Motul 300 and MTEC Shifter Springs - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mcrane · 12-12-2015, 11:16 AM

Hey Guys,

Just ordered 4L of Motul 300 for a fluid swap and MTEC Shifter Springs. Anyone else with these mods, do you notice a big difference in shifting? Worth the money?

- Thanks!

humfrz · 12-12-2015, 03:12 PM

NOW you asked .........

humfrz

WhiteFRS69 · 12-12-2015, 03:18 PM

seems smoother IMO

2nd isnt so knocky getting into gear

invest in a weighted shift knob for added help

mcrane · 12-12-2015, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

NOW you asked .........

humfrz

HAHA yeah, I thought of that after. lol

FirstWinter · 12-12-2015, 09:41 PM

Slight difference, but I think you'll see a much larger difference with a shortshifter. It was a bit stiffer and less notchy while shifting when the car is fully warmed up. Be careful when installing the MTEC shift springs. Make sure to pick out all the loctite and not to cross thread your transmission housing with the bolt or you're fucked lol

mike7792 · 12-13-2015, 12:45 AM

I stripped the hole for the detent. The loctite was impossible to get out of the thread.
If you don't have patience, I'd recommend paying a shop to do it cuz the chance of messing up the thread can be quite easy

zooki · 12-13-2015, 04:22 AM

Love my MTEC springs. As for the Motul 300, I have it in the trannie now, but will be going back to Pentosin soon. It just "feels" better.

Northwest86 · 12-13-2015, 04:38 AM

The Gear 300 Feels better. That said in Winter (we have a 6 week winter) when it's close to 0C or 32F, 2nd doesn't exist until it's been driven for 10 minutes. Given that for over half of the year it doesn't get much below about 80F Cold shifting isn't an issue. Thats at night mind you. Daily Temps are in the 100-120s and the stock fluid just did not do the job at those temps.

Hyper4mance2k · 12-15-2015, 06:22 PM

It made a noticable difference in my car, but I also added one of these: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Suspension-8-1105G-Shifter-Bushing/dp/B00CYDGH2Q"]Amazon.com: Energy Suspension 8.1105G Shifter Bushing Set: Automotive[/ame]
The combination removes all the vague feeling in shifting this trans. The Motul just makes driving more pleasurable, though I do notice that it needs to be warmed up. 2nd gear is very notchy until I get a few miles on the car whenever it's below 45 degrees.

Calum · 12-16-2015, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrane

Hey Guys,

Just ordered 4L of Motul 300 for a fluid swap and MTEC Shifter Springs. Anyone else with these mods, do you notice a big difference in shifting? Worth the money?

- Thanks!

You live in Massachusetts, if I understand MA correctly? You're not going to like Motul 300 in the winter. It's fucking awful. When it's warm out the fluid does its job, but in the cold you might as well just throw grease in there.

After having the fluid in mine for only a few days, maybe a few weeks, I changed to a mixture of Redline fluids. It's worked really well for me. You could try either of their fluids and likely be happy.

Or as another user posted, pentosin has been well regarded. I haven't tried it myself, the redline stuff was easier to get ahold of.

12-12-2015, 11:16 AM	#1
mcrane Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: MA Posts: 78 Thanks: 21 Thanked 21 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Motul 300 and MTEC Shifter Springs Hey Guys, Just ordered 4L of Motul 300 for a fluid swap and MTEC Shifter Springs. Anyone else with these mods, do you notice a big difference in shifting? Worth the money? - Thanks!

12-13-2015, 04:22 AM	#7
zooki Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: waiting on a 2021... Location: Texas Posts: 770 Thanks: 190 Thanked 410 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Love my MTEC springs. As for the Motul 300, I have it in the trannie now, but will be going back to Pentosin soon. It just "feels" better. __________________ 2016 4Runner Tail edition 2020 Camry 2020 RAV4 2013 Chevy 3500 4x4 Duramax 1999 Ford F250 Powerstroke, the tow rig 1969 Mustang, the fast car....(:

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FirstWinter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: Car Location: Location Posts: 646 Thanks: 374 Thanked 422 Times in 254 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Slight difference, but I think you'll see a much larger difference with a shortshifter. It was a bit stiffer and less notchy while shifting when the car is fully warmed up. Be careful when installing the MTEC shift springs. Make sure to pick out all the loctite and not to cross thread your transmission housing with the bolt or you're fucked lol

12-13-2015, 12:45 AM	#6
mike7792 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Location: Canada Posts: 84 Thanks: 19 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I stripped the hole for the detent. The loctite was impossible to get out of the thread. If you don't have patience, I'd recommend paying a shop to do it cuz the chance of messing up the thread can be quite easy

12-13-2015, 04:38 AM	#8
Northwest86 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: Velocity Orange 86 GT Location: Australia Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 71 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The Gear 300 Feels better. That said in Winter (we have a 6 week winter) when it's close to 0C or 32F, 2nd doesn't exist until it's been driven for 10 minutes. Given that for over half of the year it doesn't get much below about 80F Cold shifting isn't an issue. Thats at night mind you. Daily Temps are in the 100-120s and the stock fluid just did not do the job at those temps.

12-15-2015, 06:22 PM	#9
Hyper4mance2k Shadetree Project Ratchet Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: series.Blue Location: Greater DMV Posts: 1,014 Thanks: 1,584 Thanked 636 Times in 377 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	It made a noticable difference in my car, but I also added one of these: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Suspension-8-1105G-Shifter-Bushing/dp/B00CYDGH2Q"]Amazon.com: Energy Suspension 8.1105G Shifter Bushing Set: Automotive[/ame] The combination removes all the vague feeling in shifting this trans. The Motul just makes driving more pleasurable, though I do notice that it needs to be warmed up. 2nd gear is very notchy until I get a few miles on the car whenever it's below 45 degrees.

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