Upgrading / Reinforcing the 6 speed
Aug 10, 2010, 04:46 PM
#271
I have heard great things about the SynTorq you guys sell Erik. Had my 6 not crapped out on me, I would have ordered a case of it along with that HFC I purchased a while back.
It is still holding up strong BTW. Power loss was minimal, the car is 100% legal on the roads for emissions now, and it even helped tone down the exhaust a bit so its not a red flag for the police (I wanted it a little quieter).
It is still holding up strong BTW. Power loss was minimal, the car is 100% legal on the roads for emissions now, and it even helped tone down the exhaust a bit so its not a red flag for the police (I wanted it a little quieter).
Aug 12, 2010, 08:20 AM
#276
Yeah, its the dreaded input shaft whine. That is another issue 6 speeds are prone to, and it is how mine eventually bit the bullet. As opposed to just the gear replacements this is another issue that should be addressed with the new 6.
Aug 12, 2010, 09:44 AM
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but if you are worried about a whine sound as your clutch is engaging, that would be your clutch biting the flywheel (possible exedy?) unless of course you are aware of this sound and you are talking about something else. That something else of which John Shepherd or I have never heard of, nor have ever seen an input shaft go bad on a 6 speed. Shep mentioned that the 5 speed had a whine issue when in 1st gear.
Which EVO mechanic did you take your car for inspection to? and what kind of inspection was done? Did they take down your transmission to inspect? was this under warranty? was it a Mitsubishi mechanic? Did you know the guy as a family friend to do this for you for free? (because we all know that dropping the 6 speed isn't exactly "light work")
Also, if you want every issue "addressed" on the 6 speed... but yet a lot of us seem to be upset with the potential "costs" of this built 6 speed... I'm not sure some of you realize what you are asking.
Either way, let me know what more you know about this "input shaft whine" that Shep has never heard about, and that I can't find any information about.
Also, please let me know what your final cost from beginning to end will be to convert your 6 speed to a built 5 speed. Feel free to PM me if you don't want to post it. I'm curious.
Bottom line is, the only things I've seen/heard go bad in these trans's (of course this is from people with normal abuse, and not un-experienced abuse, I'm sure you guys know what I'm talking about!) are bad synchros, heat abuse to trans internals, and gears breaking. All of which get more than addressed with Shep's offerings/services. Now addressing particular problems that a small percentile seem to have for whatever reason (that I'd love to know more about, because this is new to me), sounds like something you may need to dig deeper in your pocket for.
Best of luck with all of this, and let me know what you find..
Last edited by MagicManRed; Aug 12, 2010 at 09:49 AM.
