Recent content by piranha971

I almost bought a car that had its transmission replaced due to this issue.

Even the retailer selling these is not making any claims of power gains. It has long been understood that air filters and intakes on this platform don't do anything for power. It has also been established in objective testing that aftermarket gauze and oil type filters just don't filter nearly...

Normal behavior of this transmission, as others have said. Some are better than others. My ATS-V was horrifically bad. Fluid change and a clutch bleed improved things quite a bit, but was still notchy and required a lot of effort. My 4bw 1st to 2nd shift is wonderful with just a hint of notchiness.

This kind of oil consumption is completely unacceptable and you should elevate this to GM if you are being blown off by the dealer. Amsoil isnt going to fix it and there is no reason to spend that kind of money on oil when no less quality oils are available at half or third the price of amsoil.

$1.5 funnel from Walmart works amazing.

No that's not normal. When I took the car in, they did what I have asked them to do and to look at. And I never had to wait weeks for an appointment.

Yea :) I tell them that the only thing that touches paint is air and water.

Yea, but our kids don't. Mine has a piece of PPF put on the door edges. It has taken a few nicks, from what I can tell.

Downpipes without a crossover on an LF4 sounds pretty bad. That was understood a few years into the ats-v life cycle. And the deal about downpipes without an CEL.....If they are not reducing cat efficiency (since there is no CEL) to flow better, what makes them less restrictive than OEM?

Its a 4 but no reason you cant do the same. Two sets of Vibrant resonators of two different sizes.

There isn't much to it. All the screws that hold it together are now exposed. Just take a look at it and it will be very obvious.

The bushings wear out very quickly and shifter starts moving around. Creative steel makes bushings that last longer than OEM.

Its a direct linkage, not a cable. The shifter is mounted right on the transmission so yes it will vibrate. I also noticed this characteristic when going from a wrx to an atsv. That's why it is so direct. Nothing to worry about.

Well, I think the fun is in driving the SAME car faster each time. Not modifying the car so it can go faster with the same skill and effort input.

Is driving faster really what makes it fun?