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01-06-10, 10:22 PM
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Good deal, did you get a shifter with the trans?
You still had the stock diff too? I've been usung a S4-T2 clutch diff for 6-7 years and never had a problem. You will be happy with the Carbonetics also a few EVO's are running them here and like them.
I may be keeping my car now.
You still had the stock diff too? I've been usung a S4-T2 clutch diff for 6-7 years and never had a problem. You will be happy with the Carbonetics also a few EVO's are running them here and like them.
I may be keeping my car now.
01-06-10, 10:46 PM
#128
Good deal, did you get a shifter with the trans?
You still had the stock diff too? I've been usung a S4-T2 clutch diff for 6-7 years and never had a problem. You will be happy with the Carbonetics also a few EVO's are running them here and like them.
I may be keeping my car now.
You still had the stock diff too? I've been usung a S4-T2 clutch diff for 6-7 years and never had a problem. You will be happy with the Carbonetics also a few EVO's are running them here and like them.
I may be keeping my car now.
I'm glad that you're thinking about keeping your car
and thanks for all the transmission tips
01-07-10, 01:16 AM
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Other t-56 shifters will not work without changing the cup in the transmission to a camaro one.
Doing that would move the stick forward about 2". The GTO's is about 1/4" to 3/8" father back than stock.
01-07-10, 01:18 AM
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Stock one on ebay for sale in Orlando.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-06...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-06...Q5fAccessories
01-07-10, 08:44 AM
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Stock one on ebay for sale in Orlando.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-06...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-06...Q5fAccessories
01-07-10, 08:50 AM
#133
Good deal, did you get a shifter with the trans?
You still had the stock diff too? I've been usung a S4-T2 clutch diff for 6-7 years and never had a problem. You will be happy with the Carbonetics also a few EVO's are running them here and like them.
I may be keeping my car now.
You still had the stock diff too? I've been usung a S4-T2 clutch diff for 6-7 years and never had a problem. You will be happy with the Carbonetics also a few EVO's are running them here and like them.
I may be keeping my car now.
01-07-10, 10:41 PM
#137
The FD looks amazing. I was down with David at Kilo Racing/Central Florida Turbos on the 29th, and David is a great guy. Awesome area, and David is a great guy.
G'luck with the trans issues. Hopefully the T56 ends your troubles.
01-08-10, 06:16 AM
#138
We had a long-term X6 at work (Car and Driver) and it was an amazing car. Fast, comfortable, and with the e-diff in the rear, would do unnatural things in the twisties (well, unnatural for a 5600lb SUV). The Range Rover Sport Supercharged (with the Supercharged/Direct Injected 5.0 V8) is a nice, comfy ride, but it is slower and more numb than the X6.
The FD looks amazing. I was down with David at Kilo Racing/Central Florida Turbos on the 29th, and David is a great guy. Awesome area, and David is a great guy.
G'luck with the trans issues. Hopefully the T56 ends your troubles.
The FD looks amazing. I was down with David at Kilo Racing/Central Florida Turbos on the 29th, and David is a great guy. Awesome area, and David is a great guy.
G'luck with the trans issues. Hopefully the T56 ends your troubles.
Regarding the Range Rover Sport, you really need to compare the regular Range Rover (supercharged) to the X6 and see what you think. The Sport is built off of the LR3 platform, not the Range Rover, so it is going to be less nimble and less capable than the X6. The Range Rover will blow it away in anything off-road and IMO, on road also. Love the way the Sport looks, just think they made a poor chassis decision. And if I had my way, we'd have bought the X6 (more manly) instead of the Range Rover but this was our "compromise"
This year's Range Rover comes with a very nifty thin-film LED screen for the gauge clusters:http://www.landroverusa.com/us/en/Ve...ertainment.htm
I'm actually thinking of how I can retrofit something like that into my FD. Will the madness never stop?!
01-08-10, 10:35 AM
#139
Thanks for the compliments Jim and it was great meeting you.
Regarding the Range Rover Sport, you really need to compare the regular Range Rover (supercharged) to the X6 and see what you think. The Sport is built off of the LR3 platform, not the Range Rover, so it is going to be less nimble and less capable than the X6. The Range Rover will blow it away in anything off-road and IMO, on road also. Love the way the Sport looks, just think they made a poor chassis decision. And if I had my way, we'd have bought the X6 (more manly) instead of the Range Rover but this was our "compromise" This year's Range Rover comes with a very nifty thin-film LED screen for the gauge clusters:
http://www.landroverusa.com/us/en/Ve...ertainment.htm
I'm actually thinking of how I can retrofit something like that into my FD. Will the madness never stop?!
Regarding the Range Rover Sport, you really need to compare the regular Range Rover (supercharged) to the X6 and see what you think. The Sport is built off of the LR3 platform, not the Range Rover, so it is going to be less nimble and less capable than the X6. The Range Rover will blow it away in anything off-road and IMO, on road also. Love the way the Sport looks, just think they made a poor chassis decision. And if I had my way, we'd have bought the X6 (more manly) instead of the Range Rover but this was our "compromise"
This year's Range Rover comes with a very nifty thin-film LED screen for the gauge clusters:http://www.landroverusa.com/us/en/Ve...ertainment.htm
I'm actually thinking of how I can retrofit something like that into my FD. Will the madness never stop?!
For your reading pleasure, Car and Driver's Long Term BMW X6 xDrive50i:
http://www1.cdnew.hfmus.com/reviews/...d_test_wrap-up
Range Rover Sport Supercharged (Comparison test including the X5 M)
http://www1.cdnew.hfmus.com/reviews/...charged_page_2
01-08-10, 09:26 PM
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01-08-10, 10:09 PM
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?I keed, I keed.
Bewtew, sorry to hear. Nice problem to have I suppose...... I keep trying to frag my tranny but it just won't die
01-09-10, 06:58 AM
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I only have one concern about the T56....I was told it takes part of the personality that mazda put in the cars away. I know a guy with a T56 20b RX-8 from PR. He told me that although its nice not to be snapping trannies all the time, that he missed the OEM transmission feel terribly. This kinda scared me a bit...about getting a T56 which was in my future plans. When you install yours, please provide feedback as to how you feel about the car. No doubt it will be able to handle the power but he told me the nic nic nic feel of the OEM tranny will change for a GM, hard to shift Toc Toc Toc... and that ti will also be a louder running tranny. This might all be BS and it might just be which T56 he picked but either way, let us know how the car feels later. Thanks in advance.
Chris
Chris
Serious?Maybe he liked Japanese Trannies and not American Trannies.
01-09-10, 10:34 AM
#145
I only have one concern about the T56....I was told it takes part of the personality that mazda put in the cars away. I know a guy with a T56 20b RX-8 from PR. He told me that although its nice not to be snapping trannies all the time, that he missed the OEM transmission feel terribly. This kinda scared me a bit...about getting a T56 which was in my future plans. When you install yours, please provide feedback as to how you feel about the car. No doubt it will be able to handle the power but he told me the nic nic nic feel of the OEM tranny will change for a GM, hard to shift Toc Toc Toc... and that ti will also be a louder running tranny. This might all be BS and it might just be which T56 he picked but either way, let us know how the car feels later. Thanks in advance.
Chris
Chris
According to ironmdnx he said that his car feels fine with the t56 and the gears are pretty close.. i can't wait to have a longer 1st gear and a 6th gear!David, i think white85mtu has been checking you out
01-09-10, 07:19 PM
#147
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I just got off the phone with my friend and I had some of the facts wrong. It is a T56 but it is one from Steeda and it was meant for late 90's built mustangs. It is aftermarket, fully built and it makes more noise (probably straight cut gears?) than a OEM one. When I mentioned you had a 2005 GTO tranny he said that it probably doesn't feel the same as his because it is OEM for the street and it has to be smooth etc. He said although he had gotten his for 2k fully built and brand new he sometimes regrets not buying a used OEM one from a GTO for 15-1700 and he would've saved some money. At the time having a BNIB, "stronger" one for only 3-400 bucks more than a used, OEM one made sense but now they whinning is killing him.
Chris
01-12-10, 05:03 PM
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http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...d_test_wrap-up
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...charged_page_2
01-28-10, 08:02 PM
#150
i haven't update this in a while but.. but i got all my issues sorted out.. the t56 is in.. it wasn't as easy as i thought but it came out perfect.
I've been beating the crap out of the car, launching it etc.. and is taking it like a champ with no problems.
I've been beating the crap out of the car, launching it etc.. and is taking it like a champ with no problems.