89hatcher

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ok so i bought a trans maybe a year ago from someone and they told me that it was a b17 transmission. so last night i decided to open it up and find out if it was really a b17 cause it had no sticker on it. i start to do all my calculations and it came out to be a JDM B16A SiR I non lsd. is this a good transmission? btw its going with a semi top half built LS motor.

Aquafina

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I hate cable JDM transmissions. Parts are too hard to get unless you get them from gearspeed (who requires you to buy everything minus the gears, just as dealers do).

Furyof4

I hate that there's not much available for them. I have seen rebuild kits for the 90-91 usdm teg which would work on a b16 s1 or j1. Actually I think SMSP carries them.

Ive had mine for over 100K now and still shifting great . Im not really hard on trans's though. I really need to get an Mfactory FD for it.

Aquafina

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Bearings aren't the problems I have. Its the hubs, sliders, gears, and forks that are hard to get.

Furyof4

This place sells the 1-2 and 3-4 sleeve sets.

http://www.autodynamics-honda.com/slsesy.html

Aquafina

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Wow, nice prices.

89hatcher

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thanks for your guys input. wow i didn't know that the gearing were hard to get. thanks for showing my where to get all parts for it. but how is it when driving with a 4.266 fd.

Mista Bone

Be careful of the weak diff pins, they like to eat themselves

Aquafina

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Which is why I just spent a month trying to find a good cable B diff. Only took buying 6 to get one that was good.

Mista Bone

just replace the diff pin with a harden one..........

Aquafina

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Kind of hard to do when the housing is broken, cracked, or the gears have seized onto the pin.

89hatcher

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i'm looking to rebuild it now cause 3rd gear grinds like crazy. whats a good diff to get. this will be my first time rebuilding a transmission. it it going to be hard to rebuild a transmission?