I just installed the console megashifter for my 86 305 TPI Camaro. I followed the instructions and everything went smoothly. By the way it looks aweswome. But what concerns me is that to shift the gears it takes quite a bit of force to move the shifter. Is this normal or did I do something wrong? When I attached the cable to the selector lever on the trans I made sure the swivel pin could freely move in and out on each gear selection, so what gives?

Thanx for any help,
Jason

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305 TPI
Edelbrock headers, highflow cat, borla cat-back exhaust, AFPR, modified MAF,
Stage 2 chip, 1.6 ratio roller tip rockers, b&m megashifter

 

jason i have a 1988 firebird formula 350. i puthe console mega shifter in my car also at first it will seem a little stiff. i dont knwo if it actually loosens up or u just get used to the way it feels compared to the sloppy stock shifter. i had to do a little more work to mine considering the console in my car is different than that of its brothers. so anyways to answer your question it seems to loosen up. hope this helps.

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1988 firebird formula350tpi msd 6al box blaster 3 coil accel 8.8 wires flowmaster cat back pro shift light a pillar gauge pod and water temp and air/fuel ratio gauges b&m mega console shifter, march underdrive pullies, tpis airfoil
best 1/4 mile run of 14.44@ 96.53

 

Jason, what, are you babying that thing? Worried it'll break?? It's not plastic, don't worry. Put some muscle behind it!!!

Seriously tho, I find that unless I give my Megashifter a bit of a "hit" or "yank" with my hand, instead of a "push" or "pull", it won't move. Mine worked that way when I bought it, it works that way now, and yes I lubricate the ratchet mechanism every year.

In fact when I first met my girlfriend, she asked about the shifter.. she couldn't budge it. When she finally did, she exclaimed "ow!" Talk about a great ego boost... "Yeah, [scratch self], I'm a guy, [spit on ground] this is my hot rod."

-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards

 

Someday I'll get mine in



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You get used to the stiff movement. It takes quite a bit of effort to move the shifter without the cable hooked up.


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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

 

Yes it is stiff, always
That's mine

 

Hey, I know this is a bit off topic, but I've just gosta ask...TransAm86, where did you get those seats? I'm looking for that same type set-up only with black rather than red on the outside part of the seats? Thanks alot...

-Mark W.
<A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/al3/thegreycar">'88 SC Camaro w/ 305 TBI</A>

 

Mark,

These are the stock TA seats. They usually come with the white exterior/red and gray interior scheme in the 1986 TA's

There is a guy on this board, with a burgundy IROC, who did the swap from a TA that had the black and gray seats. He later changed them to black 1995 camaro leather. I'll try to locate him for you.

 

OK Mark,

The guy is Jarod87IROC

Thats what I was talking about


For more info go see his webpage
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/H...2108/IROC.html

 

Those are normally Trans Am seats?!?!

No wonder! My car had those seats originally, and I could not find them in a junkyard car ANYWHERE. I found one or two, but they were as shredded as mine were. Finally I found them in a Pontiac 6000 SE Station Wagon, of all cars- and they were in mint condition. (Colors= dark gray outer, light gray center.)

Thanks for clearing up the mystery! I guess whoever bought my car new was a big spender, eh?


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards

 

GUYS WITH THE SEATS!!!!!!!!

Any chance they had those with red outsides and black insides!? Or the other way around!!! If so, and you know where to get them, pleeeeeeeeease e mail me. thanks a billion, it would accent my car great!

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1988 Formula, 305TPI, 700r4(for now), headers, stage 2 PROM, modded MAF, cat back, no catalytics, cowl hood, centerline champ 500 rims, KOBEL predator ground effects kit, Trans AM tailights, dash pouch, 92 shift console w/indicator, white face gauges, accented red trim, 12 speaker stereo, 4 amps, tint, T tops... icq 44373460 AIM:admrlam
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