Jump to content
SAU Community

How do your skylines shift?

Nameless EJ6
 Share

Recommended Posts

Nameless EJ6 Collaborator

Nameless EJ6

Posted
Posted

This is just a general question.

I live in America.. and I might do a project in the future that involves the RB powerplant.. although I haven't decided on which one yet. But that's besides the point :D .

I'm a huge tranny freak though.. I wan't to know what to expect from a tranny I've never driven before.

So.. TYPICALLY.. can you guys maybe tell me how they shift?

I'm talking about notchiness, grinding, bad synchros, smoothness, whatever.

Any help is appreciated.

On a side note, this is my first post so "hello"! I drive a 99 civic w/ JDM ITR swap and a few boltons. Looking to move onto bigger and better things. :D

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/15721-how-do-your-skylines-shift/
Share on other sites
Nismo_Boy Grand Master

Nismo_Boy

Posted
Posted
Originally posted by rb26dett

mine crunches in 3rd and 4th when i drive it hard. might be synchros getting lazy, but i've heard it's a common problem in the 33s.

and R32's. mine dose that some times as well.

also, going from 1st to 2nd is some times crunchey, 1st thing in the morning, when nothing is warmed up.

YBSLO4 Proficient

YBSLO4

Posted
Posted

Mines sometimes knotchy from 1st to 2nd until the gearbox warms up. Other than that each shift is very definate, its not like driving say a civic like ya used to (mum used to have one) where if ya get it even remotely close to a gear it just drops in, it feels very definate in if it will or wont go in. Hard to explain unless ya drive it really :S

Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

Posted
Posted

They've got a really good shift quality for a high strength box, they kill our local competition. Longish through, but definate (you won't get the wrong gear...)

Agree with the above comments tho the synchros do wear fairly quickly, sign of hard lives I guess.

Can't wait to see a 99 civic with an RB26 :D

Nameless EJ6 Collaborator

Nameless EJ6

Posted
  • Author
Posted

lol. Yes the RB26 civic is gonna be the first ever.

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like the trannys are notchy, but they work. That doesn't scare me as long as they do not grind like hell and it will go into the right gear when I want it to. (and stay there).

As for the project.. it'll actually be *drum roll* a 240sx. Early 90's model..

Cake Mentor

Cake

Posted
Posted

the rb25 boxes can be quite noisy, and a bit notchy for slow street driving until warmed, i got short shift kit in mine, but that's what you get for a strong gearbox, when driving hard it does its job.. only crunched it once, into 2nd at the drags, not sure why it did that

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • 677_GTR
      R33 GTR running -9 with no tune

      By 677_GTR · Posted

      Hi guys, I’m new to the GTR scene. Picked up an R33 GTR earlier this year that needs a lot of love. I’ve been going through the hot side, changing all the gaskets and while it was all off I managed to score a set of -9s. It still had the stock ceramics so I was pretty happy to get the 2860s.  I live in a small country in the pacific with 0 performance car scene. No dyno’s no performance parts, let alone stock parts for a skyline. I order everything from Australia and do it myself. This means I’ll be running the stock ECU. Maybe down the track I’ll get an aftermarket set up and do a remote tune.  Will the car run -9s on stock tune safely?  I have a very heavy foot so I really hope so 😂   thanks guys   
    • Duncan
      Leaking Rear Subframe Bushing?

      By Duncan · Posted

      perfect, no rush to address the leaking bush then, it's not doing much/anything
    • GTSBoy
      Does RB25DE Neo lower intake work with RB25DET Neo Upper intake manifold?

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      I'm not sure if it will bolt up, but.... I'm reasonably sure that the ID of the runners is somewhat smaller on the NAs. So it probably wouldn't be a good match at the flange where the top and bottom meet. So that would be a reason to not do it. And the skinny runners would be the bit you're keeping, which would be a reason to no do it. You'd want the big runners if you were doing any work to swap stuff. Why not just use what you've got, like nearly everyone else who has +T'd an NA? You don't need or want the TCS throttle or other stuff that is specifically DET inlet/crossover.
    • TurboTapin
      Leaking Rear Subframe Bushing?

      By TurboTapin · Posted

      lol already been put in temporarily 3 years ago
    • nouveau_poor
      Unknown sound similar to BOV on positive boost with partial throttle RB26

      By nouveau_poor · Posted

      Makes sense. For actuators, if the pressure itself isn't adjustable, that would mean I'd need to think about 2 different actuators with 2 different pressures on paper in order for them to work at the same time if the turbos behave differently. So measure the difference in psi needed to move both, and then get an actuator to match that difference. Assuming I cant get rid of it by adjusting the arms.  You're exactly right, never happens in gear 1 or 2. I can occasionally get it in gear 3 if going uphill but its very small. Only ever in 4 and 5. Seems kind of backwards that one of the points of VCAM is faster spool but if it introduces shuffle then it actually slows spool down. 
×
×
  • Create New...