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Old 09-25-2008, 05:18 PM
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Dead tranny
Took the '07 in other day cause needed to take care of my grinding issue. They pulled the tranny and found 2nd gear teeth nulled over. And quite abit of FOD floating around in the fluids, ie the teeth. Now they are trying to point fingers and blame me for 'speed shifting'. I shift it like sex.

Question. Are the rx8 trannys as much of a glass cannon like DSMs are?
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:24 PM
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They aren't known for being robust.

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/aisin-rx-8-transmission-%3D-po%24-%40-%24-%25%24-%5E%40%5E%25-%40%5E%24-%40%5E%24-153671/
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:35 PM
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What are some of the guys running a turbo setup doing to save their trannys?
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Old 09-25-2008, 06:15 PM
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On our Turbo RX-8 we are running a stock tranny to see how far she will go. She has been holding up 360+.

Some clutches that I like are ACT or Exedy.

ACT makes a very nice streetable clutch.
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Old 09-25-2008, 08:10 PM
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Dealership just locked both keys in my car. Now they cant roll it in to put the new tranny in.

Waiting for them to try to charge me for the locksmith to open the car.
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Old 09-25-2008, 08:15 PM
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rofl, your dealership ...

rx8, 08 or earlier model tranny are "known" to fail, especially the 2nd gear.
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Old 09-26-2008, 03:30 PM
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Got the car back this morning. 4 days. Car feels like sex. Missed it so much!

Total cost = $0.00
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:27 PM
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yea mine has been rebuilt like 3 times..

Always second gear.. recently second gear a tooth broke offf.

these trannys are really weak
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:30 PM
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i just can't help but laugh when i see people having a conversation with the word TRANNY, im sorry....
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Old 09-29-2008, 11:36 PM
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You're not the only one.
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Originally Posted by Oueb
I shift it like ghey necrophilia sex.
fixed to match thread title
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Originally Posted by lifeisgoodrx8
i just can't help but laugh when i see people having a conversation with the word TRANNY, im sorry....
I used to always think that... but kind of got over it till I saw this thread. I assumed it was in the lounge when I first saw it...
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Transvestite doesn't mean Gay, but whatever. I want to know what FOD and DSM are?
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FOD = Finger Of Death

DSM = Dragon Scale Mail

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