i wanted.


Now the Shift Knob (Skunk 2) being over twice the weight of the OEM Si knob. I notice a HUGE difference. Im still kind in shock thinking it couldnt be this easy of a fix. I read all the positive on the upgrade and i couldnt be happier!

Right now its 37 degrees Fahrenheit when i drive my car in the early AM.

What a HUGE difference it made...


Am i the only one OVERLY satisfied?!

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[86salmon]

Coming from an 01 Nissan Frontier manual, this gear box is a dream. I only changed knobs because I live in South Carolina and summer hurt my hand. I feel a slight difference, but shape probably plays as much of a part. Also, I'm not sure my new knob is much heavier

 

[grumpyguy6]

I came from a '13 Wrangler Unlimited manual, so pretty much anything would be an improvement in manual gear box feel. I went with a Skunk2 weighted knob a few weeks ago just for a change of pace. It's fine, I do notice a little difference, but nothing to write home about.

In regards to the knob temp, I ended up buying this back in July and it made a HUGE difference:
https://bloxracing.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=391

Then when I got the Skunk2, I bought this one:
https://bloxracing.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=390

 

[REBELXSi]

So everyone and their mother has a disdain for the MTs in the 10th Gens. Especially our Si cause they are "notchy".

Being proactive, people recommended tranny oil, bushings, clutch cable, to shift knob for improving the "notchy" gears. I felt the cable and bushing costs vs the complaints werent worth it.

But however i do love Amsoil and threw that in at 5k miles. Made the ever so slight difference. But didnt get a change i wanted.


Now the Shift Knob (Skunk 2) being over twice the weight of the OEM Si knob. I notice a HUGE difference. Im still kind in shock thinking it couldnt be this easy of a fix. I read all the positive on the upgrade and i couldnt be happier!

Right now its 37 degrees Fahrenheit when i drive my car in the early AM.

What a HUGE difference it made...


Am i the only one OVERLY satisfied?!

So everyone and their mother has a disdain for the MTs in the 10th Gens. Especially our Si cause they are "notchy".

Being proactive, people recommended tranny oil, bushings, clutch cable, to shift knob for improving the "notchy" gears. I felt the cable and bushing costs vs the complaints werent worth it.

But however i do love Amsoil and threw that in at 5k miles. Made the ever so slight difference. But didnt get a change i wanted.


Now the Shift Knob (Skunk 2) being over twice the weight of the OEM Si knob. I notice a HUGE difference. Im still kind in shock thinking it couldnt be this easy of a fix. I read all the positive on the upgrade and i couldnt be happier!

Right now its 37 degrees Fahrenheit when i drive my car in the early AM.

What a HUGE difference it made...


Am i the only one OVERLY satisfied?!

I definitely don't hate my Si transmission. It has its notchiness sometimes but usually it's fine.

I used to run the Skunk2 knob and it was infinitely better than the tiny light weight OEM knob. That being said, I didn't think the Skunk2 was big enough so I upgraded in size and weight.

This thing is over twice the weight of the Skunk2 knob (1000g) and is much bigger. I feel it makes my shifts smoother and it's comfortable with how I grip the shifter.

 

[RobXsi]

I definitely don't hate my Si transmission. It has its notchiness sometimes but usually it's fine.

I used to run the Skunk2 knob and it was infinitely better than the tiny light weight OEM knob. That being said, I didn't think the Skunk2 was big enough so I upgraded in size and weight.

This thing is over twice the weight of the Skunk2 knob (1000g) and is much bigger. I feel it makes my shifts smoother and it's comfortable with how I grip the shifter.

Holy shit!! Thats a big knob! Skunk2 is om
Only like 400+grams.

 

[REBELXSi]

Holy shit!! Thats a big knob! Skunk2 is om
Only like 400+grams.

Yeah, I'm going around with a 2 pound knob.

 

[xcivicx]

Loved my `16 sedan shifter, and i loved the shifter in the hatch, love the type r shifter in there now. Just their throw and gate are too long. Me add some weight to make it shift easier?.my other two drivers have 3 on the tree's,... l can take it.

 

[DarkLight]

After installing an Si shifter with all of the Acuity parts, my gear grinds are gone. While the weight of my Boomba shift knob helps somewhat, the base bushings made the biggest difference. Next on my list would be the Acuity rocker arm.

 

[MuffinMcFluffin]

Do bushings come at any other performance cost? It seems just as great as a part sounds to include in my vehicle (K&N air filter, rear motor mount, buncha other stuff), they all seem to come at some other cost that isn't ever mentioned upfront.

Anything here that I'm missing?

 

[kingofthecards6]

So everyone and their mother has a disdain for the MTs in the 10th Gens. Especially our Si cause they are "notchy".

Being proactive, people recommended tranny oil, bushings, clutch cable, to shift knob for improving the "notchy" gears. I felt the cable and bushing costs vs the complaints werent worth it.

But however i do love Amsoil and threw that in at 5k miles. Made the ever so slight difference. But didnt get a change i wanted.


Now the Shift Knob (Skunk 2) being over twice the weight of the OEM Si knob. I notice a HUGE difference. Im still kind in shock thinking it couldnt be this easy of a fix. I read all the positive on the upgrade and i couldnt be happier!

Right now its 37 degrees Fahrenheit when i drive my car in the early AM.

What a HUGE difference it made...


Am i the only one OVERLY satisfied?!

link to it plz?

 

[Axatax]

So everyone and their mother has a disdain for the MTs in the 10th Gens.

Link?

I certainly don't. Do you have some evidence of this?

 

[blackie X]

I definitely don't hate my Si transmission. It has its notchiness sometimes but usually it's fine.

I used to run the Skunk2 knob and it was infinitely better than the tiny light weight OEM knob. That being said, I didn't think the Skunk2 was big enough so I upgraded in size and weight.

This thing is over twice the weight of the Skunk2 knob (1000g) and is much bigger. I feel it makes my shifts smoother and it's comfortable with how I grip the shifter.

whered you get that SI shift knob at?

 

[DarkLight]

Do bushings come at any other performance cost? It seems just as great as a part sounds to include in my vehicle (K&N air filter, rear motor mount, buncha other stuff), they all seem to come at some other cost that isn't ever mentioned upfront.

Anything here that I'm missing?

There’s no trade off at all, except you have to pull the center console to install it. If you really want to do it cheap, go to the hardware store and get some washers to use instead. Would cost $3 and do the same thing.

 

[REBELXSi]

whered you get that SI shift knob at?

It's a custom knob from billetworkz

 

[MuffinMcFluffin]

There’s no trade off at all, except you have to pull the center console to install it. If you really want to do it cheap, go to the hardware store and get some washers to use instead. Would cost $3 and do the same thing.

So no changes to noise or anything as well?

It seems like a scary thing for me to pull apart on a brand new car and put back together again. Knowing me, things would go totally wrong. I'd likely have a shop do it if possible.

Thanks.

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