I am going to buy a 94 supra. The car was originally an automatic. The guy who had the car also had a 6 spd. so he swapped out the 6spd. tranny with the auto tranny. So the car is now a 6 spd. The question i have is the rear end is still an automatic. He told me that I have the choice of leaving it as a auto rear or he also has the 6spd. rear (off of the same car he took the 6 spd. tranny off of) to put on the car. What are your opions and experiences?
well see if you can get both cause the 6 speed rearend is worth more money. I have heard talk about auto rearends giving you more down low grunt comepared to 6 speed rear. I have a auto rearend with the 6 speed and it rapps out preatty quick.
I'd say keep the auto rear end because the rpm's always stay high. I'd reccomend buying the 6 speed diff too because you may change your mind or you may need a backup unit.
ive got a 6spd w/ auto rear and the gears do go a lil bit quicker but the car is so much more fun to drive. forget about turbo lag... it revs up pretty quick. the only thing i dont like is the 3000 rpm at 70 mph in sixth. kinda hurts the gas milage.
well, i see a lot of mixed feelings. I personally don't know too much about the supras yet. I know the basics and the rear end is not one of the basics. Its more for drag racing. I won't drive the shit out of it but some nights it might see alot of abuse.
I have heard from somebody the auto will help me with some more down low power. I am sure it doesn't make a huge difference, so in this case i am looking for a good solid rear end that can handle the power. I don't know which can take more abuse or handle more and last longer. So i guess that is what i am looking for, which one will take the abuse and last longer.
if you don't change to a 6 speed 3.2 diff you won't like the car much on the highway.... your ratios will effectively be the same as the 5 speed because of the tall final drive ratio.
I have an auto rear with a 6spd. The gears are way too short for my tastes. I'm cruising through neighborhoods in 4th gear. With a 4" HKS Ti it's really annoying. I'm going to switch if I can locate a decent 6spd diff.
I have an auto rear with a 6spd. The gears are way too short for my tastes. I'm cruising through neighborhoods in 4th gear. With a 4" HKS Ti it's really annoying. I'm going to switch if I can locate a decent 6spd diff.