Started slipping last night... and seems to be searching for gears...

Anyhoo... My plan is to get the act clutch asap... and pickup the rest of the parts for the conversion. As far as the setup goes... I'm going to run redline synth. gear oil... Anything else I should do especially for the sc? Is their such thing as a better clutch fluid?...

Also i've already got a pacesetter sts... What do you sc'd/turbo'd guys normally have it set to as far as the throw goes..?

Any and all info will be appreciated.

 

I have my pacesetter set on ~70%+ shorter throws. Stiff, but very short throws. I am using regular gear oil.

I have a question for you...your still on stock injectors/internals right? Becuase i'm about to upgrade to the 3.125 and want to make sure my stock injectors will be ok. Didn't you tell me you even hit 11psi once?

 

i hit 11 regularly... stock injectors... same goes for thomas(sx7r) 12 psi run daily... on stock injectors.

 

Welcome to the club.. I went to the track today (for the last time with this tranny) and wondered how/why my car was missing/cutting at the top of 2nd... until I noticed it was actually not even trying to shift until it was too late... and slipping at that.

So much for breaking into the 13's with the stock tranny... but she's still fine most of the time

Ah yes, and torque steer... the car had a mind of its own.. I was juicing the steering wheel trying to keep the car as straight as I could.. VLSD or not... silly 2.4x 60ft's lol

 

well today, she acted just fine... after she warmed up... shifted GREAT...


piece of **** car. i got owned by a spec V and a stock prelude lol... Granted i had 4 people in the car that were big... but still slipping sucks.

 

welcome , well @ least i lasted 3 months be4 the slipping started to happen.

so what does ur tranny do?
mine jumpes rpms when shifting 2-3 and gets stuck in 3rd @ lights sometimes.

 

exactly... if the car's not at exact operating temperature and i keep my foot steady on the gas... it keeps switching between a lower gear and OD... very odd.. my gas mileage is down to 16 mph... sx7r's is more like 21 with his turbo.

Occasionally, I'll give the car gas, and it takes a second to engage and actually move forward..

 

5spds here we come !

 

Exactly! My lsd tranny is waiting for me to pick it up and whenever PJ at Maxx Tuning sends out my clutch and flywheel, conversion here I come.

-Ben

 

how much u pay for lsd 5 speed?

 

$1100 shipped.

 

how much are you speeding on the whole swap ?

 

About $2200, $1100 on tranny, $375 on the fidanza flywheel, $225 on the exedy stage 1 clutch, $145 on the B&M short shifter, and $355 on the axles, pedal assembly, master cylinder, etc.

-Ben

 

another one? seems like auto and boost is not getting along. sorry to hear about this.

btw, have you tried to replace your ATF? sometimes it gets better after new ATF is replaced.


BenBlanco : 1100 for a new lsd tranny?

 

i do regular drain and fills along with my oil changes. guees 11 lbs boost doesnt keep the tranny happy.

 

how often do you see your boost gauge at 11lbs?

you lauch a lot?

 

It has 80K miles on it. Maybe its pretty expensive for that high of mileage, but I really wanted the lsd and I figured the quaife lsd is goi to cost me a lot later. I could've bought the non-lsd from a local junkyard along with everything for like $900, but I wanted to do everything right the 1st time around.

-Ben

 

everytime i take her to redline... and no i don't launch a lot

 

ooops...I meant do you boost your car to 11psi often. I boost daily but I dont take her to two digit psi. 7psi is the max.


Ben : 1100 for a high milage tranny is a lot IMO. IIRC, kevin got his brand new vlsd tranny for 1700. he tried to find one from junk yard and turned out there were too many manual AE max in there.

 

Dude that's nuts.. I beat my car like no tomorrow and I'm still on the original tranny.. higher mileage at that too...

What fluid do you use? I think that's the key to keeping your abused Nissan tranny alive!