GTUs rear-end swap questions.
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GTUs rear-end swap questions.
I have a 89 n/a and am looking at putting a 89 GTUs rear-end in it. Can I use the same driveshaft? Is the 4.3 rear going to messup my speedo with my stock trans? Is the GTUs speedo gear different from the stock n/a speedo gear? Should I get the GTUs trans too? What is the best setup to go with?
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The rear bolts into any nonturbo 86-91, using all stock components. You only need the GTUs' speedo gear from the trans in the GTUs...put it into whatever trans you are running. Otherwise your speedo will be off.
I have the same thing on my 'vert. Its really simple.
I have the same thing on my 'vert. Its really simple.
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What about the 5th gear being a different size in the GTUs? If you keep the stock tranny and swap speedo gear won't the speedo be off in 5th still?
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Let me attempt to further clarify my comments.
The rearend, and the speedo gear, go together. IF you have a stock 5sp non GTUs car, you have a 4.1 ratio rear, and a gray gear. The gear indicates the 4.1 rearend. The auto's have 3.9;s and an orange gear to indicate that. The GTUs has 4.3 and I forget what color gear specific to that ratio.
Now...if you take an auto trans car, and put a 4.1 rear into it. You simply swap the rearend and the 4.1 gray gear into the existing auto trans, and it all reads properly again. Same for any other example.
ANY 2gen trans will accept ANY 2gen speedo gear, representing any of the 3 ratio rearends that you put behind it.
For purposes of this discussion, the gears inside the trans have no effect on this.
The rearend, and the speedo gear, go together. IF you have a stock 5sp non GTUs car, you have a 4.1 ratio rear, and a gray gear. The gear indicates the 4.1 rearend. The auto's have 3.9;s and an orange gear to indicate that. The GTUs has 4.3 and I forget what color gear specific to that ratio.
Now...if you take an auto trans car, and put a 4.1 rear into it. You simply swap the rearend and the 4.1 gray gear into the existing auto trans, and it all reads properly again. Same for any other example.
ANY 2gen trans will accept ANY 2gen speedo gear, representing any of the 3 ratio rearends that you put behind it.
For purposes of this discussion, the gears inside the trans have no effect on this.
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It winds up being about 6-10mph at freeway speeds, in my experience.
It winds up being about 6-10mph at freeway speeds, in my experience.
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Ok looks like there are two part #s for the spedo gear for S5 manual trans 7’s.
- 1011-17-441A, Specific for non turbo trans (hard S) <-should be the GTUs spedo gear
- 1669-17-441A, for non turbo (nor. SU SP) & turbo trans <- should be all other 4.10 gear ratio manual trans cars.
You should be able to order these from Mazda or Mazdaformance I will look at my spedo gear tonight to see if there is a part # on it for ya
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- 1011-17-441A, Specific for non turbo trans (hard S) <-should be the GTUs spedo gear
- 1669-17-441A, for non turbo (nor. SU SP) & turbo trans <- should be all other 4.10 gear ratio manual trans cars.
You should be able to order these from Mazda or Mazdaformance I will look at my spedo gear tonight to see if there is a part # on it for ya
- Dana "GTUs all the time, every time"
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I have yet to bother with calibrating my swap. I need to sort out the tires sizes and what-not. I do plan on using a "black box" to acheive the correct correction factor when all is said and done
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Originally posted by Rotary Racer
Ok looks like there are two part #s for the spedo gear for S5 manual trans 7’s.
- 1011-17-441A, Specific for non turbo trans (hard S) <-should be the GTUs spedo gear
- 1669-17-441A, for non turbo (nor. SU SP) & turbo trans <- should be all other 4.10 gear ratio manual trans cars.
You should be able to order these from Mazda or Mazdaformance I will look at my spedo gear tonight to see if there is a part # on it for ya
- Dana "GTUs all the time, every time"
Ok looks like there are two part #s for the spedo gear for S5 manual trans 7’s.
- 1011-17-441A, Specific for non turbo trans (hard S) <-should be the GTUs spedo gear
- 1669-17-441A, for non turbo (nor. SU SP) & turbo trans <- should be all other 4.10 gear ratio manual trans cars.
You should be able to order these from Mazda or Mazdaformance I will look at my spedo gear tonight to see if there is a part # on it for ya
- Dana "GTUs all the time, every time"
the transmission turns a shaft that turns the driveshaft, right? well, the speedo gear is on that shaft. the speedo cable basically reads how fast that shaft is turning. For the same reason it is accurate in ALL of your gears it will be accurate with the different 5th in the GTUs.
edit: oops different size tires will make a difference... didn't think about that... thanks rat
I hope that helps... trace the drivetrain from the wheels to the engine and think about it some and it will make sense.
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Have you DONE it? Math is nice, experience is better.
Have you DONE it? Math is nice, experience is better.
>It winds up being about 6-10mph at freeway speeds, >in my experience.
Your 6-10 mph observation is likely a result of a combination of speedometer error and the wrong speedometer gear. As I mentioned earlier, using the wrong gear will give a 5% error. Per fsm, there is also some error in the speedometer gauge:
10 mph / 10-11.4 mph / 14%
30 mph / 30-31.8 mph / 6%
60 mph / 60-63.0 mph / 5%
90 mph / 90-94.5 mph / 5%
The fist column is the actual speed, and the second column is the indicated speed. At highway speeds, the allowable error could be as much as 5%. Of course, it could be higher if the speedometer isn't working properly. The tire size and inflation pressure will also affect the speedometer error.
So, it's entirely possible that the speedometer could be in the 10% range, which would be about 6-10 mph over the true speed. The wrong sppedometer gear, however, is only one contributing factor to your false indicated speed.
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