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dayman
05-31-2009, 11:49 AM
yaaaaaaay! I toasted my 3rd gear getting on the highway yesterday.

The gods of power must love me though because I found a local replacement almost immediately.

Just thought I'd share.
Bu11dogg2
05-31-2009, 11:57 AM
gonna do a clutch while you're in there?
dayman
05-31-2009, 01:28 PM
nah clutch is already an ACT street disk. I will, however, be doing the pilot bearing which has been bad for some time now.
Robk0000
05-31-2009, 01:46 PM
running the stock rs tranny huh?

im suprised my L tranny is holding up, lol. Everyone that finds out its still stock is like, omg how?
dayman
05-31-2009, 02:02 PM
it wasn;t the stock Rs tranny. It was a ver6 STi tranny. You're a lucky bastard, haha.
Robk0000
05-31-2009, 02:19 PM
i keep hearing more and more tranny kill stories. Maybe its a sign.
Seraphinwolf
05-31-2009, 02:52 PM
it wasn;t the stock Rs tranny. It was a ver6 STi tranny. You're a lucky bastard, haha.
You blew 3rd on a V6?! Must have been beaten on in the original car or something. I hope i never blow my V6 RA once it comes in.
-Gaddis
squeethebee
05-31-2009, 05:42 PM
Good luck for finding a replacment right away. Can you find me another DOHC 2.5, lol. What's the new tranny you are getting? 6spd?

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Subygirl8330
05-31-2009, 07:16 PM
that stinks but its great you sourced a replacement so fast!
dayman
05-31-2009, 07:45 PM
No six speed. What do you guys think I'm made of money? :p It's another JDM 5-speed. This one is out of the Ver4. Supposedly it only has 18k miles and came from an unmodded car, so I think I'm getting a better tranny than the one that was in there.
dayman
06-03-2009, 09:38 AM
Tranny is out. New one goes in today, along with KYB AGX's and Version 6 RA springs.
GC4-RS
06-03-2009, 10:39 AM
try not to blow this one up, jk :lol:
dayman
06-03-2009, 11:13 AM
i'll try, haha
GC4-RS
06-03-2009, 12:19 PM
i've been waiting to see the ride in person, but im not gonna make WBM this year, are you going to the Exeter Show n' Shine in August?
dayman
06-03-2009, 03:45 PM
possibly, seeing as i have no job at the moment, it's very likely. You can always come down and visit, i have beer.
GC4-RS
06-03-2009, 03:50 PM
very true, and you could also join us at the Claremont meet next month :shrug:
dayman
06-03-2009, 09:20 PM
i can try.

Little update: new transmission is in, just need to attach the slave cylinder, connect the sensors, attach the driveshaft, and attach the intercooler.
dayman
06-05-2009, 10:02 AM
Everything is back together. I forgot the extra ground on the starter, and the bushing on the end of the shifter fork is ****ty so i'm gonna use my old one...I'll do that later today. At least it drives now.
GC4-RS
06-05-2009, 10:54 AM
noice!
dayman
06-08-2009, 11:30 AM
ugh, so my car is really slow now. Not sure what's going on. My brother says I have a boost leak but i can't find any. I just want my car to be normal. :banghead:
GC4-RS
06-08-2009, 12:31 PM
Bummer, good luck on that.
dayman
06-08-2009, 05:14 PM
so after talking to paul it looks like it's the uppipe. Ordered a new one, gonna pull that ***** off this week/weekend.
GC4-RS
06-09-2009, 10:17 AM
same up-pipe?
dayman
06-09-2009, 10:20 AM
invidia one is going on. The stock one is catless, so it's basically the same.
itsmy04wrx
06-09-2009, 11:23 AM
invidia one is going on. The stock one is catless, so it's basically the same.

I got the Invidia up and down pipe. They are really good.
dayman
06-09-2009, 11:24 AM
what are they made out of? I didn't even look. I got it cheap new, 125 shipped paypalled.
Robk0000
06-30-2009, 06:24 PM
i keep hearing more and more tranny kill stories. Maybe its a sign.



it was a sign...

:unamused:






RA gears on the way. :o
Jaketips42
07-01-2009, 12:55 AM
Your diffs match ratios, correct?
GC4-RS
07-01-2009, 11:11 AM
RA gears on the way.

sic. :) i'd love an RA drivetrain setup
dayman
07-01-2009, 12:03 PM
Your diffs match ratios, correct?

yep, the curse of 4.44

Sorry to hear about your tranny Rob. Kudos on the RA gear. If you want a case to build, I have two of them :lol:
Robk0000
07-01-2009, 10:29 PM
diff ratio's dont reall have anything to do with matching to gear set. (speedo will be off a little this route) But, If you wanted a different f/d you would have to change them, so long as they match front and back you will not have diff eating issues. I will be changing out mainshaft all 5 gears and speedo gear.