what are you going to do with your old transmission? h:

 

Turn the core in for $$. There is this chick that works at a local junkyard who rebuilds transmissions and sells em. She's damn good, too... and quick. She's like 25 years old. It's insane.

 

hell yeah....glad to know that you finally are going to get the part for the job...and maybe you should hook up with this chick from the junkyard never could hurt to have that extra piece of knowledge available on your every beck and call

 

sounds like you just waisted a bunch of money to me.

 

...as opposed to 'waisting' 4 years in high school? I think the word you're looking for is 'wasted'.

g290ls: I misused the word "chick", there. What I meant to say was female. And methinks she's not even 100% sure of that. One thing's for sure, she ain't no Maxim gal Sorry for the confusion. I've known her for a while and she's done some transmission and transfer case stuff for my Bronco in the past. She isn't doing this job because I have a certain Honda shop I use for my teg.

 

i am not following you at all. What do you mean "the proper trans"? Or a trans to handle the torque of the motor. That motor is not making any where NEAR the breaking point of that LS transmission. The clutch would go long before anything in that trans should. There is no right/wrong trans. A b series is a b series. I know people with boosted ls's up here running 250+whp all day long with no issues. Im using a gsr trans on my LS block.

 

I think the whole thing about his old tranny not being able to 'hold' the GSR motor he has was just bad info given to him. Read the whole thread instead of rehashing everything...

 

OK, let's break it down Barney style...

IF:

a) you have no access to simple hand tools (doesn't take many to drop a trans)

AND

b) you don't have either the patience or knowledge to use those simple hand tools

AND

c) you don't have excess cash with which to pay someone to do the work for you

THEN YOU FIGHT EVERY URGE IN YOUR BODY AND LEAVE THE DAMN THING STOCK.

I work for a living too, at least 60 hrs a week. I'm also a full time student. I also do all the work on my cars. And yes, "cars" as in more than one, as in if one craps out, I still get to work instead of trying to drive a broken car and making things worse.

Your a better man than me, if I let a $30 throwout bearing cost me $1700, I sure as hell wouldn't tell anyone.

 

Exactly.

tgansert, I appreciate your situation, but all the symptoms you've listed are traceable to the clutch more than the tranny. I'd believe you needed a rebuild if it started popping out of gear at speed, but that doesn't appear to be the case. If the shop is selling you on this "rebuild your tranny" jive, you need to find a new shop.

I don't buy this "improper" transmission story at all. The B18C motor is good for ±185hp at the crank. When a stock LS S80 trans can handle well over 300 wheel hp (as proven by WCS' beast of a Ferio), the argument that this "lesser" Integra trans can't handle the power doesn't hold water.

To my ear, it sounds like the tranny is being blamed for issues that are originating with a faulty throwout bearing and possibly a mis-aligned clutch plate. Either the shop you're working with is fleecing you for repairs you don't need... or they do not know what they are doing.

When my OEM clutch went out at 96K, it's demise was hastened by a failed throwout bearing. When the outer bearing race heated up, the clutch plate would not pull away from the flywheel cleanly. The clutch plate would drag against the flywheel, making shifting exceptionally difficult.

My money is on the clutch / flywheel assembly. My advice is to find a shop that won't take advantage of you.

 

I got the trans in yesterday, it was rebuilt and installed today. Everything works great, I have a guaranteed 3 years of perfect operation, and I never have to drop the trans myself to ensure that perfect operation.

It's nice to have all the matching parts and be rid of a trans that was not specifically built for my motor. Whether or not the RS trans was suitable, it was not meant for it. The bottom line is: I now have all matching parts and not a worry in the world that the car will or will not get me to/from where I need to go.

The shift and clutch grab is like the day the car was conceived and I could not be happier. I don't regret spending the cash to have a professional perform the repairs and back it with a 3 year warantee. I would have gone that route even if I had the tools and skill to perform the task myself. Should something terrible happen again, all I have to do is make a phone call and in about two days, it would be remedied without a single cent out-of-pocket.

Dave, the shop I used has never taken advantage of me. I was sure to shop around. My 'regular' mechanic: $2400, Cottman: $2800, Aamco: $2600, my Honda shop: $1750. Doing it yourself for a grand does not buy you a completely rebuilt trans meant for your car with a 3 year warantee.

So if you don't like my decision: Go ahead and do an amatuer job on your trans every few months. Bust open your own knuckles and put out for the parts every time. I don't know about you, but I drive hard and I expect this trans to hold up only for about a year or a year and a half. To get this entire job done again in 18 months for exactly $0 is fantastic in my opinion. So go ahead, spend two grand over the course of three years trying to get your car right; mine already is.

Every motor, trans, and drivetrain portion of my car was engineered by Honda for a Honda SiR-G... ...and now, both the trans and motor/axles are under warantee for 3 years and another 22 months, respectively. Can you say that about your P.O.S., auslander?

Or will you be sliding underneath it again in 3 months? :lmfao: