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Old 11-17-04, 12:12 PM
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hey, i was wondering if anyone knew if it were possible to take the tranny out of an FD and put it on my Turbo II??? my tranny is going and my buddy has a FD that hes getting rid of the motor trans so i could prolly get it pretty damn cheap!! and he live right down the street so i wont have to ship it lol
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The FD tranny and FC Turbo tranny are pretty much the same thing internally so there is no advantage to changing it, and the disadvantage that the FD tranny has been having another 60+ HP running through it to wear it out 1/3 faster than a standard R type tranny found in the 87-91 Turbo.
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I'd go for it if Icemark says it'll fit, and ****, if you can get it cheap from a friend...go for it
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sweet!! im not doing it to be benificial, im doing it cause i want it to be better, lol, im just doing it cause mine is going
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Originally Posted by Icemark
The FD tranny and FC Turbo tranny are pretty much the same thing internally so there is no advantage to changing it, and the disadvantage that the FD tranny has been having another 60+ HP running through it to wear it out 1/3 faster than a standard R type tranny found in the 87-91 Turbo.
Dang, I would've figured that they would at least beef up some of the internals (especially the synchros) in a TT car. The only thing that really kills our trannies is the ocassional messed up fork and lots of worn down synchros, right?
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Couple problems...

FD tranny uses a pull-type clutch, which means you need to buy a new clutch.

The FC trans mounts won't fit on the FD tranny, cause the FD tranny uses the PPF for it's "trans mount".

Basically, the internals are the same.
The FD tranny does not use stronger gears.

To me it's too much effort and a waste of time...


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Originally Posted by IaMtHeRuThLeSs1
I'd go for it if Icemark says it'll fit, and ****, if you can get it cheap from a friend...go for it
No, I didn't say it would fit... I said it was a waste of time since the internals are the same.
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