i finaly broke something in the mia
11-19-2007, 08:55 AM
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i finaly broke something in the mia
3rd gear synchro is dieing. I can't complalin though...the car had 149k miles on it, and I've done 18 track days this year. That's 30+ hours of track time on a 17 year old car.
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11-19-2007, 09:10 AM
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4th to 3rd downshifts were always the worst for me, thought the synchro was shot but when i did a trans fluid change the problem went away. about 300,000 miles on my trans
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My dad has a spare powerglide, I could get you the hook up 
Don't forget to swap in a millitary axle or a little 9" ford behind it.
11-20-2007, 12:07 PM
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while i wouldn't bother w/ $12/qt fluid for the miata, is the S-FM a known no-no for the miata tranny? mobil1 is a lot cheaper but i never liked the feel in the miata's box.
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11-20-2007, 12:27 PM
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I don't get it? all the s2000 (and other honduh-kiddies) uses synchromesh FM. i just tossed in 1.5 qts 2 wks ago and my 1-2 notchiness (in the honduh) went away.
while i wouldn't bother w/ $12/qt fluid for the miata, is the S-FM a known no-no for the miata tranny? mobil1 is a lot cheaper but i never liked the feel in the miata's box.
while i wouldn't bother w/ $12/qt fluid for the miata, is the S-FM a known no-no for the miata tranny? mobil1 is a lot cheaper but i never liked the feel in the miata's box.
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