The Shadow: April 2, 2000
by Russ Knize on Apr.02, 2000, under Shadow
I installed the Conquest intercooler into the Shadow with some clever plumbing to keep the BOV. I upped to boost to 14psi and the car makes lots of power now. Performance-wise, the car is right where I want it.
I also dumped the disintegrating 1988 shifter and replaced it with the ’87 unit from the CSX (which has an A568 now). I also moved the pivot point up on the shifter arm for the cable. This shortened the throw of the shifter considerably. I made new end boots for the cables out of bicycle tire tubes and flushed the cables with 100% silicone lubricant. I also tightened all the nuts on the shifter itself. All of this has made the most solid shifter I have ever felt. It actually feels like a rod shifter. I adjusted the cables to bring the shifter planes as close to the driver as possible. If this tranny didn’t shift like a truck tranny, the whole setup would be awesome. Now the A568 feels more sloppy than the A520. 🙂