hey guys i have a question i have a 87 turbo supra that i lost 1st and 2nd in plus the car got a bad title from a week before the trans went, well now im buying a really clean body from a friend but i have no trans, but i have a w58 laying around, what im wondering is, is it worth ordering a nice clutch and lightened fly wheel that i have found for about $500.00 or should i just rebuild my r154 and use that with my old stage 3 clutch? also have any of you had a r154 rebuilt? how much was it?
7mgte with w58
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The W58 wasn't designed to handle that kinda horsepower...It won't last very long with abuse...I would just spend the money to rebuild the R-154, which can handle just about anything you throw at it.
ya my r154 was great to me till it lost 1st and 2nd but i drove it home in 3rd and it drove like normal with 3rd and 4th, when i shift to 1st and 2nd it fill like its not even tuching a thing(nothing but air), could i have bent something in there? cause if i would have blown 1st and 2nd that bad woudnt the tranny just lock up?
all clutch related parts match the transmission. i.e. the only common part is the clutch disc. if you're swapping to the W58, you'll have to swap all kinds of stuff.
ok i got all that as the trans is still in a 87 na car, what about drive shafts? which one would i use? also is w58 just going to take a poo after a couple of beatings, this car will only be driven on the weekend and at the track but it will get a ton of beating so i need it to hold up
use
the
matching
parts
for
the
trans.
i.e. if using W58, use W58 FW. if using W58, use DS. blah blah blah.
the
matching
parts
for
the
trans.
i.e. if using W58, use W58 FW. if using W58, use DS. blah blah blah.
I doubt you'll make enough power to destroy a w58. I had one in my turbo mkIII w/ no probs at all.
mkII guys put them behind their 1j swaps. That should be a little reassurance anyway.
mkII guys put them behind their 1j swaps. That should be a little reassurance anyway.
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