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My dx tranny on a boosted engine... TOAST...maybe, maybe not, you tell me.

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Old 05-11-2006, 10:31 PM
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Default My dx tranny on a boosted engine... TOAST...maybe, maybe not, you tell me.

I know the dx tranny is tight. All the gears are spaced evenly out, which is awesome. w/ a dx block at stock fuel cutoff (which's 7k), I hit 35mph 1st gear, 65 2nd, 100-105 3rd, 130 4th, and, I ran out of road and also didn't feel like blowing my engine, or flying into a cement barrier because of minimal/zero downforce.

The thing is though, today I just found out my ob1 dx tranny which has been used for the past 140k miles, 20k boosted, is FUCKED. I think it has a broken input shaft, because it shifts into and out of all gears, but when the clutch isn't pressed, it sounds like something inside's clunking. Like everything I own, I never abused it. NO "power-shifting" or any bullshit like that. Yet when I down shift, I press clutch, blip throttle to match wheel speed, and et clutch down. No track launching at everylight, or any **** like that.

When I finished putting in my new clutch and flywheel 20k ago, I filled it up with castrol 10w-30, like the manual suggests. I also didn't expletive around when aligning the clutch... I also did this **** while the engine swap was outside of the car.

So based on the symptom's what do you think the problem is?
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who cares, the DX tranny is junk and can be had for around $50

time to upgrade to an EX or SI tranny.

honestly it does't sound like anything is wrong. if it still shifts normally then who cares!
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the car doesn't move dumbass
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Default Re: My dx tranny on a boosted engine... TOAST...maybe, maybe not, you tell me. (redsikiller)

throw out bearing?
Old 05-12-2006, 12:14 AM
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not that.
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Default Re: My dx tranny on a boosted engine... TOAST...maybe, maybe not, you tell me. (redsikiller)

upgrade the tranny, i can tell you like the DX tranny, and if your stuck on that, then like he said, 50$ get another, but otherwise spend a little more and get the D15B trans and i think you'll be happier
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screw diagnosis, if there's a noise and it don't move, $50 gonna be a lot cheaper than taking it somewhere
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no point in rebuilding a dx trans
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to tell you the truth i don't see whats the big deal with wanting a ex tranny . I've driving some but not to spend the extra cash on it. its is a big difference in a ex and a cx tranny its i big difference in a ls tranny in a b16tranny . now that's a big difference
im still on my 2nd dx tranny and have been boosting for a couple of months now .sure it has longer gears but im not out to race from light to light lol hell if i want to do that i would have started off with a b-series
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found out, it seems like a broken cv joint. when I get a new one, I'll know for sure though.
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did you fix it? stop driving around in my passat.
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