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.

 

oh sorry hehe

thanks man =)

 

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