I installed my Skunk 2 short shifter tonight after work.
Background info: I have a S2 dual bend shift lever and ES shifter bushings. A 60mm exhaust. Also, the pipe directly below the shifter is wrapped in “header wrap” due to the lack of the heat shield above it(had an issue with it and had to cut half of it off, so the header wrap keeps the temps contained). The counter balance piece on the bottom bar of the linkage was hitting the exhaust to the point of hindering shifting, so I took a grinder to it. The shift is fine without it.
The current issue I’m having is that as the engine causes the exhaust to move, it hits the bottom of the shift lever. It causes an annoying vibration in the shifter and it sounds like a tattoo gun going. I don’t have the springs between the header and the test pipe right now. I think that the lack of motion at the flange of the exhaust might be contributing to the exhaust hitting the shifter. I thought of exhaust hangers that would bring it a little farther away but that isn’t a viable option due to the low ride height. Any thought on a remedy for my issue?
Ive got the same sorta issue man. I ordered the skunk2 single bend and was sent the dual so I installed it anyway. It rubs against my rsr exhaust but only while the car is warming up and hits a certain rpm. Once it warms up I don’t have any issues. I had mine wrapped as well but the shifter kept tearing it off. I haven’t found a sure way to fix the problem but i’ve gotten used to dealing with it. Your sounds like it does it all the time which i can imagine is really annoying. If you find or have found a solution please let me know. Thanks
the only true remedy is lowering the exhaust piping or getting a smaller diameter exhaust pipe.