Tranny can't take it, I need HELP
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Tranny can't take it, I need HELP
I have a 2002 WRX, I have completed Stage 1 with a few minor extra's and have blown 2nd gear twice and 3rd once. After the first time of blowing up 2nd I also added an ACT racing clutch. I have been driving this thing around like a grandma and still blew up 2nd again and now 3rd. I'm stuck at an impass, do I revert all back to stock and trade the thing in or drop a 3800 aftermarket gear set in it? Will the aftermarket gear set really solve the problem or will I just have something else go wrong? I'm only at 310-320hp and I'd love to keep the car, but at what cost? Any other gear set solutions that may be in the continetal US and not in New Zealand? I'll take any viable suggestions.
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Sorry forgot to mention it was VISHNU stage 1. Included items: Perrin Up Pipe and Downpipe. Stromung exhaust, Perrin Power Pulley, VISHNU ECU re-map, High flow aluminum radiator from Speed Monkey, ACT racing clutch, Ground Zero grounding kit, and Turbo XS blowoff valve.
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Car Info: Mazda Protege '02 (Wishing protege has AWD and a H6 twin turbo)
The most obvious solution is a RA gearset they are 50% stronger than stock
Invest and have a shop install them
If you do not want to spend the oh... 2-4k on the gears then lets spend like 5-7k on the STI tranny
just my .02
Invest and have a shop install them
If you do not want to spend the oh... 2-4k on the gears then lets spend like 5-7k on the STI tranny
just my .02
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Is this just a 2002 thang
Road Spike, have you heard of any other year WRX's having this problem. Apparently Consumer reports states this is unique to the '02. Also, this may sound stupid but what is an "RA" Transmission, a brand or an acronym. Also if this is not a brand, do you have any to suggest, does anyone have a company to suggest? Gimme Gears no longer sells them and told me I can only get a gear set in New Z. I get the re-build with the new gears for free, so just a matter of procuring the right gears. Do aftermarket gearsets generally come with a warranty?
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Originally Posted by SufferinScooby
Road Spike, have you heard of any other year WRX's having this problem. Apparently Consumer reports states this is unique to the '02. Also, this may sound stupid but what is an "RA" Transmission, a brand or an acronym. Also if this is not a brand, do you have any to suggest, does anyone have a company to suggest? Gimme Gears no longer sells them and told me I can only get a gear set in New Z. I get the re-build with the new gears for free, so just a matter of procuring the right gears. Do aftermarket gearsets generally come with a warranty?
Far as i know the 02-03's where the real big problem years with the tranmission. The 04's seem to solve this problem with a gear saving mechanism by not allowing immediate full engagement of the clutch.
I will lookup the website in which i found the RA gearset i was thinking of and post you a message later.
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ok the one i thought of unfortunately is in Ausie
http://www.xcceleration.com/engine-packages-trans.html
Cheaper guys but i never heard of this team
http://home.att.net/~teaguesauto/tra...%20and%20Gears
Turbo XS dog box
http://www.turboxs.com/turboxs_dog_box.htm
S Squared has a few tranmissions for sale
http://www.ss-ms.com/shopping/cart/c...me.php?cat=320
Thats about all i could find
http://www.xcceleration.com/engine-packages-trans.html
Cheaper guys but i never heard of this team
http://home.att.net/~teaguesauto/tra...%20and%20Gears
Turbo XS dog box
http://www.turboxs.com/turboxs_dog_box.htm
S Squared has a few tranmissions for sale
http://www.ss-ms.com/shopping/cart/c...me.php?cat=320
Thats about all i could find
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It's not the gears that are the problem, it's the case flex that seperates the gears and then smashes them back together. Stronger gears will handle more abuse, but no gears in the world will be able to handle that abuse for long. One of the many reasons that the STi is the bargain of the century. If you want to handle real power i.e. <300whp you need the 6MT.
Cheers,
Joel
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Originally Posted by punkrocksailor
It's not the gears that are the problem, it's the case flex that seperates the gears and then smashes them back together. Stronger gears will handle more abuse, but no gears in the world will be able to handle that abuse for long. One of the many reasons that the STi is the bargain of the century. If you want to handle real power i.e. <300whp you need the 6MT.
Cheers,
Joel
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If u choose to go the 6 speed route, let me know, I have a JDM Ver 7 STi RA 6 speed for sale, including full shift linkage, drive shaft, front and rear axles, and rear R180 diff. But yes, I would suggest either that or the RA gearset. Also, it sounds like something might just be wrong with the tranny case...if u keep blowing the same gears, its either the way u are driving, or possibly the tranny its self is tweaked.
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go with the six speed you dont really have a choice. I have called every every where i could find and got the same answer the ra gearsets are on backorder until the middle of july. But if you want a six or the gearset call Brandon at gruppe-s that guy hooks it up.
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Originally Posted by subarusucks
go with the six speed you dont really have a choice. I have called every every where i could find and got the same answer the ra gearsets are on backorder until the middle of july. But if you want a six or the gearset call Brandon at gruppe-s that guy hooks it up.
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