COBB STS impressions

[Demi]

Originally Posted by Laloosh im sorry, i like paying for finished products, not products that 'will do' and if they bitch 'will get revised' FOR FREE!!! omg who woulda thought

Jesus dude, just calm down. You act like you got hosed throwing away money on this stuff. Did you? Should we just wait until you tour Cobb and revise your outlook? All this shit is good for is overhyping problems, driving people from good products, and lastly producers packing their bags and moving on to less complicated and more lucrative platforms. We should be sucking the balls of anyone that is willing to throw R&D at these cars, because god knows there are easier whips to make parts for.

[Haltech]

Originally Posted by Laloosh im sorry, i like paying for finished products, not products that 'will do' and if they bitch 'will get revised' FOR FREE!!! omg who woulda thought

Seriously, what is it like to be a male "cunt"?

[Laloosh]

Originally Posted by MidwestSpeed3 Then don't buy them? I don't understand your issue. You haven't bought them, so you haven't had any problems. Yet you bitch more than anyone that actually owns it and has problems.

ive owned their intake...played with their ap, and drove various ap maps. What im trying to do is protect people who dont get to play with as much stuff as i do from wasting their money on broken, unfisihed product.

[Haltech]

Originally Posted by Laloosh ive owned their intake...played with their ap, and drove various ap maps. What im trying to do is protect people who dont get to play with as much stuff as i do from wasting their money on broken, unfisihed product.

you should start by protecting people from yourself first....

[Bravnik]

Just move it down one notch and you should be cool.

[MidwestSpeed3]

Originally Posted by Laloosh ive owned their intake...played with their ap, and drove various ap maps. What im trying to do is protect people who dont get to play with as much stuff as i do from wasting their money on broken, unfisihed product.

I think I speak for many when I say that nobody needs your "protection", or how ever it is you justify it. I understand voicing your opinion on it once or twice when asked in an appropriate thread. What you do is excessive. There was once a time when your opinions (protection) meant something to the community. Now it falls upon deaf ears.

[Meder]

Originally Posted by Renzokuken So Im like driving around today and man... pustting the shifter on the shortest setting really requires you to force the damn thing. I may just go halfway on it, may that will solve my downshifting to 2nd gear issue.

Drop the throw down a notch, it helps a lot.

[dread]

Is anyone using the cobb shifter on the shortest setting without a problem?

[Renzokuken]

Originally Posted by Meder Drop the throw down a notch, it helps a lot.

That sux cause I like the throws as short as possible. I dont have a problem getting INTO the gears, its just when I downshift to 2nd and 1st that I have to force it.

[Haltech]

Originally Posted by dread Is anyone using the cobb shifter on the shortest setting without a problem?

Me

[phillyb]

Originally Posted by Renzokuken That sux cause I like the throws as short as possible. I dont have a problem getting INTO the gears, its just when I downshift to 2nd and 1st that I have to force it.

how often do you downshift into 1st gear?
i seldom do that unless i'm literally going 5 mph...

[Haltech]

Shouldnt ever be down shifting into first... its a low speed shift required to do so anyhow. Insanity!

[xcoldricex]

why would you ever shift from 2nd to 1st?

[Unoriginalusername]

Originally Posted by xcoldricex why would you ever shift from 2nd to 1st?

dunno, sometimes i start in second, especially if i am rolling. no need to downshift to first unless you plan on WOT

[builthatch]

Originally Posted by phillyb how often do you downshift into 1st gear? i seldom do that unless i'm literally going 5 mph...

i was thinking the same thing when i saw that, but i figured it wasn't worth a response

[4thStroke]

I do not have a problem with the shortest setting at all. It feels great, I have really been enjoying the shifter for the most part.

When rolling to a stop, I have always put a small amount of pressure going into 1st and let it slip into gear when its ready, never force it, but it does go in at a slow roll. 2nd gear starts for me if I am in motion.

[Renzokuken]

Originally Posted by phillyb how often do you downshift into 1st gear? i seldom do that unless i'm literally going 5 mph...

I always makes full stops. Its just my thing. Did you guys forget that Im a cop?

[bioevolve]

Just a FYI:
Stock peice is rubber and can be pulled off by hand. It's glued on alittle.



Be carefull of the retension spring when pulling to get the shifter out, you might break the spring stopper if the spring slips from your grap lol.



Anyone want a free upper shaft with a finer thread pitch for different shiftknobs that don't fit ours lol. J/K.

[Fobio]

^^^I did not know there's a spring "stopper"... fuck!

My spring is popped off and is sitting NEXT to the groove over the lip closer to the shifter ball side:





And I also got the "thinner" shaft...argh...at least Chris @ Cobb is looking into it for me...

[zspeed]

Does anyone have photos of STS installation or better instructions. Looks simple, but instruction sheet is lacking some clarity with black and white print.

[Haltech]

Originally Posted by zspeed Does anyone have photos of STS installation or better instructions. Looks simple, but instruction sheet is lacking some clarity with black and white print.

In about 30 mins, ill be posting the TWM STS install i did. It will work to install the Cobb as well.

[zspeed]

Hal, you are an amazing dude! I appreciate your help.

[Haltech]

i posted the high res, working on the low res and edit cut with just the install.

[zspeed]

Hal, it's going to be a Sunday project, my wife came up with a bunch of honey doooos...THANKS! for your valuable time on this topic.

[builthatch]

Originally Posted by zspeed Does anyone have photos of STS installation or better instructions. Looks simple, but instruction sheet is lacking some clarity with black and white print.

http://www.twmperformance.com/manual...ter-manual.pdf

[zspeed]

Two hours and fifteen minutes later, job is complete. I drove speed this morning and love it... too bad I had to cover it up with boot, it's a piece of art.

Should I replace shifter weight or continue to use stock?

Thanks a million gentlemen!

[xcoldricex]

any gripes? still trying to decide between cobb/twm....

[wolverine81]

Originally Posted by xcoldricex any gripes? still trying to decide between cobb/twm....

Same here. I'm still trying to decide as well.

[zspeed]

Originally Posted by wolverine81 Same here. I'm still trying to decide as well.

What a difference in shifting with STS...I love it!

Next few days I'll be Playing with shifter settings, they all feel a little different.

[wolverine81]

Keep us updated!

[zspeed]

Shortest setting wins...Excellent investment!

[super_pablo_]

I know this is an older thread but... i just wanted to revive it because yesterday my 20 minute short shifter install became 2 hour install and didnt fuckin get pussy cause i was pissed as hell at the fuckin clicking spring coming out of place...

...
i thought i had bent the spring while uninstalling the stock, but then i realized that the stock has a rubber thingy instead of the metal one on cobb, as mentioned already here...
i switched that from the stock to the cobb.... end of my problems!..
everyone should do this.. day and night, no more clicking

[meicalnissyen]

Originally Posted by Renzokuken Well, I had the TWM STS and now I have the COBB. Im gonna get down to the point. Pros: -shifts are MUCH shorter -shifts feel more percise -shifter looks beautiful Cons: -If used without the stock counterweight, 1st and 2nd gear are close to impossible to find and get to. -downshifting to 2nd gear requires a bit of a jerk -the unit looks good as a whole, but the way its put together feels kind of flimsy(especially on the part where the the top piece is bolted in above the spring. This is where I felt the TWM was better, the TWM felt like a whole solid piece, not like a bunch of legos. Regardless of the cons, the performance of the shifter is exactly what im looking for. The notchier shorter throws make it worth while.

thats quite a corolla !!