How to know if your getting a Si Tranny?

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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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Default How to know if your getting a Si Tranny?

Some guy is selling me an Si tranny but i wanna know for shure that it is a Si tranny. Is their any number to look out for to identify the tranny? Thanks
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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Si tranny (Y21/S21/S4C)
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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Do you mean a SOHC SI or DOHC SI/SIR
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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oops forgot to ask that.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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its off a 1990/91 Si. I saw it and in the front it has a sticker with L3 and some numbers.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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Im pretty sure all SOHC trannys read L3#### is their a gold sticker on it, IM pretty sure it should have a vin number and from their you could decode it to see if it came from an si correct me if Im wrong
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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Look in my project thread, I posted two fool-proof methods.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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88-91 civic/crx si = L3 tranny.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tippyman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Look in my project thread, I posted two fool-proof methods.</TD></TR></TABLE>
go with tippyman method. 2camvtec then my dx tranny is an SI tranny it reads L3####
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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Tippyman what page would it be on?
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Default Re: How to know if your getting a Si Tranny? (MagnaniEG6)

Should have a black speedometer gear inside for 89-91 Si transmissions as well as EX 4dr models.

EX 4dr models = 4.06 Final Drive
Si models = 4.25 Final Drive

They all say L3 on them even the 4 spd models
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GearSpeedEF7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Should have a black speedometer gear inside for 89-91 Si transmissions as well as EX 4dr models.

EX 4dr models = 4.06 Final Drive
Si models = 4.25 Final Drive

They all say L3 on them even the 4 spd models</TD></TR></TABLE> Ha! Thanks for those Final Drives, someone was contesting me the other day when I said EX final drives were different.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MagnaniEG6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Tippyman what page would it be on? </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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http://www.knology.net/~jedikl...s.htm

hope this helps.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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L3-2072027 = Si tranny.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2camvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">L3-2072027 = Si tranny. </TD></TR></TABLE> No, it has to do with the stamping on the back, P3 (1000,3000,9000) one of those. I just forget which one.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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Then would it be A000 or B000. That is all I really know.
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