Redline tranny fluid with STS and Winter!
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Redline tranny fluid with STS and Winter!
I have a Stillen STS on my car now and I am starting to find that the shifter is getting really notchy with the colder weather especially when the car is cold. I can't imagine when it starts getting real cold soon enough! Anyways my question is would Redline tranny fluid help smooth the shifting in colder weather? Am I going to find any real benefit of using it throughout the winter? And how often do you have to change the Redline (with normal and some spirited driving) based on miles?
Definitely helps. Will no doubt last the life of the clutch.
As for notchiness, even with Redline, I definitely feel my 95SE gearbox is notchy. Does anyone know if this is typical or something earlier 4th gens have. I tried Sighmax's 99 stick with Pacesetter STS (same as mine) and his was Soooooo much easier to shift--and he was calling that notchy. I call that easy shifting... mine is definitely a struggle sometimes, especially 1st and R gears. If I were to guess, I'd say the 99 STS stick required 1/2 the muscle mine does.
As for notchiness, even with Redline, I definitely feel my 95SE gearbox is notchy. Does anyone know if this is typical or something earlier 4th gens have. I tried Sighmax's 99 stick with Pacesetter STS (same as mine) and his was Soooooo much easier to shift--and he was calling that notchy. I call that easy shifting... mine is definitely a struggle sometimes, especially 1st and R gears. If I were to guess, I'd say the 99 STS stick required 1/2 the muscle mine does.
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Originally posted by Mishmosh
Definitely helps. Will no doubt last the life of the clutch.
As for notchiness, even with Redline, I definitely feel my 95SE gearbox is notchy. Does anyone know if this is typical or something earlier 4th gens have. I tried Sighmax's 99 stick with Pacesetter STS (same as mine) and his was Soooooo much easier to shift--and he was calling that notchy. I call that easy shifting... mine is definitely a struggle sometimes, especially 1st and R gears. If I were to guess, I'd say the 99 STS stick required 1/2 the muscle mine does.
Definitely helps. Will no doubt last the life of the clutch.
As for notchiness, even with Redline, I definitely feel my 95SE gearbox is notchy. Does anyone know if this is typical or something earlier 4th gens have. I tried Sighmax's 99 stick with Pacesetter STS (same as mine) and his was Soooooo much easier to shift--and he was calling that notchy. I call that easy shifting... mine is definitely a struggle sometimes, especially 1st and R gears. If I were to guess, I'd say the 99 STS stick required 1/2 the muscle mine does.
Originally posted by Vinipux
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yeah, I have the same problem w/ my short throw, what I've been doing lately is starting from 2nd gear, [/B]
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yeah, I have the same problem w/ my short throw, what I've been doing lately is starting from 2nd gear, [/B]
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Originally posted by Vinipux
yeah, I have the same problem w/ my short throw, what I've been doing lately is starting from 2nd gear, but I just helped "sudz" aka shaun do his tranny fluid change to redline and he says it shifts smoother, so I'm going to do it next week or so, hopefully it'll stop the *****y 1st and reverse gear
yeah, I have the same problem w/ my short throw, what I've been doing lately is starting from 2nd gear, but I just helped "sudz" aka shaun do his tranny fluid change to redline and he says it shifts smoother, so I'm going to do it next week or so, hopefully it'll stop the *****y 1st and reverse gear
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