Pulled the trans this morning, once again the pilot bearing is destroyed and the input shaft end is cobbled up with welded on pieces of the bearing, I need to machine the shaft for sure if I choose to use it

What's my options with a JDM trans or does someone have a GOOD source for an affordable one? Also, what year am I shooting for, what is optimal here?

On a somewhat related note the oil leak i've been expierencing isn't the oilpan/turbos like usual, it's the rubber o-ring seal behind the stationary gear assembly, odd eh?

thanks, i r t3h cursed

 

call brian galloway at 310-901-4805 he has about 80 JDM trannies laying in the warehouse right now

 

I talked to Brian on the phone and he wants $550 +shipping, seems a little steep versus what i've been seeing on the forums lately so i dunno

 

I think enough forum memebers here would agree brian is a good trustworthy guy and you get what you pay for

 

He's sending me a 1997 transmission if I do so order, anything I need to know about a 97 tranny? What about the sensors and all that?

 

1st 2nd and 3rd is the same in all the JDM trannies but 4th and 5th are shorter. A lot of track guys love the JDM 4th because it's shorter and quicker on the track. Might lose a little top speed though

 

yeah but a shorter fourth isn't going to help in the quarter is it?

 

It will help if you top out 3rd before the end of the run. I'm not a dragger so I can't say how fast of a quarter that would have to be.

Dave

 

it has too, i come no where near close to redline 4th on teh 1/4 and my trap speed is like 115 or so

 

4th is the same. Most, if not all, manual transmissions have a 1:1 4th gear.

 

not in that sense

 

so does anyone here have a 97 tranny in their car?

 

bump for year change info

 

I was blowing up pilot bearings consistantly before I got a slightly used 97 JDM trans. Install wasnt any different from my old 93 trans so it shouldnt be an issue. The only difference noticed was that the exhaust bracket is on the right side. It cost $435 and install was pretty painless, with a lift of coarse. It was purchased through a shop in Westminister Ca awhile back called UPFD, the number is 714-890-5153, talk to RJ. Good Luck.

 

Did you use the existing sensors in the JDM gearbox as well?

What do you think about the 97 synchros/4&5th gear ratios, like driving it any better with that tranny?

On a related note, the service manual says the pilot bearing needs to be inserted 11.5-12.3mm, is that from the very beginning of the e-shaft bore to the beginning of the pilot bearing or from the chamfer?

was that 435 price shipped?!

 

I'm pretty sure the 4th gear is the same...