6 Speed trans in FD?
12-05-01, 11:10 PM
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6 Speed trans in FD?
I posted this in general rotary and can't delete the thread- Sorry mods. I should have read Jason's sticky first.
Was given this link by a friend-apparently a wrecker in northern cal has a 2000 rx7 engine and 6 speed transmission?
Is this for real? I was not aware of the existence of a factory 6 speed? Perhaps its aftermarket?
If anyone has any insight on this, I'd really appreciate it. I don't plan on buying it but it'd put my mind at ease, knowing whether or not such a thing exists.
http://www.venus-auto.com/photo/13B.htm
Was given this link by a friend-apparently a wrecker in northern cal has a 2000 rx7 engine and 6 speed transmission?
Is this for real? I was not aware of the existence of a factory 6 speed? Perhaps its aftermarket?
If anyone has any insight on this, I'd really appreciate it. I don't plan on buying it but it'd put my mind at ease, knowing whether or not such a thing exists.
http://www.venus-auto.com/photo/13B.htm
12-05-01, 11:22 PM
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Well I can tell you that Mazda never made a 6 speed tranny for the FD so it's definitely not stock. I've heard of a few Japanese tuners that make them but they cost big $$. I have a stock 5 speed on my garage floor right now and the one in that pic looks identical to it. Either it's a misprint or the guy is being ridiculously technical since it really IS a 6 speed, 5 forward and 1 reverse... i dunno.
12-05-01, 11:25 PM
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Definitely not factory. If the Type R Bathurst has only a 5 speed, then its not likely there was ever a 6 speed (factory).
http://www.mazda.com/publicity/public/200108/0830e.html
Thats not to say that some one with a strong engineering background and access to mega bux CNC machines did not design 6 gears/linkage/etc to fit inside the factory gearbox. Not likely though either.
http://www.mazda.com/publicity/public/200108/0830e.html
Thats not to say that some one with a strong engineering background and access to mega bux CNC machines did not design 6 gears/linkage/etc to fit inside the factory gearbox. Not likely though either.
12-05-01, 11:26 PM
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HKS makes a 6-speed transmission for the Rx-7 but i hope that you are sitting down. List on it is 8K.
Gear Ratio-
1st - 2.773
2nd - 1.984
3rd - 1.548
4th - 1.246
5th - 1.000
6th - 0.807
Gear Ratio-
1st - 2.773
2nd - 1.984
3rd - 1.548
4th - 1.246
5th - 1.000
6th - 0.807
12-05-01, 11:29 PM
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That doesn't look like a 6-speed to me, but what do I know? It's likely a misprint if this is the only information you have about that motor/tranny combo pictured. And that stuff looks really corroded and dirty to have come out of a 2000.
There's a company in Australia (I believe) that makes a mating kit for putting a JZA80 6-speed into an FD. You can also get the HKS 6-speed sequential tranny for around $8-9K + shipping.
There's a company in Australia (I believe) that makes a mating kit for putting a JZA80 6-speed into an FD. You can also get the HKS 6-speed sequential tranny for around $8-9K + shipping.
12-09-01, 04:24 PM
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http://www.quaifeamerica.com/gears/rx7.htm
fits in the stock mission case with minor mods and it's a strait cut dog mission for $6,500... I really want one, but the Army dosen't pay me enough to afford it... I just broke my 3rd stock one in as manny month's at a drag race yesterday...
http://www.quaifeamerica.com/gears/rx7.htm
fits in the stock mission case with minor mods and it's a strait cut dog mission for $6,500... I really want one, but the Army dosen't pay me enough to afford it... I just broke my 3rd stock one in as manny month's at a drag race yesterday...
