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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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sup guys, what would be the best tranny for a 98 gsr motor in a 93 hatch? let me know
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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ITR tranny. Shortest gears like the b16 tranny, but with a LSD.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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so go w/ a itr tranny w/ my gsr motor for my hatch?
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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Yep. I know the final drives differ from year to year, and would go with the longer final drive as it will help keep the revs down when driving on the highway.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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"Best" tranny? Best for what? Acceleration? Top speed? Fuel economy? Price? Drag? Autocross? Daily driving?

How do you define the "best?"
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">"Best" tranny? Best for what? Acceleration? Top speed? Fuel economy? Price? Drag? Autocross? Daily driving?

How do you define the "best?"</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good point i would go with a GSR with a Quailfe
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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for the most part daily driving, and for drag
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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ITR baby pick your favorite year
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gentlemangsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">for the most part daily driving, and for drag</TD></TR></TABLE>
If it's mainly a daily driver, I would probably do a GSR trans with a helical LSD. This will allow for lower revs on the freeway and better fuel economy vs. an ITR trans.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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i like 01 but how much is that gonna cost me??
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:40 PM
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i will still be able to redline right? and not f*ck anything up?
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:40 PM
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If you have the GSR Tranny already just keep it and toss a LSD in it. If you have no tranny I would suggest the ITR though. It will accellerate faster but will leave you at a higher RPM when crusing.
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:49 PM
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if you want to go for low cost go with ls tranny
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:54 PM
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the best is buy my GSR tranny w/ only over 10k and will include ITR flywheel and ckutch $800 + shipping
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tron &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you want to go for low cost go with ls tranny </TD></TR></TABLE>

They're cheap for a reason....
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Old Nov 14, 2003 | 09:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gentlemangsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i will still be able to redline right? and not f*ck anything up? </TD></TR></TABLE>
The engine redline has nothing to do with the transmission. The transmission gearing just determines the speed you will be travelling over the ground at any given engine RPM in any given gear.

Shorter gears will allow for the car to accelerate faster, but short gears will have a lower top speedin each gear. Longer gears allow for lower engine RPM at certain ground speeds, better fuel economy, and higher top speeds in each gear - however long gearing will cause the car to accelerate slower.

B-series transmissions are generally geared as follows, from the longest to shortest:

LS -&gt; GSR -&gt; B16 -&gt; ITR

Some B16 and ITR transmissions are exceptions to this order, but this is generally how it is.
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 08:06 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mrspeaker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yo the s80 ......if u could fine one</TD></TR></TABLE>
S80 could be <u>any</u> 3rd-gen Integra transmission.
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 08:11 AM
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GSR
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Old Nov 15, 2003 | 08:27 AM
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go with ITR tranny....or get gsr for the time being and upgrade to lsd later...either/or
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