I am getting ready to swap a b16 into my civic. I am having a hard time finding information on the cable trannys. Which is best for the b16? What is the difference between the s1, y1, ys1...?

 

S1=super short gears
Y1=Longer gears
Y1 LSD=self explanatory

I had the S1 in my car it rips! Sucks at highway speeds though going 85mph its at 5500 RPM's

 

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What is it like at 55 and 65 mph?

 

about 4K not too bad but **** driving long distances sounds like a motorcycle. Sure does pull hard and fast though

 

that's weird, i've got an s1 tranny on my b16a crx and at 80mph in 5th gear i'm at 3500rpm. how do you identify the tranny's?

 

the usdm s1 is a tall tranny and does not work well with b16a. the jdm s1 is very short and if you like to bang gears this is the one for you. i had a b20z with a jdm s1 and at 55mph rpm was 5000 or so.

 

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I have a usdm YS1 (93 GSR) tranny which is a little shorter than the jdm S1 (see above link, and mine is dosent hit 5k rpmk until 85mph.
I would say the best all-around tranny setup would be Y1 w/ LSD.

 

best trans=YS1 W/LSD. for

it can be rebuilt with USDM parts. has short gearing, which u need with a b16. and has double synchros on the 2nd gear, while all other cable trans, only have 1

 

tranny codes are for what car they came with not motors...

 

you could tell what trans you have by comparing what it drives like against this site http://www.autocrossing.com/cgi-bin/gearcalc.cgi
otherwise there's really no way to identify cable trannies.

as for the 5th, i used to use a JDM S1 trans but i too had the low 5th. it was like switching from 4th to 6th. in 5th gear i would hit about 4400rpm at 90mph. since i killed that tranny i switched to a 93 GSR YS1 trans and it is geared almost identical to the S1 (1st-4th) i used to use with the exception of the 5th gear. in 5th now i usually run about ~4050rpm at 70mph.

i received my S1 trans with a B16 motor and it was never cracked open before i used it either. i'm starting to think that either some S1's came with a low 5th, or some people from JDM-land decided to swap 5ths for us. hell if i know.

 

I personally like the J1. 5th gear 3000 rmps is only 50mph though. I usually drive about 70 -80 on the freeway.

70= 4250
80 = 4750

I get around 30mph so it cant be that bad on the engine.

 

yeah personally 4000+ for freeway cruising at just 70mph is a bit much for me as i'm not running a B16 setup, but this thing is built/balanced and i'm getting used to it. besides being able to just mash 5th and get moving is nice.

4000+ for a B16 setup like yours should be nothing though to worry about though.

 

so what tranny is best for street drag racing? s1?

 

YS1 for life!!!

 

#1) jdm ys1 with lsd tranny is the ****! #2) u.s.a. gsr ys1 without lsd is the second. #3) jdm s1 is next in line. #4) jdm y1 with lsd. #5) jdm y1 without lsd. #6) u.s.a. s1 sucks dick unless your car is turdbo.

 

hey Ihave a jdm ys1 trany and the gears are like this , 2nd max is 90km, in 5th at 85kkm I rev at 3k. 150km I'm at 5k. I like it but I think my 2nd gear is starting to go