I love my new swap but on my 45 mile commute 5th gear at 5k sucks and its eating up my gas at a scary rate


WHat can i do about this? is it possible to swap in a taller 5th gear?

 

what transmission do you have? and its the final drive you want.

 

I'm thinking its a ZC transmission, they have a very short 5th. Read in the FAQ thread, theres a how-to in there about how to swap in a certain year integras 5th in there. I know you can swap in a Si 5th as well, not sure about the DX or HF though.

 

How fast are you going??? I know at 5k in 5th on my ZC tranny I'm pushing 100mph.

 

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If it is a d-series transmission, the Si and DX gear ratios are the exact same, so it wouldn't matter (the difference between DX and Si is the final drive). Also, the Si and DX gears will probably not bring down his rpms in 5th all that much, I think. His best bet would be to swap in the Hf 5th gear.

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Thats about the same on my '89 Si transmission.

We need to know what transmission you have.

 

j1 or s1 probally

 

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Then the answer is an LS 5th gear.

If it is a d series trans...might think about a HF gear in there.

 

Anything HF is a bad idea, I'd go with an Si final drive.

 

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**** you the hf is the best....
No for sure the Hf 5th will be a good addition if you don't mind dropping down to 3k from the 4th gear----in a D series

In a b series----Cable: The Best is the 90-93 Ls 5th gear Hydro: I have not a lcue but i would guess any 5th out of the new civic tranny.

 

stoich, ignore everything else.

what transmission do you currently have?

 

sorry for not giving that important info

Its a 00 Jdm ItR swap

not sure what the ratios are on the Jdm itr trans are.

 

as posted earlier your best bet is a ls 5th

 

Any write ups on that?

 

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**** you the hf is the best....
No for sure the Hf 5th will be a good addition if you don't mind dropping down to 3k from the 4th gear----in a D series

In a b series----Cable: The Best is the 90-93 Ls 5th gear Hydro: I have not a lcue but i would guess any 5th out of the new civic tranny. </TD></TR></TABLE>

No **** you, you just answered your own question, why the hell would you want to drop from 7k in 4th down to 3k in 5th, you ******* rock.

 

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No **** you, you just answered your own question, why the hell would you want to drop from 7k in 4th down to 3k in 5th, you ******* rock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

in the quater mile, you probally wouldnt get out of 4th. so the only reason you would need to shift at a high rpm 4th to 5th is to street race which makes you a big fucktard,


so **** you

 

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http://faq.ef-honda.com/index....ng=en
Try that, but it's an LS 5th gear for a S1 tranny. Pretty good write up with some pics on it. Hopefully it helps