fd tranny in fc?
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fd tranny in fc?
how hard is it to make this happen? fd transmissions are stronger and have better gear ratios if im not mistaken. im interested in putting one in my 88 GXL. can anyone give some useful information on this?
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well fd's used a cable clutch not a hydraulic clutch so if u can rig up a good pulley system it could work. but it would take a day i suspect to get everything right. other than that i don't know if the fd tranny is longer i think it might be in witch case the shaft will need to be shorter so you might need the drive shaft also and hopefully that hooks up the the rearend.
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probably his na synchros are toast as most are.lol. the t2 trans 5th gear is geared differently from the na, you will be at higher rpms cruising and using a little more gas if you care about that.
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^ya, I know. I was just saying that when you are cruising you will most likely be in 5th so less gas mileage. I guess its good info for the rest of the gearing too though.
I'd like to point out that not all the ratios are different. the 4th gear is the same between na and t2 manuals. jk. I don't understand why they changed the reverse ratio between them though, doesn't seem necessary.
I'd like to point out that not all the ratios are different. the 4th gear is the same between na and t2 manuals. jk. I don't understand why they changed the reverse ratio between them though, doesn't seem necessary.
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my na tranny works fine the linkages suck so the shifter flops around alot lol but it goes in gear fine and stays there fine.actually what im doing is giving my na tranny to a friend of mine to put in his 88 gtu that just lost all its gears but 1st and 2nd. then i was gunna see how tough it would be to put a fd tranny in my car but its looking like im just going to try to have his busted tranny rebuilt with possibly some straight cut gears and better ratios. my car is being built for the circuit/time attack/autox events and wolnt be put on the street. this is why i willingly gave up my tranny. i wanted an excuse to go better =]. im gunna call rotorsports and see what they can do since hes only about an hour from me.
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You know that floppy shifter can be fixed with not much money or effort. Just replace the shifter bushings.
http://mazdatrix.com/faq/shiftbsh.htm
http://mazdatrix.com/faq/shiftbsh.htm
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^ya, I know. I was just saying that when you are cruising you will most likely be in 5th so less gas mileage. I guess its good info for the rest of the gearing too though.
I'd like to point out that not all the ratios are different. the 4th gear is the same between na and t2 manuals. jk. I don't understand why they changed the reverse ratio between them though, doesn't seem necessary.
I'd like to point out that not all the ratios are different. the 4th gear is the same between na and t2 manuals. jk. I don't understand why they changed the reverse ratio between them though, doesn't seem necessary.
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You know that floppy shifter can be fixed with not much money or effort. Just replace the shifter bushings.
http://mazdatrix.com/faq/shiftbsh.htm
http://mazdatrix.com/faq/shiftbsh.htm
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