im going to be the guinniepig for this next event
 

I really wanted a 6 speed and i found a 10k mileage rx8 six speed (which i heard from australia is a pretty decent tranny) for $700 and im probably going to put in december 6 (saturday) with 600hp.


Ill keep you guys posted when & where it will break! which i dont think for a long time...

I've always heard the 8 transmission was weaker than the fd one, but maybe that was the diff... Good luck on your project! Keep us updated!

+8 i loved my 8's tranny but dont think they are reliable... they have a lot of problems when na.. i know 2 of my friends had to get new trannys.. go to the 8 club.. trannys in the 8 have been a long time issue

600 HP? good luck rebuilding the tranny when all that power rips it to shreds.

that's one expensive guinea pig

All I care about are the pictures of the carnage that is impending.

Theres always the Greddy one, anyone try that yet?

there is a huuuuuuuuge differance in cost from the 8 tranny to thr greddy. i've never seen any first hand experience with the greddy.

Yep. My 8 popped 2 trannys. Good luck.

yeah but i found one for $500 with 10k so i think thats a good deal.


One question though. ive heard alot saying that the tranny isnt reliable. SO what is it about the tranny that isnt reliable??? i wanna know so maybe i can get it fixed at a transmision shop.
$5000 difference.

also i was looking at the gears in the rx8 and the only difference is between 4 & 5 in our rx7 5 speed all they did was placed a gear between 4th % 5th if you look in comparison with the rx7 & rx8 tranny's

question. is it possible to swap a 6speed tranny from a supra to a fd?

Good luck, man! Sounds like a very interesting project...

im just trying to find a way to put a decent 6speed into a rx7 without paying $5k. thats all!

yes, the MKIV Getrag will work in the car. You need an adapter though. it will be less than 5K but still pretty damn expensive.

I remember seeing a long time ago an aftermarket 6speed tranny for an FC made by HKS... not sure if they had one for the FD or not...

Good luck on the project!

There's a thread on here somewhere where a guy put a t-56 from a GTO in an fd. Sounded like it worked out pretty well.

If you're gonna put a 6spd into the FD (which i dont know why since our gears are well enough for top speed), do the getrag from the supra.

Those trannys can hold ALOT of power.

Look up saad saad or ryan woon and you will see. I think they are well over 1000rwhp on the factory 6spd.

EDIT: here, i did the quick search for you

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mWDwk7b4Z2g

Do what I am doing. Put a Turbo 350 in her or a G-Force clutchless tranny. Who said you need 6 gears. That will just slow you down with all of that extra shifting.

That makes two of us. I doubt that tranny lasts more than a couple strong pulls.

waste of time/money.

My big question is why do you want a 6spd in the car so bad to begin with?

/\ dunno just my prefrence. i did a top speed run with my car on the 478 and i ran out of gears/rpm at 191mph @ 8400rpm! and the 5th gear takes forever to get up to speed. 3-4 it pulls but in 5th the car really doesnt start to pull until you hit 170. I know im crazy for going that fast but i love high speed.


i have pictures of the Power fc commander but as i told everyone the speedometer said one thing and the power fc said another!

This will end badly....... :icon_no2:

i know but you know what. its my money not yours! but maybe some help will come out of this maybe not!

I was referring to your high speed runs on a public highway, not your trans swap plans.