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#2723
EO2K which subaru is it out of. The synchros are all different prices and usually once they are split open you find something wrong. The parts arn't the expensive parts its all the labor to do it. I did a 6mt cable shift 6 speed from a 5th gen LGT which is essentially a 5 speed speed with an extra gear shoved in the tail housing. I think between parts and labor it was around 1100 out the door. I had to replace the reverse gear.
#2725
Motul has been my go to for about 18 months now if you were asking me. I've switched all my cars over to Motul or OEM subaru fluids. My non-subarus get strictly motul. But as I said earlier I get it at under market value because I buy in bulk and have a local distributor I do a lot of business with. So it is easy access to it and I can drive 30 minutes and pick up whatever I need.
#2726
Ok, so I got OEM.
It was 58 OTD for trans fluid, diff fluid, and new OEM crush washers.
I haz employee discount at local subaru cause I tuned all the employees cars lolz.
I might get Motul later, but honestly the trans feels great, no issues at all, and this is just a routine maint since I don't know if the previous guy did it or not.
As for the bumper, I still have to find one but I'm kinda leaning towards the 11+ too
It was 58 OTD for trans fluid, diff fluid, and new OEM crush washers.
I haz employee discount at local subaru cause I tuned all the employees cars lolz.
I might get Motul later, but honestly the trans feels great, no issues at all, and this is just a routine maint since I don't know if the previous guy did it or not.
As for the bumper, I still have to find one but I'm kinda leaning towards the 11+ too
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04 WRX. Its just a little crunchy, Subaru HPGO helped a bit but nothing is going to heal something like that. Also assume I'd be dropping the trans off somewhere. **** paying someone 60hrs of labor to pull a trans, my time is worthless.
$1100 is "I'll live with it" money, $300-$400 is "maybe I'll drop the trans somewhere while its out and I'm replacing the clutch" money.
$1100 is "I'll live with it" money, $300-$400 is "maybe I'll drop the trans somewhere while its out and I'm replacing the clutch" money.
#2728
18psi trans and diff fluid should both be the same. I'm sure you already know but the rear diff fill and drain plugs may fight you and I'm pretty sure that GR chassis still had the diff temp sensor in the fill plug so just be careful taking that out. That's pretty good though! PM with these cars makes or breaks them.
#2729
EO2K that particular 5MT is super easy to do and requires no specialty tools. You can probably tackle the job at home depending on how comfortable you are taking it apart. I used to buy those with blown 2nd and 3rd gears for junkyards and refresh them over the weekends to sell them. There are write-ups I think on nasioc and in the haynes manual on how to rebuild those trannys because that trans was used by subaru for so long.
#2731
Yeah if you can't find anything if its not making noise or shifting really crunchy just run it. Change the fluid every 60k. Those trans you can find on subaru parts pages for 150-200$ depending on milage. To do all that parts are around 200 and book time labor rate is 6.5 hours according to STIS (subaru technical information system).
#2732
18psi trans and diff fluid should both be the same. I'm sure you already know but the rear diff fill and drain plugs may fight you and I'm pretty sure that GR chassis still had the diff temp sensor in the fill plug so just be careful taking that out. That's pretty good though! PM with these cars makes or breaks them.
#2737
Hey 18psi, being you put hands on a lot of modified subarus I have a question for you. I'm doing a rotated turbo build on my LGT sedan, any rotated kits that stand out to you as better than others? I have to cut and weld anyways because well 4th gen but Id rather start with a kit than nothing. 08-14 wrx or sti kits should give me the least trouble.
#2738
I haven't done too many rotated setups. Maybe a dozen or so. I usually just recommend bolt on turbos unless people have really deep pockets or know what they're doing.
I like KillerB and Full Race. Different approaches, both using legit materials and proper engineering.
I DON'T like perrin. Last rotated sti I tuned had a perrin setup and I thought it was garbage.
I like KillerB and Full Race. Different approaches, both using legit materials and proper engineering.
I DON'T like perrin. Last rotated sti I tuned had a perrin setup and I thought it was garbage.