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Tye300 · 05-28-2013, 02:55 PM

I was lucky enough to bring home a Cusco final drive from my trip to Japan. I'd like to thank the guys from Area 86 in Chiba for getting my parts in on time before my flight home. I arrived on a thursday, ordered my parts on friday, and got them tuesday. Not to mention they were super courteous and hospitable and always tended to customers with a smile. They even go out to the parking lot with you when you leave. Now thats service!
Once I got back to Manila, I had to look for a shop that would properly install the part. I called one of my old friends that used to fix up our cars during our Honda days, and he told me that he could do the job. Thanks to Titan Works, the install was done in 5 hours. Sorry for the crappy pics, I forgot to bring my camera for this install.

Cusco 4.55 Final drive

Differential disassembly:

[IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k89/tyroneongpauco/IMG_3621_zps37***d6e.jpg[/IMG]

Install:
Install is a pretty straightforward affair. Only difficulty is pressing the bearing into the new pinion gear. Changing the ring gear is pretty easy, just reverse the dissasembly method.

Initial impressions:
It's obvious that this mod does not add HP, but it feels otherwise. Racecomp Engeneering said it felt like it added 10-11hp, and I completely agree. It feels like when I added the HKS intake and overpipe. The car feels completely different from stock, the gear change comes up pretty quick, and the the revs fall back in the powerband from redline. Almost feels like a honda. ALMOST is the word, because this engine could use at least 2000rpm more N/A. Nevertheless, this mod really wakes up the car! Revving out gears takes a lot less time, and overtaking requires less downshifts. The car just feels a lot more "crisp" if I could describe the feeling. This is really worth the money!

Video of 1-2 paddle shift:
[ame="http://youtu.be/A7sXEwLionw"]http://youtu.be/A7sXEwLionw[/ame]
1-2-3 shift:
[ame="http://youtu.be/ijI1bu35sro"]http://youtu.be/ijI1bu35sro[/ame]

HRTROB · 05-28-2013, 04:34 PM

Awesome mods Tye! FTMFW!!

Tye300 · 05-28-2013, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HRTROB

Awesome mods Tye! FTMFW!!

You need to get this too bro! Still waiting for my header!

86_ZN6 · 05-28-2013, 04:47 PM

looking good bro! wana see updates to mine? PM kita

HRTROB · 05-28-2013, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tye300

You need to get this too bro!

Which one? I want all of of those bro

Intake duct, cluster hood, steering wheel, dual gauge, pedal module, final drive..

Tye300 · 05-28-2013, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HRTROB

Which one? I want all of of those bro

Intake duct, cluster hood, steering wheel, dual gauge, pedal module, final drive..

Final drive and throttle controller has most bang for the buck!

BadLuckZN6 · 05-28-2013, 05:15 PM

awesome car, look forward to more mods.

Lonewolf · 05-28-2013, 06:54 PM

The revs seem to climb much faster than the stock auto I drove sometime back...nice mod and thanks for the update!

Captain Insano · 05-28-2013, 09:31 PM

This is awesome. Thanks for posting the information.

If you could supply info on - in the auto and auto sport mode, do the differing/new rev/MPH settings due to the diff affect any behavior other than expected (quicker revs)? I was wondering about the OEM trans software working OK with a mod like this.

Lonewolf · 05-29-2013, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Insano

This is awesome. Thanks for posting the information.

If you could supply info on - in the auto and auto sport mode, do the differing/new rev/MPH settings due to the diff affect any behavior other than expected (quicker revs)? I was wondering about the OEM trans software working OK with a mod like this.

I was wondering the same thing. How do the oem sensors/programming make sense of the new ratios?

Tye300 · 05-29-2013, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

looking good bro! wana see updates to mine? PM kita

Waiting for that PM!

Tye300 · 05-29-2013, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenkizero

awesome car, look forward to more mods.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonewolf

The revs seem to climb much faster than the stock auto I drove sometime back...nice mod and thanks for the update!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Insano

This is awesome. Thanks for posting the information.

If you could supply info on - in the auto and auto sport mode, do the differing/new rev/MPH settings due to the diff affect any behavior other than expected (quicker revs)? I was wondering about the OEM trans software working OK with a mod like this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonewolf

I was wondering the same thing. How do the oem sensors/programming make sense of the new ratios?

This and a CF driveshaft would be really Insano!
Your welcome bro.

Forgot to comment on that. I actually was expecting something to go wrong with the new ratios. Apparently not, the car seems to shift normally during normal AT mode. It just shifts at the same shift points if you just drive normally. The gear indicator seems fine and reads the correct gear, so the ecu doesn't seem to mind the new final drive. During SPORT mode, the revs climb out to redline like stock but is much faster because of the final drive, the same as the video in manual paddle shift mode.

jdmasfcuk · 05-29-2013, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tye300

I called one of my old friends that used to fix up our cars during our Honda days

paps. after checking ur vid, couldn't help but ask, when you said Honda days, kayo ba yung tropang above5500rpm way back?

Tye300 · 05-29-2013, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdmasfcuk

paps. after checking ur vid, couldn't help but ask, when you said Honda days, kayo ba yung tropang above5500rpm way back?

Haha! Yes kami yun. That was waaaay back! Above5500rpm!

05-28-2013, 02:55 PM	#141
Tye300 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 TRD Version AT Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 883 Thanks: 548 Thanked 599 Times in 283 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Installed Cusco 4.55 final drive I was lucky enough to bring home a Cusco final drive from my trip to Japan. I'd like to thank the guys from Area 86 in Chiba for getting my parts in on time before my flight home. I arrived on a thursday, ordered my parts on friday, and got them tuesday. Not to mention they were super courteous and hospitable and always tended to customers with a smile. They even go out to the parking lot with you when you leave. Now thats service! Once I got back to Manila, I had to look for a shop that would properly install the part. I called one of my old friends that used to fix up our cars during our Honda days, and he told me that he could do the job. Thanks to Titan Works, the install was done in 5 hours. Sorry for the crappy pics, I forgot to bring my camera for this install. Cusco 4.55 Final drive Differential disassembly: [IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k89/tyroneongpauco/IMG_3621_zps37**d6e.jpg[/IMG] Install: Install is a pretty straightforward affair. Only difficulty is pressing the bearing into the new pinion gear. Changing the ring gear is pretty easy, just reverse the dissasembly method. Initial impressions: It's obvious that this mod does not add HP, but it feels otherwise. Racecomp Engeneering said it felt like it added 10-11hp, and I completely agree. It feels like when I added the HKS intake and overpipe. The car feels completely different from stock, the gear change comes up pretty quick, and the the revs fall back in the powerband from redline. Almost feels like a honda. ALMOST is the word, because this engine could use at least 2000rpm more N/A. Nevertheless, this mod really wakes up the car! Revving out gears takes a lot less time, and overtaking requires less downshifts. The car just feels a lot more "crisp" if I could describe the feeling. This is really worth the money! Video of 1-2 paddle shift: [ame="http://youtu.be/A7sXEwLionw"]http://youtu.be/A7sXEwLionw[/ame] 1-2-3 shift: [ame="http://youtu.be/ijI1bu35sro"]http://youtu.be/ijI1bu35sro[/ame] Last edited by Tye300; 05-28-2013 at 03:48 PM.*

05-28-2013, 05:15 PM	#147
BadLuckZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: GT86 Location: Nottingham UK Posts: 191 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	awesome car, look forward to more mods. __________________ www.facebook.com/badluckteam my HKS Supercharged, Varis kitted ZN6 build http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26368

05-28-2013, 04:34 PM	#142
HRTROB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 458 Thanks: 144 Thanked 271 Times in 140 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome mods Tye! FTMFW!!

05-28-2013, 04:47 PM	#144
86_ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 86 ZN6 Location: SF Bay Area, NorCal Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,317 Thanked 2,072 Times in 1,222 Posts Mentioned: 126 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	looking good bro! wana see updates to mine? PM kita

05-28-2013, 06:54 PM	#148
Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,300 Thanks: 4,905 Thanked 2,132 Times in 1,195 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The revs seem to climb much faster than the stock auto I drove sometime back...nice mod and thanks for the update!

05-28-2013, 09:31 PM	#149
Captain Insano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2014 Jeep Wrangler RubiconX Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 1,282 Thanks: 110 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This is awesome. Thanks for posting the information. If you could supply info on - in the auto and auto sport mode, do the differing/new rev/MPH settings due to the diff affect any behavior other than expected (quicker revs)? I was wondering about the OEM trans software working OK with a mod like this.

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