help with tranny?
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help with tranny?
my car, as some of you may know, is running a stock rs tranny and rear dif w/ over 116k on them with my wrx motor swap. my rear dif is the 98 open-type, so i want to replace this with a better one, like a newer rs or even a wrx rear dif. i need to figure out what to do about my transmission however. i've been thinking about ver 6 sti ra gears and sourcing out a rear dif to match. anyone have suggestions on what i should do? i was also curious abotu tranny housings.. would i be able to fit wrx gears in my rs housing?
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i eventually plan on going for a vf34.. was it you that i was talking to about 05 rs trannies? i heard theyre pretty much the same except 1st and 2nd are a little longer.. meaning 3rd is a little shorter
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James,
Basically, all the tranny gearsets are interchangeable. If you don't want to change your clutch, since you have a push-type, then you could put in an RA gearset in your current tranny, but that would have some down time, or have it installed in another core. I think I have one here from a 2000 RS. The RA gearset with 4.11 would probably be pretty nice, I've considered doing this myself.
If your tranny is still working, then consider just getting a newer RS rear end with LSD. We may even have one here. Maybe your tranny could be like mine, still going strong with VF35, etc... just ran 12.9 @109mph last night
knocks on wood 
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Basically, all the tranny gearsets are interchangeable. If you don't want to change your clutch, since you have a push-type, then you could put in an RA gearset in your current tranny, but that would have some down time, or have it installed in another core. I think I have one here from a 2000 RS. The RA gearset with 4.11 would probably be pretty nice, I've considered doing this myself.
If your tranny is still working, then consider just getting a newer RS rear end with LSD. We may even have one here. Maybe your tranny could be like mine, still going strong with VF35, etc... just ran 12.9 @109mph last night
knocks on wood -Adam
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lol yeah.. i'm just verrrrry weary haha, thanks for the input adam!! great to hear the car is doing good!! i gotta stop by some time and check it out again.
i've read soemwhere that i need to swap rear axles if i go with the 00-01 rs rear dif witht eh vlsd.. is that true?
i've read soemwhere that i need to swap rear axles if i go with the 00-01 rs rear dif witht eh vlsd.. is that true?
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some don't even look like chicks.. and that scares me
..no it actually just creeps me out and makes me shiver out of awkwardness.......
anyways. thinking about going with the ra gear setup w/ possibly a newer rs rear dif. i miiight try to also put in an sti helical front dif. boy that would be fun
..no it actually just creeps me out and makes me shiver out of awkwardness.......
anyways. thinking about going with the ra gear setup w/ possibly a newer rs rear dif. i miiight try to also put in an sti helical front dif. boy that would be fun
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some don't even look like chicks.. and that scares me
..no it actually just creeps me out and makes me shiver out of awkwardness.......
..no it actually just creeps me out and makes me shiver out of awkwardness.......
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James,
Basically, all the tranny gearsets are interchangeable. If you don't want to change your clutch, since you have a push-type, then you could put in an RA gearset in your current tranny, but that would have some down time, or have it installed in another core. I think I have one here from a 2000 RS. The RA gearset with 4.11 would probably be pretty nice, I've considered doing this myself.
If your tranny is still working, then consider just getting a newer RS rear end with LSD. We may even have one here. Maybe your tranny could be like mine, still going strong with VF35, etc... just ran 12.9 @109mph last night knocks on wood
-Adam
Basically, all the tranny gearsets are interchangeable. If you don't want to change your clutch, since you have a push-type, then you could put in an RA gearset in your current tranny, but that would have some down time, or have it installed in another core. I think I have one here from a 2000 RS. The RA gearset with 4.11 would probably be pretty nice, I've considered doing this myself.
If your tranny is still working, then consider just getting a newer RS rear end with LSD. We may even have one here. Maybe your tranny could be like mine, still going strong with VF35, etc... just ran 12.9 @109mph last night
knocks on wood -Adam
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