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Old 04-16-2008, 04:06 PM
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Questions for RX-8 automatic owners with turbos

I just spoke with a rotary shop and they mentioned an issue with the tranny going out. Has anyone heard of this problem and is there a solution or recommendation that would enable me to have a super cool automatic RX-8 with a turbo and not have to worry about a very high chance of my tranny breaking? Thanks for the help guys!
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Originally Posted by imunfathomable
I just spoke with a rotary shop and they mentioned an issue with the tranny going out. Has anyone heard of this problem and is there a solution or recommendation that would enable me to have a super cool automatic RX-8 with a turbo and not have to worry about a very high chance of my tranny breaking? Thanks for the help guys!
1) Buy the BHR radiator & tranny cooler setup.

2) Don't turn up the boost too high.
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There are some solutions, but they ain't cheap.

I'm with Static, get the BHR automatic radiator and trany cooler setup tho, it's the best insurance you can get.
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like they said. if you really want to you can contact level 10 and get a better trans.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...t=transmission
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I don't believe Phil or 09Factor have busted their tranny's yet. They seem to be the ones with the most FI AT experience.
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