Evo 8 tranny, how long will it hold?
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Evo 8 tranny, how long will it hold?
Well i just got my hands on an evo 8 (2003) which i plan on pushing 400hp to the wheels on. Im used to dsm's and i had a built gsx. I was wondering how long the trannys will hold up at 400awhp? Or if its going to be like a dsm where i should just go ahead and buy a shep/tre trans?
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Not well at all. I'm in the process of a shep tranny myself. 32,000 miles with the stock clutch with power and mods in my sig. The stock clutch should tell you how I try to baby my car. Even so, my tranny took a ****.
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i will hold up as long as you take care of it, proper fluid and fluid changes and don't beat the ever loving **** out of it and it will be fun, there are people who have run well over 800 horse on a stock tranny and have been ok(for a while)
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Well i just got my hands on an evo 8 (2003) which i plan on pushing 400hp to the wheels on. Im used to dsm's and i had a built gsx. I was wondering how long the trannys will hold up at 400awhp? Or if its going to be like a dsm where i should just go ahead and buy a shep/tre trans?
So to make a long story short.....it all depends on how you drive the car IMO.
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Well i just got my hands on an evo 8 (2003) which i plan on pushing 400hp to the wheels on. Im used to dsm's and i had a built gsx. I was wondering how long the trannys will hold up at 400awhp? Or if its going to be like a dsm where i should just go ahead and buy a shep/tre trans?
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Well, let's just keep im mind that Mitsu did issue TSB's for 03's definately and possibly 04's. The TSB was for synchro problems.
Let me rephrase my statement. The tranny will not experience catastrophic failure with 400whp. But... Your synchro's will wear no matter how you drive the car no matter what fluid you use. Almost every 03-04 has grinding or notchy problems.
If you're racing, which I'm sure you are, then don't waste your time debating. Get the shep tranny and transfer case now otherwise you will be in trouble sometime.
Let me rephrase my statement. The tranny will not experience catastrophic failure with 400whp. But... Your synchro's will wear no matter how you drive the car no matter what fluid you use. Almost every 03-04 has grinding or notchy problems.
If you're racing, which I'm sure you are, then don't waste your time debating. Get the shep tranny and transfer case now otherwise you will be in trouble sometime.
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Well the tranny that was in my dsm had 60k stock miles on it and well, after a month of beating on it, and racing it and alot of 7500 rpm shifting, it does NOT like to go into second gear under power. I have to pull SOOOO hard on that shifter to get it into 2nd.
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