My cars measures an 8 on the Richtor scale
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holy crap what is going on with my car? While i'm driving, after i get a little over 30 miles an hour the car begins to vibrate hellaciously so long as i am giving it gas, but i could be going 100mph and be coasting and there's no vibration....so i doubt it's the shocks/struts gone bad, could it be mounts, driveshaft out of balance?? i'm ever so frustrated
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it's not so much mph dependant, it just seems to be worse after about 30mph while i'm on the accelerator, power feels normal for an N/A (it's an 87 n/a by the way) and i had a compression check not too long ago and both rotors are running good, might be a u-joint
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aww crap, the U-joints are inseperable from the rest of the transmission aren't they? does that mean i'm going to need to get a new transmission soon? (not a bad thing since i'm swapping in a 13b-RE within two months so a new turbo transmission will do nicely )
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if it's that bad I wouldn't drive it very often
But get it up on a hoist and do the factory service check on the U-joints... get the FSM and check 'em yourself.
But get it up on a hoist and do the factory service check on the U-joints... get the FSM and check 'em yourself.
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if the vibration gets better after a certain speed (30mph)and the rpm are not a factor than its your balancing of wheels and tires (did u ever hit a curb) and it might be your wheel hub
if the vibration is constant after a certain speed (30mph)
than go with driveline components (u-joints, slip joke etc)
good luck
if the vibration is constant after a certain speed (30mph)
than go with driveline components (u-joints, slip joke etc)
good luck
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Originally posted by Kenseto
aww crap, the U-joints are inseperable from the rest of the transmission aren't they? does that mean i'm going to need to get a new transmission soon? (not a bad thing since i'm swapping in a 13b-RE within two months so a new turbo transmission will do nicely )
aww crap, the U-joints are inseperable from the rest of the transmission aren't they? does that mean i'm going to need to get a new transmission soon? (not a bad thing since i'm swapping in a 13b-RE within two months so a new turbo transmission will do nicely )
And the U-Joints are inseparable from the DRIVESHAFT, not the transmission, so you probably won't need to replace anything but the shaft. Mazdatrix sells shafts with rebuildable U-Joints which is probably what I'd get.
Also check your diff and tranny mounts the rubber might be going bad. But my money is on the U-joints.
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Well.. the RE still needs a custom mount made but they are easier to fab than the REW. REW's are virtually impossible to fit. I've still not heard of anyone actually doing the RE swap since a 20B fits with the same exact mounts and its probably not worth the trouble to do an RE swap if you can do a 20B for basically the same effort.
If he were to try an REW I'd say.... good luck.
If he were to try an REW I'd say.... good luck.
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I was a bit strong in saying "not easily" though. It fits perfectly fine.... if you have the right mounts. How's that? I just woke up...
That was probably the source of the confusion.
That was probably the source of the confusion.
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I had the same sort of problem in my old integra. The car would flip out and shake like a bastard. I got new tires on it and it was real smooth. When I first got my vert, it would shake like crazy over 60 and if let go of the wheel it would shoot across the highway about 7 lanes. I got an alignment and not a problem anymore. So maybe new tires and an alignment may fix your problem.
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Originally posted by DigitalSynthesis
Well.. the RE still needs a custom mount made but they are easier to fab than the REW. REW's are virtually impossible to fit. I've still not heard of anyone actually doing the RE swap since a 20B fits with the same exact mounts and its probably not worth the trouble to do an RE swap if you can do a 20B for basically the same effort.
If he were to try an REW I'd say.... good luck.
Well.. the RE still needs a custom mount made but they are easier to fab than the REW. REW's are virtually impossible to fit. I've still not heard of anyone actually doing the RE swap since a 20B fits with the same exact mounts and its probably not worth the trouble to do an RE swap if you can do a 20B for basically the same effort.
If he were to try an REW I'd say.... good luck.
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yeah i would love to do the 20b swap but unfortunately I'm at a "Do not pass Go do not collect $200" point in my funds so i'm going with a lighter less cost heavy project (i'm only a freshman in college so i gotta pay for that too, i'll be opening my own product line afterwards specializing in Tuner Performance/Aesthetic parts, with an emphasis on a rotary presence in the product line ) but yeah the RE will be nice, but thanks for all the info, i'll put her up on a hoist and check out the driveshaft and U-joints, hell i'll just do a whole tune-up while i'm at it, it's about time for one anyways
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Doh! Missed your stuff bro. All I know is I got stomped when I suggested the idea and was told to go straight-up TII, which I did. Please note my correction above, however. "it fits perfectly fine... if you have the right motor mounts".
And at the time, I hadn't heard of anyone doing the RE swap although I know its been done. But I hadn't heard of anybody. Now I do!
BTW no I don't browse usually. I'm either searching or looking for people with few posts or bad info and trying to help where I can. I'm no expert by any means, just got my hands dirty with my first complete engine/drivetrain swap and know what I've learned from that. I was just saying that the guy needed to make sure he realized the RE wasn't a literal drop in, and he needs to get his custom mounts made.
I still say if you're going to get RE mounts, just take a small loan and get a 20B. J/k. Your car looks nice dude.
And at the time, I hadn't heard of anyone doing the RE swap although I know its been done. But I hadn't heard of anybody. Now I do!
BTW no I don't browse usually. I'm either searching or looking for people with few posts or bad info and trying to help where I can. I'm no expert by any means, just got my hands dirty with my first complete engine/drivetrain swap and know what I've learned from that. I was just saying that the guy needed to make sure he realized the RE wasn't a literal drop in, and he needs to get his custom mounts made.
I still say if you're going to get RE mounts, just take a small loan and get a 20B. J/k. Your car looks nice dude.
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