Short Geared Turbo
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Short Geared Turbo
I've got a jdm S1 tranny (cable) and its got some damn short gearing. Now just to give you some background i'll be running 7-9 psi on a t3/t04e .63 AR and g-force drag radials for traction on lsvtec in my crx. Now will i have traction problem? And should i sell my short geared S1 and get an LS tranny for longer gearing.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (1RMDave)
JDM s1 have fun wit turbo. u betta have a t3 or gt28 and LS motor.
t3/t4 u aint gonna utilize the power efficiently. my bros LS/vtec drag 3 system had a S1 for a month or so. and we could make the wheels spin all the way to 5th.
and not meaning jus stalled burn outs. i mean spin 1st. roll out. spin 2nd roll out. spin 3rd roll out. spin on 4th and huge chirp in 5th.
t3/t4 u aint gonna utilize the power efficiently. my bros LS/vtec drag 3 system had a S1 for a month or so. and we could make the wheels spin all the way to 5th.
and not meaning jus stalled burn outs. i mean spin 1st. roll out. spin 2nd roll out. spin 3rd roll out. spin on 4th and huge chirp in 5th.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (escocrx)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by escocrx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">JDM s1 have fun wit turbo. u betta have a t3 or gt28 and LS motor.
t3/t4 u aint gonna utilize the power efficiently. my bros LS/vtec drag 3 system had a S1 for a month or so. and we could make the wheels spin all the way to 5th.
and not meaning jus stalled burn outs. i mean spin 1st. roll out. spin 2nd roll out. spin 3rd roll out. spin on 4th and huge chirp in 5th. </TD></TR></TABLE>
That made my head hurt.
t3/t4 u aint gonna utilize the power efficiently. my bros LS/vtec drag 3 system had a S1 for a month or so. and we could make the wheels spin all the way to 5th.
and not meaning jus stalled burn outs. i mean spin 1st. roll out. spin 2nd roll out. spin 3rd roll out. spin on 4th and huge chirp in 5th. </TD></TR></TABLE>
That made my head hurt.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (1RMDave)
exactly, no traction in 1st - 4th and some of 5th.
that tranny is good though for drag only w/ tall slicks.
if your car is street, plan on getting the LS cable ..which is not that bad at all (has gearing a little bit longer than the G3 GSR).
or plan on getting something that takes longer to spool..
that tranny is good though for drag only w/ tall slicks.
if your car is street, plan on getting the LS cable ..which is not that bad at all (has gearing a little bit longer than the G3 GSR).
or plan on getting something that takes longer to spool..
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (1RMDave)
I thought a shorter geared tranny would always be better? It seems counter productive to go with something longer geared, unless you wanted highest top speed or something. If traction is the issue, isn't there a better way to correct it without tossing the better tranny? (ie: slicks)
I just want to know about this as well, I really do not know the solution here.
I just want to know about this as well, I really do not know the solution here.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (Quick 200k Mile Motor)
hmm that sucks. Cause i get raped on my S1 out here. I can barely trade it straight up for LS. What bout a t3/t4 super 60 stage3 with .63 ar? Even with the drag radials and 7 psi it will spin like mad?
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (1RMDave)
you need drag radial and suspension not an ls tranny. I make 650+whp in my car and i can get traction in 4th at 29psi. i run an si tranny by the way. short as hell. on 450whp i hook in 3rd no problem. work on suspension and tires. LS sucks!!
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (MotorMatrix.com)
I've always heard that shorter geared trannys are the best for drag racing and anything where you need to accelerate fast. So a short geared tranny will be the best. I'm also sure you could push it to 150mph no problem. You can only reach a certain speed in any gear so the faster you can reach a higher speed the better.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (You_Get_Vapors)
I think i'm gonna stay with the S1 even though at 120 mph i'm at 8000 rpm in 5th.
So what kind of suspension should i be looking at? This is my daily driver.
So what kind of suspension should i be looking at? This is my daily driver.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (1RMDave)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1RMDave »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think i'm gonna stay with the S1 even though at 120 mph i'm at 8000 rpm in 5th.
So what kind of suspension should i be looking at? This is my daily driver. </TD></TR></TABLE>
you must be running small rims with low pros. that mph is way low!!
So what kind of suspension should i be looking at? This is my daily driver. </TD></TR></TABLE>
you must be running small rims with low pros. that mph is way low!!
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (MotorMatrix.com)
well its between 120 and 130. I haven't driven that fast in awhile. They are 15 inch rims with 205/50R15's. When i went that fast last year they were 195/60R14's. I swear this is the shortest geared honda tranny!
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (You_Get_Vapors)
Could be wrong but my gears are noticeably shorter than yours. Last year with nitrous i was doing 101 mph at the end of 4th in the 1/4.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (DLB1994)
I think i'm gonna try the S1. If its way to short then i'll go ls. I would like the S1 because if i can get traction the gears are never too short. The faster i can go through the gears the better. Might invest in an ls 5th though.
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Re: Short Geared Turbo (1RMDave)
What turbo you think i'm gonna wanna use if i don't wany it to go nuts right away. I'm thinking spool up at 4000-4500 might be ok.
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