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Old 12-03-2014, 03:10 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by mike the snake View Post
I've been reading up on gearboxes and the R154 looks to me like a very good candidate as long as you're willing to live with 5 speeds.

For big power turbo applications it might even be better than 6 speeds. I haven't checked the gear spacing, but I know 6th on our OEM boxes is just an overdrive that I don't think would be used at most tracks.
I would get a rebuild on an R154 anyway, most rebuilders say the thrust washers are what most fail on since they're cast.
For $1600 the rebuild from jacks transmission looks to be a good working over. Total all in $3-3500 for a beefed up R154? Yes please.

http://www.jackstransmissions.com/pr...e-3-supra-r154

First- 3.251:1
Second- 1.955:1
Third- 1.310:1
Fourth- 1.000:1
Fifth- 0.753:1

Thats your spacing
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