Well, the time finally came. Had my Kaaz LSD laying around a while, and then Centerforce DFX clutch. Bought a ACT Streetlight flywheel and energy suspension shifter bushings.

I had purchased a used Y8 tranny for my car, and figured I'd just swap the LSD in and install it in my car. When the used tranny was torn apart, 1 thru 3rd gear was fried, and needed a complete rebuild. Well, luckily my tax refund came in, and the friend who works at a shop, called up his rebuilder and turned out it was Gear Speed, and they build some nice performance transmissions! I had a Y8 rebuilt with carbon coated synchros, had my Kaaz LSD installed, case was painted same color as my car, and all the brakets and bolts are chromed. Gear Speed also gives a 2 year unlimited mile warranty.

Okay...time for the good stuff...pics!

Thanks to Rob (fxrob) for all the hard and quality workmanship!

Here are the install pics:

Pulled in the bay


Rob at Work


Old Tranny OUT!




Stock vs. Centerforce Clutch


Stock vs. ACT Flywheel


Ready for new tranny




Flywheel and clutch installed


GearSpeed Transmission






Rob installing the Tranny!


Tranny is IN


Doing Firgure 8's to break in the LSD


All Done!


Rob's JRSC CRX


Well, my first impressions of the LSD are that its cool! I haven't really been hard on it yet, since I want to put some miles on it before I really put it to use. Those 30 minutes of figure 8's had my head spinning at the end! Then changed the fluid and good to go. I must say, it was nice to hammer it down on the freeway onramp and just hook up! I can deffinately feel how it puts down the power in the curves much better than before!

What was kinda strange, is that Kaaz says to do figure 8's to break in the diff, then change the fluid and look at all the clutch material coming out. The fluid looked awefully clean after my 30 minutes of break in! But the clunking noise it was making in the begining is gone, so I guess its broke in!

GearSpeed was featured on overboost.com for their performance transmission options!


Modified by Marauder at 8:36 PM 2/15/2004


Modified by Marauder at 8:52 PM 2/15/2004

 

hmmm pics not showing, i wanna see!

 

red X's, but LSD

 

ummm.. yea

 

i want too see guy

 

Those new X's lsd are awesome

 

Damn, in the time it took me to fix the pics....I get a bunch of yoyo's telling me about the problem!

Well, they are fixed now! Enjoy!

 

jesus mary and joseph those are some big brakes!?!? nice setup...color matched tranny

 

nice brakes, nice kit, nice tranny, dang you got it all down bro

 

I just need adjustable prop valves for the rear brakes, and I'm ready for autocrossing!

 

so how much did this new tranny cost you? looks really nice man.

 

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How long have we been discussing that!?!


Nice tranny Now, I know how you are so just make a little note now that says "CLUTCH BREAK IN PERIOD"

 

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That's what I want to know. I have a z6 tranny that needs some love.

 

The shop I buy parts thru I only pay wholesale prices, so the tranny was purchased at wholesale price.

Standard tranny rebuilt with carbon synchros : $1000
Install my Kaaz: $100
2 cans of Kaaz fluid: $45 ea.

Kaaz LSD: sponsored
Centerforce DFX: sponsored
ACT streetlight: $205
Energy Suspension shifter bushing: $10
Install: $200 to my friend, fxrob


Modified by Marauder at 10:20 PM 2/15/2004

 

damn what kinda numbers you putting down with that set up

 

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Standard tranny rebuilt with carbon synchros : $1000
Install my Kaaz: $100
2 cans of Kaaz fluid: $45 ea.
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Is $1000 a discount price? What did that include? New 1-3, and new synchros, plus clean the tranny and install new seals and bearings?

 

See sig for power #'s

The fried trans was turned in as a core tranny when they dropped off the new one. I still have my used one up there that a friend is taking off my hands, most likely. So they just took a tranny off their shelf and rebuilt the whole tranny with carbon coated synchros and installed my LSD. Yes, the $1000 is wholesale price. $800 for standard rebuild without carbon synchros. That's the price a shop normally pays for a manual transmission rebuild, then mark it up from there to their customer.

 

not power i am talking about like 1/4 times

 

Coming soon! Along with a manual boost controller!

 

lookin real good.

I need to work on just getting the y8 tranny..

 

that car is deff sweet, and sponsered to huh. good job homey

 

thats my next thing to invest in.. a decent tranny.

Thats probly the cleanest transmission i've ever seen...

 

Kaaz LSD
Centerforce Clutch

 

wow, amazing. That is the prettiest darn tranny i have ever seen. Give us updates on how the lsd does at Your first Auto-x with it. Sounds and looks like quite an impressive setup.

 

nice job buddy .......