Ultimate transmission upgrade for turbo 8's
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Mazsport has been working on a bolt on 2nd gen and 3rd gen transmission kit for our car.
Charles is working on getting all new upgraded internals for the rx8 transmission.
Charles is working on getting all new upgraded internals for the rx8 transmission.
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are 2nd gears usually weak on mazdas?
The wife and I owned a 2000 miata LS before the 8 and 2nd would be a bit rough until the tranny fluid was nice and warm. Now I understand grinding or wierd engagment sometimes can occur if the fluid isnt warmed up but it just shifted wierd sometimes and I feel the same with the 8 when I shift to 2nd sometimes.
I usually dont hit 2nd in the morning until ive arrived to my work exit.
The wife and I owned a 2000 miata LS before the 8 and 2nd would be a bit rough until the tranny fluid was nice and warm. Now I understand grinding or wierd engagment sometimes can occur if the fluid isnt warmed up but it just shifted wierd sometimes and I feel the same with the 8 when I shift to 2nd sometimes.
I usually dont hit 2nd in the morning until ive arrived to my work exit.
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Tailgaters beware
I had my tranny rebuilt just a month ago because 2nd gear would grind occasionally. It was an intermittent problem, it was so up and down that sometimes I could power shift it at 8500, and other times it would grind just doing a gradual easy shift at 4500.
The mechanic at the dealership that rebuilt my tranny was saying it happened most often because of people trying to shift too quickly for the double syncros in 2nd and 3rd gears.
The mechanic at the dealership that rebuilt my tranny was saying it happened most often because of people trying to shift too quickly for the double syncros in 2nd and 3rd gears.
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T56 is the way to go. Cheap and will take the power.
If you guys are intrested in a t56 kit for the rotary?
Do let me know. Will talk to my fab guy to make some.
If you guys are intrested in a t56 kit for the rotary?
Do let me know. Will talk to my fab guy to make some.
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Here's in Puerto Rico a lots of people they are runing T56 tranny in RX7 (FD) and RX8 with turbo engines. this tranny work very wells in a 20b turbo cars.
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transmissions...ALWAYS a problem and a headache.....but I will def. be upgrading when Ray has the kit ready...its inevitable for anyone looking to really beef up their 8