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Old 12-28-03, 01:30 PM
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Transmission Question

Are there any differences between the 93, 94 and 95 trannies?

I have a 93 that is scratching between first and second gear, and I believe it is beginning to show signs of the 5th gear syncro issue.

Is it better to rebuild this tranny, or would I have better luck with a low mileage tranny out of a 94/95 ?
Old 12-28-03, 01:33 PM
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Im getting a brand-spankin new tranny from mazda. Its like $2200 shipped+ install. Vs 1750 to rebuild.
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who are you getting it from?
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list price is 2500, malloy will sell for 2100 + 100 for shipping. Of course no tax for cali.

Its not a reman. Its brand new fresh off the assembly line. Completely bolt up, including the shifter and all the gears.

That sounded better to me than getting a rebuild on my 175K oem tranny.
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Originally posted by ZeroBanger
list price is 2500, malloy will sell for 2100 + 100 for shipping. Of course no tax for cali.

Its not a reman. Its brand new fresh off the assembly line. Completely bolt up, including the shifter and all the gears.

That sounded better to me than getting a rebuild on my 175K oem tranny.
Did they ever resolve the syncro issues on the later model trannies?
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I have a 94 with 174K original miles. never was rebuilt. The bearing is going bad now. Syncros are still fine. Even had about 80 runs at the drag strip. I mised 3rd about 3 or 4 times. never had a problem.

I heard that the 94/95 had reinforced syncroplates. I dont know if its true or not.
Old 12-28-03, 09:02 PM
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i have a 93 with 130K on it. and its perfect! but i think that pineapple racing does rebuilds for a cheap price
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1750 for a rebuild?!

I bought a low-mile JDM trans for _400_. No broken synchros or other issues. 2200 is RIDICULOUS to pay for a stock trans.
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clayne: Who's your source for JDM trannys? And BTW, what was the mileage when you bought it?
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About 30k. I don't know how many he gets on regular basis.
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i got mine off a 93 r1 that i parted out. the car was all stock and it had an engine burn on the side of the battery. the engine core was good and the tranny was also good. the car had only 60k miles on it. it was up for sale for $400 but nobody wanted it so i am keeping it. just rebuild yours because chances are, if you buy a used tranny, they wont give you a warrenty. also, call Jeff at Rotary Power, he doesnt rebuild but knows someone that does.
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