Discuss your 2000-2005 Bonneville SE, SLE, SSEi, Buick Le Sabre 00-05 and Buick Park Avenue 97-05. Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.
I finally got around to doing the hockey puck mount and the difference in shift smoothness is amazing.
There is a bit of additional vibration in the 1500-1800 rpm range, but the net result is phenomenal. Where the transmission had been clunking into gear, now it just softly clicks. I had to keep checking the first few times to make sure I had properly moved the gear selector.
As a side note, it also seems to have changed the feel of braking effort. Not harder or softer, just different. Difficult to describe, but I did need to adjust a bit, as it seems the engine downshifting is not as abrupt and the car lurches less.
Nice.
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I agree, this is one of the cheaper and easiest mods to do. I love the way it feels while driving. They set these up for the type of people who do not want to hear or feel the engine in any way, thus the quiet air box. I like to know my engine is running.
Still loving mine over a year later. Though underneath the car not long ago when I did my shift kit, I've realized I'm slowly but surely tearing the sway bar link bushing I used between the bolt and subframe apart. Guess it made it a good while, eh?
Will
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
02 Bonneville SSEi | 171k mi | Black w/Neutral Int. | Backup and road trip car
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 165K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily
I was wondering about the bushing longevity, and about the type of puck to use. I used the regular black pucks and noticed that when tightened, the washer set is pushing into them a bit. Maybe after a year or so, I'll replace them with the harder, heavier weight orange practice pucks and see how those do.
Should not be too hard to do since the needed parts are already there; just some new pucks.
In any case, it sure beats the original!
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Yeah, I'm not too happy with how long the sway bar link bushing lasted. I think I'm going to try to find something better to replace it with.
Will
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
02 Bonneville SSEi | 171k mi | Black w/Neutral Int. | Backup and road trip car
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 165K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily
