Ok i just got my rx-7 like 3 weeks ago and im still working out issues needs a carb rebuild and a lil rust repair but my main cosern right now is my lack of fith gear in a 5 speed tranny it will move to the spot were fith is suposed to b but it just free revs not that i dont like the sound of my 12a through duel pipes running at 4 grand all the time but for gas sake i need fith gear so any sugestions would help ty in advance for anty replys

 

Are you sure it is a 5 speed and not a 4 with the wrong Pattern on the shiffter?

 

well it feels like a five speed i mean it has the h pattern and then over to the right and up should be fith right? it has a gear slot it will push almost all the way to the raido and stay but is it normal for a 4 speed to run 41/2 grand at 65-70m mph? ty again for any info

 

4th in a 4 speed or in a 5 speed has the same ratio. I have read that the 5th gear is the only difference in the two trans, So the spot for 5th would be there.

 

also every so often it will do something weird it will act like its hung between gears if u put it in 1st it will bog and die when u let out on the clutch but when u put it in reverse and back up a few feet it will be normal again sorry for all the questions and ty again for your replys

 

find a junkyard tranny, your obviously having some issues. Usually cheaper that a rebuild and whatever new parts your tranny needs. The swap is easy and the tranny is light so its not that hard to swap. My first time I did a clutch swap I was finished in about three hours so its a quick operation.

 

Ya i work at midas so i can use their lift and my air tools i just didnt know if maybe this was common in mazda trannys as this is the oldest mazda i have worked on also what years will be a direct bolt in?