Project: The AeroFocus

[slowbro]

When I brought up the comment about the tire contacting the skirt, I was talking about the tire contacting the METAL STRIP across the wheel wells, not the plastic skirt. My experience with using a metal strip that grazes the tire occasionally has led to a FLAT TIRE, that's all I was saying.

Good luck with the transmission, HydroJim.

[arcosine]

I have no metal strip.

Jim, Maybe you can research focus transmission gear ratios and find one that is geared up for lower rpms.

http://www.vibratesoftware.com/html_..._2000-2012.htm


Transmissions:

Gear Ratios

5-Speed Manual Transmission

1st: 3.42 2nd: 2.14 3rd: 1.45 4th: 1.03 5th: 0.77 Final Drive: 3.82

[HydroJim]

Hopefully I can spend some time this weekend diagnosing the problem. I'm 80% sure it's the 2nd gear synchro, but based on what I've read about the focus, it could be something as simple as shift cables that need adjusted. so Hopefully I can figure it out.

Anybody have any experience with transmissions that can help me out?

[vskid3]

What is it doing to make you believe its the synchro?

You might as well check the shifter cable, it should be a bit easier than tearing down the tranny. It might be in need of adjusting even if it isn't the problem.

[JRMichler]

I had a car once that acted like the 2nd gear synchro was shot. It turned out to be worn out shift linkage.

Double clutching works also.

[HydroJim]

I believe it's the synchro because when I try to go into 2nd, there is a grinding. I'll have to investigate more.

I mainly notice it when I put the car in neutral, coast around a turn at an intersection, and then try to put it back into second. Many times it'll grind and then everyone in the intersection looks at me so I know I'm not hearing things. I also get it will upshifting and I never downshift, so I haven't checked that.

[HydroJim]

I have a 3 day weekend off from school so it gave me more time to get in the garage and continue working on the aeromods.

Today I went for the airdam. I may eventually go for a belly pan, but considering this took me 1 hour to complete, it sounds much better than crawling around on the ground installing a belly pan for hours.







Anybody have any tips on how large the radiator opening should be? I never use my AC because it doesn't work anyway so I would assume I need less cooling than most people.

[ChazInMT]

You may wanna take a cue from Vman455 (The Tyrant) and his Most Excellent Civic mods here.

Streamlining 2005 Civic EX

[HydroJim]

Originally Posted by ChazInMT

You may wanna take a cue from Vman455 (The Tyrant) and his Most Excellent Civic mods here.

Streamlining 2005 Civic EX

His mods are much better looking than mine! Wish I had that talent with fiberglass but I've never worked with the stuff and using coroplast was so much cheaper for me.

[HydroJim]

I'll be going out for a fuel economy test on my 60 mile route later tonight so hopefully I can get an idea of what all the work I've done has done.



Best I could do without scraping. I may have to trim a little off depending on how the dam goes with driveways