The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[holyc0w]

If you talk shit about his products in the mirror three times, he'll magically appear behind you and shove his opinion down your throat until you suffocate.

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I take it he's not one of your dudes.

[sillieidiot]

I just can't justify giving that fucker, Rob Levinson, any of my money. If I got back in a BMW, I would purchase Rogue products. Their short shifter is real crisp and direct.

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Rogue isn't that much better either. I had plenty of problems with their shifter and it took forever for them to fix it. It's such a PIA to redo the install multiple times that I was like screw it, go with Autosolutions where I got way better service.

[Newjack]

Rogue isn't that much better either. I had plenty of problems with their shifter and it took forever for them to fix it. It's such a PIA to redo the install multiple times that I was like screw it, go with Autosolutions where I got way better service.

Let me clarify Rogue Engineering's short shifter kit. I bought mine back in February of 2017 after I realized how much slop was in my stock ZHP shifter at 135k.

Kit was $265 out the door and I was very excited to get it on the car. The difference between this kit and the others, is this kit uses a different shift lever AND replacement carrier. Most kits only have the lever which is fairly easy to install, and doesn't require you to get out unless you drop the bitch clip (fuck you bitch clip)

Went to Justin's to install, was below freezing and super windy. 5 minutes in we realized we would have to get under the car to install then new carrier. (Fuck this we'll do it next time - You see a pattern here with my car?)

Next time rolls around and we jack the car up, get everything out but can't get the old carrier out. It's the weekend so I cant call Rogue for tips. I have to button everything back up and try again.

Rogue was very helpful, they told me that it was possible to remove the old carrier without dropping the drive shaft, but dropping the shaft makes it much easier.

I ended up taking the kit to my mechanic (Sarven at Eurowerks) and he installed the new shifter, and replaced my driveshaft guibos since they were old and the driveshaft was already off.

So the Rogue SSK - Expensive and a huge headache to install. Not fun at all.

So how does the SSK feel? It's amazing. almost all of my slop was completely gone (I think its natural to have a tiny bit, I've never been in an e46 without some slop) - Shifts are super juicy. The throws are shorter than stock but this kit doesn't overdo it. I liked the UUC kit, but the shifts felt really tight and the throws felt tiny. Rogue gives really great feel, and what I imagine the car should have been from the factory. I remember sitting in Dane's car at the Ohio meet and playing with the shifter (his is stock) - It felt like I was shifting a yard stick compared to mine.

Besides the rip your dick off install of the Rogue kit, I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a clean OEM feel.

[Sockethead]

Any shifter that requires the removal of the carrier sucks. It was about the same experience installing my UUC shifter without removing the exhaust or drive shaft. One of the front clips that holds the carrier was seized. It took many hours and a lot of swearing to get damn thing out but the end result was well worth it.

[slater]

Any shifter that requires the removal of the carrier sucks.

Agreed. Easiest to do with the driveshaft and exhaust off.

My RTD shifter eliminates the shift carrier completely.


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[stephenkirsh]

I’m working on my coolant temp sensor replace, which requires removal of the intake manifold.

While I’m in there, I’m doing a bunch of other stuff.

The crank position sensor is in there, but I’ve seen a few people reference that they can change it from under the car. If that’s the case, I’ll skip it for now as there’s no problem with mine.

Has anybody changed that sensor from under the car? It’s near the starter.

[704sw]

For those of you with summer tires (PSS specifically), do your tires bring a shitload of debris into your garage? The ZHP’s side of the garage looks like I spilled a bunch of cat litter, meanwhile the other car’s side is basically spotless.

[ZHPizza]

For those of you with summer tires (PSS specifically), do your tires bring a shitload of debris into your garage? The ZHP’s side of the garage looks like I spilled a bunch of cat litter, meanwhile the other car’s side is basically spotless.

Looks like that every time I drop the belly pan

[danewilson77]

Looks like that every time I drop the belly pan

+1

Seems like any time I do maintenance.

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[Sockethead]

My Dunlops made a mess in the garage