Just did a 4 speed to 5 speed swap
09-26-09, 11:15 AM
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Just did a 4 speed to 5 speed swap
For you folks that dont realize, some SA22's came with a 4 speed manual trans instead of a 5 speed...
My 1980 just happened to be one of those with a 4 speed. I bought a 5 speed out of a 1979 RX-7 earlier this year off of craigslist for $40.
Yesterday I did the swap.... I had no idea if this transmission worked right or not. It took about 3 hours to do the swap and the 5 speed works perfect!!!
Having a 5 speed is great and you folks that have always had one prolly never realized what it would be like without one!!!
Before with the 4 speed, 4000 RPM was 70 MPH.....now 4000 is 85 MPH!!!!
This will help me so much with those "roadtrips" with the various RX-7 clubs.... No more putt putting because I was "taching" too much....
My 1980 just happened to be one of those with a 4 speed. I bought a 5 speed out of a 1979 RX-7 earlier this year off of craigslist for $40.
Yesterday I did the swap.... I had no idea if this transmission worked right or not. It took about 3 hours to do the swap and the 5 speed works perfect!!!
Having a 5 speed is great and you folks that have always had one prolly never realized what it would be like without one!!!
Before with the 4 speed, 4000 RPM was 70 MPH.....now 4000 is 85 MPH!!!!
This will help me so much with those "roadtrips" with the various RX-7 clubs.... No more putt putting because I was "taching" too much....
09-26-09, 12:45 PM
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09-26-09, 04:12 PM
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Yeah it is really nice!!! It has not taken me no time to get used to having a 5 speed... I thought I might be driving around and go "oohh duh... I need to shift to 5th"
Funny thing is...I paid $40 for the transmission and it cost me $38.99 for two bottles of Royal Purple 70W-90!!
Looking back, I prolly should have changed the front and rear seals, throwout bearing and possibly the clutch....
I had no idea if the transmission would work properly, so I did the swap as cheaply as possible... Oh well...throwout bearing works fine.....clutch still holding good and it does not leak!!
Funny thing is...I paid $40 for the transmission and it cost me $38.99 for two bottles of Royal Purple 70W-90!!
Looking back, I prolly should have changed the front and rear seals, throwout bearing and possibly the clutch....
I had no idea if the transmission would work properly, so I did the swap as cheaply as possible... Oh well...throwout bearing works fine.....clutch still holding good and it does not leak!!
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09-29-09, 01:30 AM
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I thought the 4-Speed was pretty neat. You don't see alot of them anymore. I dunno if it's just me or possibly speedo's reading innacurately, but my 4-Speed would top 3rd gear out at about 85mph while my 5-Speed in the 83 tops out about 70-75mph. Freeway cruising did seem kinda rough at 4k but it was too sweet to just plant your foot and be in the powerband instantly
09-29-09, 07:44 AM
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I thought the 4-Speed was pretty neat. You don't see alot of them anymore. I dunno if it's just me or possibly speedo's reading innacurately, but my 4-Speed would top 3rd gear out at about 85mph while my 5-Speed in the 83 tops out about 70-75mph. Freeway cruising did seem kinda rough at 4k but it was too sweet to just plant your foot and be in the powerband instantly
I have my "old school" 4 speed for sale if anyone wants one!!!
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