thats what i thought well see maybe with tax moneys

 

That's why I had the beanie on the first pic I posted lol

 

LOL with the metal knobs in extreme temps. I have a grey babysock on my TWM shift knob for winter driving

 

has anyone just changed the bushings on the stock shifter?!?

 

i got a TWM STS, aluminum base bushing, upgraded shift cable clamp with all new white bushings. you can tell its 200% times better just compairing the stock vs twm. i cant believe GM even made the whole stock assembly basicly out of plastic. everything is plastic lol. must needed upgrade if you want those solid smooth shifts. TWM should've bin the stock cobalt shifter imo lol just amazing the difference. i also bought a redline goods leather shift boot to go along with the project. black leather with red stitching. i figured replace everything in one shot. and it looks sweet. new leather really set it off. ill post some pictures if i get around to it. car is under a cover and snow at the moment.

 

bumpage

 

had a twm on my ss/sc, loved it, shifting was so smooth it was like putting a knife to warm butter, i mean no problems at all, i got the weighted knob and it made it so much better compared to stock, also the upgraded bushings make it feel like its a built trans IMO



also OP id like to know where you got your K&N SRI

 

sweet i want one so bad!!

iv been hunting for the K&N and just last night orderd it from Turbo Tech Racing from Aaron, very good company to deal with, i would buy again from them in a heartbeat. gave me a great deal. PM them!

 

well i looked at the one from ttr and it didnt say anything about it being a SRI so i hesitated today.

 

nah man they call it a cai bc of the heat shield, its technically an sri imo lol

 

oh alright, ill def PM him today

 

yea they'll take care of ya

 

sweet, but yea TWM is def the way to go, a little more expensive than hurst, but well worth the money, and if i didnt have a baby on the way, i would have ordered another one for my new car. lol

 

I did and it does seem like it makes a little bit of a difference.I'm waitihg on my clamp to come then I'm putting my STS in.I figured I'd put the bushings in to get that out of the way.

 

yea im deff doing twm, and congrats man! i think i remember your thread about the lil one

 

I got the Hurst STS. Love it. Where are you guys getting the bushings upgrade?

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appe...8/#post5567943

There's my review thread, has picture after install...

The bushings can be bought from TWM's website, theres a link in my thread. I think it's like 25, 30 bucks?

 

I ordered the bushings last night. How is the install with them? I already have the STS installed

 

Now I didn't get a chance to put mine in, but i think it's really easy. I don't even think you have to take off the shifter or anything just take the old bushings off and put in the new.... I couldn't do it because of time and I actually didn't have a good extension lol. I'll do it soon tho. Weather is really nice this week!

 

i would recommend taking the entire center consol apart when installin the upgraded aluminum base bushings. i attempted to install the base bushings with the main huge center console still installed (main piece everything clips onto) and ended up droping a base bushing under the carpet. had to remove the main center part to retrieve it lol. but its alot easier and you have more room to work with. i believe the main center part has about 11 small bolts holding it down. the old bushings are pretty simple to remove. use a screw driver to pry out the metal washer/sleeve from the top then just push out the rubber bushing.

 

hey mike you bought the extention for the height or it comes like that?
i was thinking on getting one, but not sure if i need the extention.... i have the arms rest and i would like to be like stock height so i could shift with the arm rest down.

 

I love mine, just got it about a month ago. Looks great and I have never seen a more detailed set of instructions. Hardest part was getting that god forsaken stock shift knob off. But other than that went great, feels great. Oh and it might be wise to get the optional bushings if your car has some miles on it!

 

great shifter in my opinion. i originally had a hurst and i didnt like it. the throws didnt feel much shorter, the shifts didnt line up right which ive heard you can adjust but i didnt have to do so with the twm. and the hurst just felt cheap. with this sts you definitely notice it being shorter which is great other than the boot being all bunched up but i deal. the twm is a great buy. i just got the knob that comes with it and if i decide to get an upgraded one ill do so later. all in all its a great buy man.