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Mario Jayawardena
TryHard Victoria Soarer TT
Posts: 137 Reg: 02-2008
| hey guys just a quick question, i've been meaning to have my transmission flushed for a while now, i might possibly have a stage 2 shift kit installed some time this month, just wondering if installing a shift kit involves draining the fluid thats already there? sorry about the noobish question lol just wanted to make sure how this works before i go ahead with anything, theres no point spending a few hundred having the trasmission flushed if that new oil is going to be drained out in few days when i drive in for my shift kit, |
Matt Sartori
Tinkerer Western Australia TT
Posts: 94 Reg: 08-2008
| Yes, you'll have to drain it before you put the shiftkit in |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo North Island JZZ31
Posts: 4036 Reg: 10-2005
| But you can catch it and re-use it if its new fluid. |
Matthew Werner
TryHard Qld jzz30 TT
Posts: 202 Reg: 12-2006
| and choose your workshop carefully.. if your installing the shift kit yourself and then getting a workshop to drain and flush, anymore then an hours labour + workshop supplies is a rip, it doesn't take 3 hours to drain and flush.. it might take that long drive in to drive out... but workshops can only charge on the job time... alot of people get ripped that way so please keep an eye on job cards/recipts. |
Nickel Quimada
TryHard Western Australia GT-T
Posts: 399 Reg: 04-2006
| Also dont use the cork gasket. It WILL leak!!. Use the toyota orange pan sealant. |
Lew Radbourn
Goo Roo Queensland / Goodna jzs147 93 TT / uzz30 93'/
Posts: 3031 Reg: 07-2005
| Mario; with a stage 2 shift kit be prepared to change the oil on a regular basis. the stage 2 is very hard on all the internals of the box and will cause the oil to obtain a lot of un wanted particals in it from the components in side the box |
Evan Kaio
TryHard The Hutt '91 UZZ31
Posts: 408 Reg: 01-2007
| Lew,What is the difference between stage 2 and stage 3 or 1 for that matter? Is it the difference in the shim(?) sizes? 6mm, 8mm? |
Ali Saeed
TryHard WA V8 Limited
Posts: 364 Reg: 09-2007
| if stage 2 is really bad for your tranny, should stage 3 like destroy it? |
Blake Gloyn
TryHard manawatu soarer JZZ30 TT
Posts: 436 Reg: 02-2006
| there is no stage 3, well at least not from MV automatics. I had a stage 2, which very few people ever got. it had the accumulating springs REMOVED and REPLACED BY COPPER TUBE!!!! this was instant thump whenever a gear change occurred, or even at idle if you selected reverse. after 4 years of driving and lots of drag racing, my torsen diff finally cried enough. I have since gone to a stage 1.5, which has superceded the stage 2. the stage 2 is no longer available, or required, as the new stage 1.5 matches it in performance, but is much more pleasant under light to medium throttle. I suggest getting a stage 1, or if you drag race the car, get a stage 1.5. |
Matthew Werner
TryHard Qld jzz30 TT
Posts: 203 Reg: 12-2006
| i installed 1.5 last night.. and its a dream, standard torque converter and box internals... now i have really quick shifts and it chirps second and third under power ;-) |
Darrien Huynh
Tinkerer NSW TT
Posts: 87 Reg: 09-2007
| ive been searching but i havent found an answer with the shift kit installed, does it make the trans wear out more quickly, does it have any long term effects? thanks |
Matt Sartori
DieHard Western Australia Rx7
Posts: 990 Reg: 08-2008
| If anything it makes the trans last longer, no slippage between gears etc.. |
Jason Cheah
TryHard QLD 2JZGTE JZZ31
Posts: 316 Reg: 09-2005
| Yep, the stresses will be transferred to other components of your drivetrain. |
Darrien Huynh
Tinkerer NSW TT
Posts: 89 Reg: 09-2007
| great! lol that means broken diffs, engine mounts, cradle mounts and bushes |
Austen Menze
Goo Roo WA GT-TL
Posts: 1531 Reg: 07-2009
| It means chopping manuals |
Matthew Werner
TryHard Qld jzz30 TT
Posts: 377 Reg: 12-2006
| this is true.... |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo NSW TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 6246 Reg: 03-2006
| Ive had a shift kit for over 4 years , over 200 passes at the track and over 70,000km's of use without breaking any diffs or driveline components . 1 of the best bang for buck mods on a soarer for sure . Just keep the fluid flushes up to date and she'll be right . Not to mention a bit more |
Matthew Werner
TryHard Qld jzz30 TT
Posts: 379 Reg: 12-2006
| agreed... great burnout mod 4 sure....... ( on private tracks and private property slabs only thou i assure you ) |
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo Western Australia LS400 + Soarer.
Posts: 1457 Reg: 11-2007
| Does it make kickdown sharper/faster ? or no difference |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo WA UZZ31
Posts: 3314 Reg: 09-2007
| Daniel do you have a stage 1 or 1.5? |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo NSW TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 6250 Reg: 03-2006
| I have the stage 1 , its plenty enough . My gearbox seems to be more attentive when kicking back . Cant remember what it was like before though , been a while . However when i drove a friends soarer without a shift kit , i felt so sad for it , popping and farting and taking so long to change gears , ehehe . |
Matthew Werner
TryHard Qld jzz30 TT
Posts: 380 Reg: 12-2006
| did u adjust the tension on he kickdown cable...??? ( third cable on throttle body that runs down to the gearbox.....) |
Michael Butas
Tinkerer NSW '96 GT Limited V8 UZZ31
Posts: 25 Reg: 10-2007
| Anyone know where you can get a shift kit installed in Melbourne? |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo NSW TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 6251 Reg: 03-2006
| Yeah , also adjusted the line pressure cable also . |
Matthew Werner
TryHard Qld jzz30 TT
Posts: 381 Reg: 12-2006
| mv automatics.... don go anywhere else |