well guys it happened, i either striped 2nd gear or something is really fucked in my tranny....

was shifting pretty fast in 2nd tonight and boom!...

i pull over and it will go into 2nd but i just hear clunk,grind....

i can take off in first then put it in third.... just sucks...

o well, im ordering RA gears at the end of the week...

do you guys think i just blew 2nd and thats it? what else would i need with the RA gears...?

 

Sorry to hear that. Man, I wish our gears weren't made of glass.

You may or may not know that the Subaru STi RA gearset really might *not* be your saving grace. PPG, STi 6-speed, perhaps yes, but the RA gears won't prevent something like this from happening again.

Good luck!

-Al

 

luckily I have the ba series tranny.shit sucks bro.I've been having car trouble lately also.

but I'm going sti 6mt once I get the cash saved up.

 

why waste money on that?5mt is way better to have less shifting longer gears... if you go 6mt youll need driveshaft axles and some more stuff better off just putting straight cut gears in the 5spd i think its cheaper that way too

 

A STi 6MT swap can be done for FAR less than what a PPG 1-4 set costs now. It also offers advantages over the 5MT such as a front LSD and the possibility of working DCCD. If an owner is not concerned with sacrificing a few tenths in the 1/4 he/she can have a wonderfully performing car for quite cheap, at least for a Subaru. Oh and if that owner were to get his/her hands on an 07 unit they would have the best of both worlds....

To the OP....whatever you do, dont buy RA gears. Theyre a marginal upgrade over 04+ gears at best. Unless you change your driving habits, you will break them too.

 

ppg ftw....$3500 range

 

Makes me want to sell my car, and get an STi.

If only I had to money.

Good luck man. 6mt ftw.

 

damn that sucks ryan, good luck. sti 6spd sounds like fun, would give you a higher top speed wouldn't it?

 

the 6 speed is not a good mod. yes, it is a strong tranny and will take a beating but the gears are just way to short. i was looking to do a 5 speed swap when i had the STi. best thing to do is keep the 5 speed and just build it right the first time. prob will be cheaper than putting a stock STi tranny in with all the other parts that are needed also.

 

For the torque band of the STi, a 5-speed is best. For the torque band of a WRX, a 6-speed is best.

My suggestion? If you go with RA gears, leave in your stock 5th gear for highway usage. I think Paul can attest to it, but with the RA 5th you turn almost 4000rpm at 80mph.