How to tell the difference between FD and FC trannys?
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How to tell the difference between FD and FC trannys?
how can you tell the difference between a fc trany from a fd tranny? (manual)
the reason i ask is because im going to buy a fd tranny tomarrow and i just want to make sure!
Thanks in advance
--Arron
the reason i ask is because im going to buy a fd tranny tomarrow and i just want to make sure!
Thanks in advance
--Arron
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Originally Posted by poss
You'll probably get more help if you use a descriptive title for your post.
Something like "How to tell the difference between FD and FC trannys?"
Just trying to help you out.
Something like "How to tell the difference between FD and FC trannys?"
Just trying to help you out.
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Hm. Look on the underside for the small (smaller than a deck of cards) warning plate. It says something like 'warning pull type clutch.' As far as I know all FC's are push type so they wouldnt have that plate on it. The plate is located on the passenger underside of the tranny.
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The Turbo II FC tranny is a lot different than the FD tranny. For starters the tail shaft area is different, on the FD tranny there are 4 studs for bolting to the powerplant frame, and there are cooling fins where the driveshaft meets the tail section. The FC tranny doesn't use a PPF so it has a more centralized mount which bolts it directly to the frame.
FD tranny has a different extension housing for the shifter that the FC. And as someone mentioned before, the FD clutch is pull style as opposed to the push-style of the FC tranny.
Only way you could use the FC tranny in the FD, while retaining the stock rear end, would be by swapping the bellhousing and tail section from the FC tranny to the FD one. And the FD tranny is stronger so why bother?
FD tranny has a different extension housing for the shifter that the FC. And as someone mentioned before, the FD clutch is pull style as opposed to the push-style of the FC tranny.
Only way you could use the FC tranny in the FD, while retaining the stock rear end, would be by swapping the bellhousing and tail section from the FC tranny to the FD one. And the FD tranny is stronger so why bother?
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Originally Posted by mazpower
The Turbo II FC tranny is a lot different than the FD tranny. For starters the tail shaft area is different, on the FD tranny there are 4 studs for bolting to the powerplant frame, and there are cooling fins where the driveshaft meets the tail section. The FC tranny doesn't use a PPF so it has a more centralized mount which bolts it directly to the frame.
FD tranny has a different extension housing for the shifter that the FC. And as someone mentioned before, the FD clutch is pull style as opposed to the push-style of the FC tranny.
Only way you could use the FC tranny in the FD, while retaining the stock rear end, would be by swapping the bellhousing and tail section from the FC tranny to the FD one. And the FD tranny is stronger so why bother?
FD tranny has a different extension housing for the shifter that the FC. And as someone mentioned before, the FD clutch is pull style as opposed to the push-style of the FC tranny.
Only way you could use the FC tranny in the FD, while retaining the stock rear end, would be by swapping the bellhousing and tail section from the FC tranny to the FD one. And the FD tranny is stronger so why bother?
In addition, the case on the FD tranny has deeper ribs than the TII trans.
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I know it will work but there are some things you have to change to make it work.
Im getting this tranny for $500 and he's giving me a set of stock turbos free that he just pulled off his car. he is a local guy who does most everyones rotary work. it just almost seems to good to be true because the cheapest i have ever seen an fd tranny is around 1000 or rotary works sells one for 700 but they require a core wich i dont have. he claims that the tranny is in perfect working order and should be ready to bolt up to my fd. The turbos only have minor shaft play.
Im getting this tranny for $500 and he's giving me a set of stock turbos free that he just pulled off his car. he is a local guy who does most everyones rotary work. it just almost seems to good to be true because the cheapest i have ever seen an fd tranny is around 1000 or rotary works sells one for 700 but they require a core wich i dont have. he claims that the tranny is in perfect working order and should be ready to bolt up to my fd. The turbos only have minor shaft play.
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Originally Posted by RXASSASIN7
but to be exact an fc tranny WILL go in a fd and it does work: i have seen it in person go into the car, and run.
I'm sure the poster merely wants to know how to be certain he's looking at an FD transmission and not what you have seen stuck in other cars.
Originally Posted by RXASSASIN7
the gearing in the tail is better then an fd tranny
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Originally Posted by RXASSASIN7
but to be exact an fc tranny WILL go in a fd and it does work: i have seen it in person go into the car, and run.
Originally Posted by mazpower
on the FD tranny there are 4 studs for bolting to the powerplant frame, and there are cooling fins where the driveshaft meets the tail section. The FC tranny doesn't use a PPF so it has a more centralized mount which bolts it directly to the frame.
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To answer the original question...
TurboII tranny on Ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
FD tranny on Ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
One easy thing to see is the plate held on with 4 bolts right in front of the shifter on the FD tranny. Also, on the FC tranny, notice the black brace - that's the transmission mount, the FD mounts with the powerplant frame.
Dale
TurboII tranny on Ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
FD tranny on Ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
One easy thing to see is the plate held on with 4 bolts right in front of the shifter on the FD tranny. Also, on the FC tranny, notice the black brace - that's the transmission mount, the FD mounts with the powerplant frame.
Dale
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Originally Posted by jimlab
It may bolt to the engine without problems, but there are a lot of other things that have to change to make it work, and for $500, you shouldn't be required to change anything.
Yep. Look for the PPF mounting studs on the tail of the transmission as shown below. They're just to the left of the cover plate (alternate shifter location) in front of the shifter.
Yep. Look for the PPF mounting studs on the tail of the transmission as shown below. They're just to the left of the cover plate (alternate shifter location) in front of the shifter.
OK just to make sure we are on the same page the one on the botom in the first pic and the one on the left in the second one are the fd tranys correct?
Also off topic how do you make those pics so big with the 100k limit? what format are they?
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Originally Posted by FD3SR1
OK just to make sure we are on the same page the one on the botom in the first pic and the one on the left in the second one are the fd tranys correct?
Also off topic how do you make those pics so big with the 100k limit? what format are they?
Also off topic how do you make those pics so big with the 100k limit? what format are they?
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open the picture in a different window i have something circled.
what is it and is it important?
because the tranny I just bought is missing it, but it is a 3rd gen tranny for sure!
thanks for the information guys!
what is it and is it important?
because the tranny I just bought is missing it, but it is a 3rd gen tranny for sure!
thanks for the information guys!
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Originally Posted by FD3SR1
OK just to make sure we are on the same page the one on the botom in the first pic and the one on the left in the second one are the fd tranys correct?
Also off topic how do you make those pics so big with the 100k limit? what format are they?