Ok I did a bit of searching but didn't come up with anything,
Does anyone know if an 09 manual transmission fits into an 06 car? is it a direct swap? or some minor mods needed?

Thanks!

 

Direct swap.

Highly recommended for many reasons.

The only negative I am aware of (if you want to even bother calling it a negative) is that you can no longer fill the transmission fluid through the shifter, which made the S1 fluid changes a breeze.

Other than that, you get an all-around improved transmission with better gearing (increased acceleration 1-5, lower cruise rev in 6th) and it's more durable to boot.

 

Yes, it fits.

 

Jinx, you owe me a coke pearl.

 

owned

 

It's at your local grocery store, or the nearby gas station.

Just tell them that your friend from 2,000 miles away already paid for it. I'm sure they would understand.

 

I doubt it, the girl at my local convenience store acts like someone ***** in her corn flakes each and every morning.

 

someone said that to me this morning is that the saying of the day?

 

Don't forget though a whole swath of the new 09 transmissions developed problems with 5th and 6th gear and had to be replaced...

 

Wish I knew this last week.... Just finished changing it and I had to use this pump thing to get the fluid in. Kind of annoying

 

Yeah, it is. Far easier to just undo the center console shielding, remove the 4 screws, pull out the shifter, pour in 2 quarts. Replace items.

Can't do that with the diff though

 

I hate the clips on the screws that holds the rubber down. Almost makes me enjoy lifting the car to drain, the ol' fashioned way...

 

I was doing them both at the same time. O well. Too late now. Great news though for 60,000 miles or so down the road!

 

Did i miss anything? I don't get it...lol

 

Thanks for the input guys!
I have been doing my trans oil changes at a local dealer "tech day", they let us use their lifts for an afternoon, those guys are awesome.
so trans oil changes have been a breeze for me, I've been doing them once a year.

 

Once a year? How much do you drive it a year? That just seems like overkill.

 

It was overkill, but I figured I'm beating on it at the track and it would help the synchro issue i'm having.

 

In that case, check out this post:

(https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-racing-25/rst-performance-racings-new-scca-itr-rx8-217872/)

Doesn't sound like you are racing, but should help your decision making on that 09 transmission.

 

The new tranny is really that much better? I wonder how it would be in 20b applications. Does anyone know if someone has tried it or has any info on it?

 

The 20b guys go with an FD transmission, which is stronger than either RX-8 transmission.

The strength Eric is talking about isn't HP/TQ strength, but internal component strength. Shift forks, syncros, etc...

Basically the things most likely to get screwed up by someone using a shifting technique that is hard on the transmission. Has nothing to do with power.

 

Ok that makes sense. I knew most went with the FD transmission unless they were putting down a lot of power then they are usually switching to the t56 (viper or vette one). It would have just been nice if there was an alternative to having to get the t56. I've always been curious how that transmission feels in our cars since the driving experience is completely different in those muscle cars than ours.

 

Anybody making serious HP/Torque ever fitted the 09 trans ?

 

More than OD's S/C? Though Eric's NA isn't much farther back in power, and quite a bit harder on the transmission.

I don't know about any of the other boosted guys. The 20b swaps haven't (can't?) that I have seen.

 

Just to clarify... its not really a "direct swap" because the connectors for the neutral and reverse switches are different.
So you'll need to install new connectors/terminals to get this to work.

I did this swap a few months ago on a local's car and just used quick disconnect terminals.
To make sure I didn't cross my wires between switches, I put male ends on one switch and females on the other.
If I had more time to prepare, I would have bought a better weather-proof connector and installed pins.
But so far its been holding up just fine.

And its bulkier... so its more difficult to reach up the side of the tranny to reach the slave cylinder.
So its best to install that while the tranny is a low as possible, then lift it the rest of the way up.

 

Cool, thanks for that bit of info