5MT weaknesses? truth or fiction? (formerly: wrx TRANNY problem!)
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5MT weaknesses? truth or fiction? (formerly: wrx TRANNY problem!)
is it really a problem?? or a myth!
i hear horror of stories of weak, oh so very weak, trannys
this is the reason why im holding off of buying my wrx til i know for sure.
im thinking of buying a new 04.
discuss.
i hear horror of stories of weak, oh so very weak, trannys
this is the reason why im holding off of buying my wrx til i know for sure.
im thinking of buying a new 04.
discuss.
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o one more thing......you would have probably been better off posting this in the transmission forum.....
moderators: please move this thread to the transmission forum to help this guy out.
moderators: please move this thread to the transmission forum to help this guy out.
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yeah it all depends on how you treat it. there have been a few cases of them breaking on people who don't abuse it, but that probably happens to most cars, you just don't hear about it. but if you abuse it, it will break
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I have 200+ 1/4 mile passes (MANY of them in the 12-second zone) and 23k miles of adult driving and I'm still going strong on the original transmission (but on my 3rd clutch). That proves to me that clutch-slippin' at the track saves trannies.
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No problems at all with my '02 WRX.
I used to be worried about this too, but now I believe that if you aren't stupid with the transmission, you will likely be just fine. There are always a few bad pieces that get produced, but the majority of tranny problems are due to abuse. In the local city Subaru club, I only know of two WRX failed trannies, one was a high power car, and the other, well, the other was an auto tranny. If you look as consumer's reports or whatever, you will find no issue noted.
A few things you need to know about the WRX 5 speed are:
1) ANY awd car can put a lot more strain on a drive train than 2wd layouts, so clutch dumping is more problematic.
2) 2nd gear is loooonnnng in this car, so you have to avoid being ham-fisted on the shift so the syncros have enough time to work.
3) Although the tranny seems good enough to do some moderate power increases with (assuming the above two points are respected), if you tune and mod for big power, you should upgrade in the tranny department.
Thanks!
Allan
I used to be worried about this too, but now I believe that if you aren't stupid with the transmission, you will likely be just fine. There are always a few bad pieces that get produced, but the majority of tranny problems are due to abuse. In the local city Subaru club, I only know of two WRX failed trannies, one was a high power car, and the other, well, the other was an auto tranny. If you look as consumer's reports or whatever, you will find no issue noted.
A few things you need to know about the WRX 5 speed are:
1) ANY awd car can put a lot more strain on a drive train than 2wd layouts, so clutch dumping is more problematic.
2) 2nd gear is loooonnnng in this car, so you have to avoid being ham-fisted on the shift so the syncros have enough time to work.
3) Although the tranny seems good enough to do some moderate power increases with (assuming the above two points are respected), if you tune and mod for big power, you should upgrade in the tranny department.
Thanks!
Allan
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Originally Posted by SsTiNgEr77
could you elaborate on the clutch slipping method you use?
i've roasted mine hard twice slipping it, but that would probably because i went 90-100% WOT both times
i've roasted mine hard twice slipping it, but that would probably because i went 90-100% WOT both times
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i was getting some work done on mine and the service people constantly tell me about the little boy that mommy and daddy bought thema wrx, and the beat the **** out of it, like the suspensiuon is shot and the gear box is busted and the best part is that is the happened to the same person twice, i guess people do not understand it is all wheel drive, you do not burn out, that is the whol;e point of all wheel drive no wheel slip.
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