what trany to get
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You have plenty of choices. Dont listen to the above people ignorantly talking about swapping motors. Looking back on it i should have kept my SOHC. But thats not a discussion for this thread.
For the d series your best options are these: s20 ex/si trans or the s40 ex trans. I prefer the s40 (96-00) because they have steel shifter forks and are for the most part more available and in better conidition. They are in better condition for the simple fact that they have relativley less amount of miles than the 92-95 (s20's). They are more available because they had a 96-00 production. thats 5 years, apposed to the s20 which is 92-95 ( which is 4 years). the final more serious option is to upgrade to a 5.0 final drive ratio. this is more expensive and is alittle over doing it unless you are very interested in getting through the gears quick.
For the d series your best options are these: s20 ex/si trans or the s40 ex trans. I prefer the s40 (96-00) because they have steel shifter forks and are for the most part more available and in better conidition. They are in better condition for the simple fact that they have relativley less amount of miles than the 92-95 (s20's). They are more available because they had a 96-00 production. thats 5 years, apposed to the s20 which is 92-95 ( which is 4 years). the final more serious option is to upgrade to a 5.0 final drive ratio. this is more expensive and is alittle over doing it unless you are very interested in getting through the gears quick.
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so from what u are saying the s40 tranny is one of the best d-series trannys? what one has the longest gear ratio so i can go faster on the highway but no have my rpms so high?
the ex/si are relativley the same gearing believe it or not. i think the d series trannys in general are low (compared to b series) but that why some people opt for the 5.0 FD custom setup.k624ash said:
s40 ex is the best imho because of the steel shifter forks, and they are more available and have less miles. yes
the longest geared d series tranny (that is an s40) is the d16y7 hatchback tranny.
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advantages of the s40 b000 over the s20 b000 are the steel shift forks that wont shatterhatch said:
disadvantages are the s40 shift forks bend and chew up the gears.
as well the s20 b000 from the civic SI hatchback has a higher ratio 5th gear (ie lower top speed but gets there quicker) then the s20 b000 from the civic EX
im running a s20 from the si and couldnt be happier
there are some obd0 trannys that have a midshaft... im debating on picking one of those up.
like i said, honda built a stronger tranny and a weaker motor. if your chewing up gears, thats your fault. the tranny's geometrics are nearly identical. between s20 and s40.silvertuner98 said:advantages of the s40 b000 over the s20 b000 are the steel shift forks that wont shatter
disadvantages are the s40 shift forks bend and chew up the gears. r
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they are nearly identical... but when the shift forks bend from excessive slamming of the gears and shift-misses they start eating up the gears because they dont fully engage like a brand new oe honda with .2 miles on it
like i said, if its your fault if your chewing up the gears. learn how to drive.silvertuner98 said:
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