Y'all know y'all like polls

 

Had to cut the trans tunnel, have a coupler machined out of bar stock to mate the output/input shafts of the engine and tranny and fab a steel adaptor plate, but I really love my manual Richmond 6 speed....

 

not bad polls, but can i vote more than once? and you need to add the OD autos to the list
ive got an 85 auto and 4 5 speeds

 

Ya ya... quit rubbing it in

I've got a 5-speed here...


Jeff

 

where the hell have i been.. when did you do this?

 

I forgot to set the multiple vote option til after I posted the poll. For some reason, the thread starter can't edit polls. Sorry guys.

Same thing with the OD on the auto tranny, couldn't edit the poll after I realized that I didn't make OD an option.

 

You got a 6 spd? What are your gear ratios? Got any dyno slips? Whats the highest mph you hit so far? Is it a street or track car?

 

i got the only 4 spd. manual so far. i represent 8.33%

 

auto with O.D here YEAH BABY!!! and i have a 5 speed sittin in my backyard waiting to get put in

 

3 - 5spds trannies, 1 out of its car, the other two in their cars for the moment.

Damn wish I had a 6spd!

 

Original 5 spd that is probably gonna go soon. lol

 

turbo 2 tranny in 680 h/p 12a, auto in my white 85, gtus tranny in my convertable, and the rest have stock 5 speeds.... one time i used miata tranny inners, very close ratios, great 3rd gear but i broke it..

 

i'm the other 4spd guy....

i want a 5spd.... but i want one that'll bolt in, but also have a aftermarket short throw shifter for it, cause damn the 6" throw is killin me.

 

what did the 4 speeds come in?? cus i got a 5 speed in my 79 but i dont think its a stocker

 

dam these double posts!

 

S4 TII tranny in my GSL-SE, and in my SA, i have a 82 RX-7 5 speed.



-Zach

 

A 4-speed was available in the '79.

 

coool thats what i thought.. so how do i go about identifing where my 5 speed is from?
were there many different boxes for the 1st gen? or they all the same?

 

Regarding the alleged Richmond 6-speed....

Sorry, guys...I thought that Jeff had called my bluff when he posted that reply...it's very possible,though, and based on the same principle as the Gear Vendors O/U Drive unit that's about to go in my '68 CBird...if I could pick one of those 6-speeds up on the cheap, I've already got the buds (one owns a machine shop and the other has a race car/bike fab shop...) who could make it reality...first I've got to win my Insurance battle which is still dragging on...

Feel free to flame me now, I was under the impression everyone knew I could be a jokester, hence the

 

5-speed here, but I'd eventually like to put a Hewland straight-cut 6 speed in (SGT H-gate), but that's part of my project to turn my car into a full race machine, and will probably never happen, especially given that its about a 9 thousand dollar tranny.

 

The '79-'80 (SA model) 5-speed transmissions were different from the later FB model transmissions and are easily identifiable by the more rearward shifter mounting location of the later transmissions. I don't know off the top of my head if the ratios were different between the two, though I suspect they are. I know there was a different transmission in the 13B equipped GSL-SE models, too, but I'm not experienced with the GSL-SE cars. The earlier SA transmissions are a straight bolt in to replace the "ribcase" transmissions used in the RX3 and RX4, by the way. The shifter is in the right location and the stock mounts will bolt right up. I think the 13B 5-speed ribcase transmissions were one of the strongest transmissions offerred by Mazda, but the synchros are somewhat weak, so it's a trade-off. The ribcases also have a removable bellhousing, which is nice. That's all I got for now. -WG

 

i can't keep one in my car! i'm on my third one. no i don't speed shift...........often. sometimes i hit third hard and sometimes the tranny goes uh-uh

 

S4 T2 trans in my 83. Have a low mileage gsl-se trans just sitting in the garage and a 87 n/a one behind the garage that should be in the dumpster.

 

all three of mine have the stock 5 speed tranny. sort of on topic: anyone here have the stock 5 spd and use a short throw? Its on my wish list and I wanna get some feedback.

 

stock 5 spd here.... Just a bit of trivia that some, but not all knew. I've had 2 -SE's one 84 & one 85. The 85 had a much taller 5th gear than the 84. made a difference of about 22/23 mpg to 27mpg on highway trips...

How different is the gearing on a turboII tranny? Howabout S4 vs S5?