I HAVE A 03 COBRA AND THE SHIFTS ARE NOT AS SMOOTH AS BEFORE......AFTERMARKET CLUTCH, SHORT THROW SHIFTER, STOCK TRANNY.......40,000 MILES ON THE CAR......SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL SHIFT FINE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME NOW, SHIFTING IS NOT VERY SMOOTH, AND SOMETIMES HARD TO GET IT INTO 1ST GEAR......WOULD IT BE THE SYNCHRO'S STARTING TO GO? OR IS THIS A CLUTCH PROBLEM??? ANY ADVISE WOULD HELP

 

most likely you just need a quadrant cable adjuster... the stock quadrant supposibly "auto adjusts" but the little plastic teeth wear out... id suggest getting the steeda kit from americanmuscle.com (free shipping) for $100 and that will most likely solve it.

 

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Get a Fore FW adjuster and quadrant. Keep I REPEAT, KEEP your stock clutch cable...aftermarket ones are junk.

A test to see if it's your cable is start the car. Push the clutch to the floor and hold it...shift from first to reverse 5-6 times. If it feels notchy or not smooth, your cable is the problem. In the meantime, pull UP on your clutch pedal, that will re-adjust the pawl on the factory quadrant and clean up some slop. It should help.

 

so you think its just the quadrant? it was shifting smooth for the first couple months i had it, and now its just not smooth anymore

 

also, another problem, is when i get to high rpm's, and am pushing the car at wot, it is very hard to put into gear, esp 2nd and 3rd, would this also be the quadrant? its like it just wont go in

 

I had the exact same problem with my car. All I did was replace the clutch and flywheel. You already did that so it just needs to be adjusted. My car wouldn't go into the the gears just like you explained even after the clutch insall as well. Just adjusted and was fine. But if you dont have a firewall adj. and quadrant I would highly recommend. Makes adjustment a mere minute.

 

had the same problem.

I followed these steps to adjust the clutch with the stock quadrant. Like the above had said, It'll be easier with an aftermarket adjuster.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...tch-cable.html

 

This happens anytime you put a stiffer clutch in the car. You need a Quad/FW adj. The stock one just wasn't designed with a high pressure plate load in mind. I had a RAM SHD with the stock quad/FW adj and couldn't shift the damn thing either. Put in the Fiore stuff (which is even better than the Steeda stuff I replaced it with) and have been powershifting smoothly ever since.

http://www.need-4-speed.com/fiore.htm

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is all you need bro.

 

ya i have the fiore clutch quadrant/firewall adjuster and its awesome

 

wow thanks for all the reply's.....which quadrant would you guys recommend? and what website can i buy it at? i have seen a couple on americanmuscle.com.......i just need the quadrant??? or something else also?