View Poll Results: what to do about the impending trans death
spend $1500-2000 on a retail price trans and rear end
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this transmission crap is about to push me over the edge
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this transmission crap is about to push me over the edge
I know I'm going to end up stranded somewhere, far from home. I also seriously doubt that my car will make it through a session from overheating 1st, then I'm certain the trans will blow up.
The problem:
I can't find a 6-speed for a reasonable price and the one I planned on is gone.
I'll have to spend another $600 for a rear end ratio I can live with. I'd love to keep the 5-speed with the 3.90.
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The problem:
I can't find a 6-speed for a reasonable price and the one I planned on is gone.
I'll have to spend another $600 for a rear end ratio I can live with. I'd love to keep the 5-speed with the 3.90.
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i'm tempted to try this polished rimmer bullshit because its half the price, and I keep the awesome ratios. I really wanted to blow this car up on the track next month too, I guess that won't happen now.
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its not fun if I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere and have to blow a trucker to get home, then return to a stolen car with all my **** gone. I did that **** with the vw, I'm not doing it again. I'd buy the quaife gear box, but I blew up my quaife **** in the vw so why drop the $3k to go there again?
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the poll should really be for all the track turbo miatas and broken trannies. who's broken one? what power level? etc.
i say cryo and micropolish since it's the cheapest and if they're gonna break anyway, at least you can say "i shoulda got the queef gears"
i say cryo and micropolish since it's the cheapest and if they're gonna break anyway, at least you can say "i shoulda got the queef gears"
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If you're lucky I can come over and check the thrust of the pinion into your ring. Hopefully there won't be any whining with the bigger pinion. You have to be careful with the teeth.
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Huh... 3.9 and a five speed would basically rock. I'm going with a 6 because I've never heard of one actually breaking. I already have the 363's, so now I have to put it all together... You can find 6 speeds for <1k if you look around, I had a couple lined up for a bit, till I got this fixer upper. :-) Shipping is the killer, but what can you do?
#15
5-speed with a 4.10
And you are scared of running that why?!?
If you were hitting the 1/4 mile every weekend you might have a problem. If you were running 350hp you might have a problem. Lightened car on a road course for track days and driving to and from? I don't see you having a problem.
The torsen blows up at the drags. Haven't heard of many breaking other than hard launches.
How many 5 spd transmissions have been lost here? A handful? What was the useage? When the tranny went was it completely dead or still driveable with bad synchros or one gear gone?
I'm no expert, and don't even play one on the internet, but my thoughts are you are golden with exactly what you have for your use. Don't make the change until the synchro's start to go then jump on a 6 spd.
I have absolutely no hesitation in using my 5 spd, 4:10, torsen set up as a DD and track day car. I'm considering going 3.63 or 3.9 just to be more comfortable on the road and make the low gears more useable. At the track it would be nice if 3rd was just a little leggier.
Drive your car! Have fun! Be impressed with what it can do now! Until you get tired of where it's at and start pushing that built motor harder you should have no problems with your current set up.
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How many 5 spd transmissions have been lost here? A handful? What was the useage? When the tranny went was it completely dead or still driveable with bad synchros or one gear gone?
I'm no expert, and don't even play one on the internet, but my thoughts are you are golden with exactly what you have for your use. Don't make the change until the synchro's start to go then jump on a 6 spd.
I'm no expert, and don't even play one on the internet, but my thoughts are you are golden with exactly what you have for your use. Don't make the change until the synchro's start to go then jump on a 6 spd.
The car is parked right now for a few other issues that I can't seem to figure out. I should have built a 200whp 1.6, not a grotesque 1.9l hog.