Finally joined the broken trannie club shifting into 3rd on the street, and it caused it to rattle like the twin disc but louder!
Then did a pull and went into 2nd gear and it took some of the gears off, i was able to make it 3 miles to the house before it started locking up.

3 years isint bad i guess if you track the car and cut 1.52 60 ft. But i need another J-Spec trannie.
I guess the 2 extra pounds of boost and the shifter extender didnt help!

 

or throw the jatco in there

 

glad to here you were beating on it! There is a doug nash w/ vertigate on racingjunk.com He offered it to me for $1200. Been looking to pick one up for the RX3 but also thought that would be nice to have built like Allens and set it in the FD. I am sure some sheet metal work would be needed.

 

If i had the money i would finish the t2, with turbo and a good trannie instead of just setting there.
Ill problly just get another j-spec.

Im just happy it didnt happen last night when i was doing a hwy pull from 30-145 and lock up that might have tested the ticker a little bit!
Video to follow.

 

Hey busted7 I know a person in KC that have a good use tranny forsale if you want an unknown condition tranny I got 5 of them in my garage. Let me know if you want it?

 

Damn Charlie...
Were you racing anyone when it happened?

 

I started the damage running an 08 vette to the dissapontment of his wife as i blew past him and ripped 3rd gear it felt like i loosened something up then it started clicking.
Then later i destroyed it in sec gear.

Imagine a 5'' shifter extension on a short shifter and the extra leverage it gave me!
But it goes in gear weather it wants to or not.

 

Would it be a j-spec? And ill call you later.

 

What's the difference between j-specs and US trannies?

 

First hand i know 5th gear is a little higher makeing it more useful in town, and i have heard some of the later j-specs have stronger bearings and such but im not an expert!
Plus they have less mile as a rule.

 

only the 99 and up have the gear change.. everything else uses the same part numbers as the US model Busted7. Lower miles is definitely a plus though

 

<---- runs jspec with lower 5th gear. Sucks for travel but great when playing around.

 

I have a stock pile of Jspec FD gearboxes
Series 6 $450.00 plus shipping

and it has the close 5th gear..

 

ya know im currently doing a tranny rebuild its not as hard as it sounds. give it a shot, crack it open find out what you need call a mazda dealership and get it ordered. alot cheaper.
worst case scenario your out a broken tranny lol

 

I don't really know but if you want I can try to drop it by when I head down to springfield.

 

Ill call you and thanks.
I would have thought the diff would have gone first oh well live and learn.

You know this wouldnt have happened if i werent haveing fun so i cant complain and the motor sounds good still after 3 years.

 

Just before the trannie broke...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqEEUCZUGRU

 

you're my hero

 

Dang that thing pulls like a bat outta hell! Would love to see that thing pull during the day!

 

500 whp on pump gas, no water/meth injection! Charlie is the man!

 

How about at night with some lights?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omr1H...os=_JbGzmCaYC4

 

Thanks but i dont know if 5th gear works im a pussie so 4th is all i know.
Eric it might have slipped up a couple lbs some how!
And its been a year or so since i looked at the plugs.
Im just glad the trannie didnt lock up and give me another heart attack on that pull.

You NY guys must find it hard to find a clear highway with no one for miles.

Theres an 800 hp all wheel drive talon here that would just kill me on the highway so i avoid him.

 

No one for miles?, maybe upstate NY. The geniuses over here just block the highway with 4 SUV's until the race is over. Its pretty interesting to see, the truck drivers actually get out and watch its so common. This is why NY needs a drag strip asap.

 

That sounds bad *** but here we have county, state , and city police with overlaping districts and if we blocked traffic other drivers would turn us in!

Im the only rx7 that runs here and it gets real lonely i wish some others would join in.

 

I feel ya....I'm the only fd or rotary in my area that runs as well. Me against ls1 this mustang that....and I have to push mine to the limits and tear up alot just to keep up