Does anyone know what tranny would be best for a D16 EG Civic Turbo? Is there one with an LSD that would fit? Thanks.


[Modified by MisterTurbo, 10:41 PM 3/25/2003]

 

96-00 Civic EX.
Cannot beat the steel shifter forks.

 

the stock tranny is fine
there is no honda SOHC transmission with LSD that will work (that im aware of)
Quaife makes one for the d16z6 motor but its pricey, 895$ list price. most people will say its well worth it.

 

Or you could get a phantom grip lsd which only goes for under 300

 

There was an older d15 I believe, that came with LSD stock. I do not remember specifics, but you can search the source that I read it at: http://pub143.ezboard.com/bhondadseries

This is helpful also: http://home.cinci.rr.com/mistab0ne/tranny.html




[Modified by piscorpio, 5:29 PM 3/25/2003]

 

JDM d15b sohc vtec from the VTi came with oem lsd. rare yes, but it is out there.

for turbo i would go no less then 92-00 sohc vtec trannies. these trannies are no better then LS trannies gear wise and we all know how wack those are (unless you are pushing major boost that 'longer is better for boost' doesnt really mean much,)

 

Or not?

 

The phantom grip lsd sucks huge major *****, i wouldnt get one for free. it ***** the tranny up and breaks easily.

 

what about the dx tranny with 12lbs of boost on a t3?

 

try to get an ex/si sohc vtec tranny

 

ya get the 96+ ex tranny the 92-95 have aluminum shift forks which break pretty easy and the 96+ has steel.

 

If you check the link I posted, you can see how an EX/Si tranny can be improved even greater...if you can stomach the work.

 

Well **** I learn new things everyday...I had no idea that the 96+ trannies had steel forks..Glad i got the whole d16y8 swap for my 92

 

if the dx tranny, will it slow down my spool time or what?

 

 

Most likely because longer gears will take longer to accelerate. So it will take longer to reach the point where your engine makes enough exhaust to spool the turbo. I don't know how big of a deal that is, but if you can get your hands on a better tranny, that would be a good thing. You could always throw a new clutch in while you are at it. You are gonna need one for a turbo.


[Modified by kommon_sense, 11:46 AM 3/26/2003]

 

Just switch from dx tranny to ex tranny on my turbo d16z6 and it made the world of diffence, probably the best thing I have done for my car in a long time. 2nd gear would bog till the turbo spooled, now its instant pull in second gear and 3rd gear pulls soooo much stronger!

 

JDM D15 LSD tranny. Very hard to find though. I saw one for $800 on dseries.org less than a month ago.

 

Thanks for all the feedback. I'm going to keep an eye out for a D15 LSD...

 

sorry to wake this thread up, but I was wondering about the 96+ HX trannys. they have the big bearing case. But they have longer gears than then ex tranny because the hx was made for MPG. But when your boosting, longer gears are better, aren't they? Stay in boost longer. correct me if im wrong.
I have a 98 ex running 10lbs. My bearing my tranny is getting really bad. I do have a loner HX that i could swap trannys. But any feed back would be nice. I just don't think the longer gears would really be a plus for me, because its not like the ex gears are that short.

 

use a Ex tranny with an aftermarket LSD

 

stop bandwagoning this kid, the oem d15 lsd is not good, internals arent swapble with any other d series trannies, and they're weak as expletive

whats this **** about 96+ steel shifter forks are better didnt bense already post a thread claming its false? steel forks bend aluminum ones break at about the same harassesmnt

 

the my car is non vtech can i still use an vtech one or has to be non vtech trans ?!