I know that the gears are longer...but i need something that will last me for 2-3 months...experience? how is vtec with the longer gears?

 

A guy that I sold my s1 JDM tranny to had an LS tranny and he said it was decent but he was getting killed on the track and that's why he wanted the B16 tranny for the shorter gears. He is a member on this site, he had a 91 4 door Teg.

 

well no track for me, but i heard that the gearing killed vtec somehow. i know im gonna loose some torque.

 

LS tranny sucks with the B16. Period. B16's don't have enough torque to overcome the gearing.

 

but will it work...
cant be worse them my old std motor...

 

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i drove a 99 si with an ls tranny. itll stay in vtec if you power shift. but thats all. ive heard it doesnt have enough tq for such long gears. ls would be great for turbo though

 

so bottom line...will it work for 3 months, better then my 60 hp std motor?

 

Of course it will work, why wouldn't it, it wouldn't be optimal but it will work.

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Nope, shorter gear ratios are always quicker, turbo or not.

 

If its a good trans and you need it to keep you on the road then swap it in. Its only three months

 

ok, so what will happen to my vtec? will it just kick in longer?

 

a kid that works with us has a b16 with a Y1 out of a XSi pretty long gears and can go like 140-145

G. SPear

 

I my LS tranny on my b16a...

Oh, yeah. It helps that I've got a turbo.

180 ft lbs at less than 4k rpm, yo!

 

It's a common misconception that an LS tranny on a B16 is better than a shorter geared one, such as the S1.

 

yeah you can run the ls trans on your b16..i have the opposite im running a b16 trans on my LS..very nice combo.

 

As for the LS tranny falling out of vtec when you upshift depends on your rpm's.

If you are shifting at 9k and your vtec hops on at 5.2 I think you'll be able to stay in vtec when you shift!

btw: that's my setup but I have a ys1 and I often run out of revs at 9k in 5th down the straights.

 

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Nope, shorter gear ratios are always quicker, turbo or not.


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i want better gas milage, and higher top speed. high gear ratios or not

 

I want kinda both, so I'm leaving the cable b16 tranny and swapping 5th gears just for my freeway cruisage. I can't stand the 24 mpg on freeway vs 28 in the city.haha. vtec at 81 mph peens me