boosted civic trans swap. how much difference

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May 16, 2006 | 11:47 AM

boosted92hatch

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boosted civic trans swap. how much difference

i have a turboed 92 civic hatch. and i bought a ex trans about 2 months ago well i got beat on the deal cause the bearings were bad and the third gear was gone so now i swapped my dx back in how come i feel such a big difference or is it just my imagination but the car feels so much slower

May 16, 2006 | 11:53 AM

cambopheonix56

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Re: boosted civic trans swap. how much difference (boosted92hatch)

Dx has longer gears but it shouldn't be that much slower.

May 16, 2006 | 03:11 PM

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i have heard that it is a very big difference from the shorter gears in the ex.

May 16, 2006 | 03:34 PM

dewoine

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i have a boosted sohc with a dx tranny and my homboy has a boosted sohc ex and i really cant tell the difference.....

May 16, 2006 | 04:01 PM

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Re: boosted civic trans swap. how much difference (boosted92hatch)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted92hatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a turboed 92 civic hatch. and i bought a ex trans about 2 months ago well i got beat on the deal cause the bearings were bad and the third gear was gone so now i swapped my dx back in how come i feel such a big difference or is it just my imagination but the car feels so much slower</TD></TR></TABLE>
The EX transmission is geared significantly shorter and puts more torque to the ground in every gear.