I can get one fully rebuilt for $850...assuming my core is good.

I could probably get one that came out of a 89-92 RS for like 300-400 bucks. I want the RS one because the 5th gear is more freeway friendly.

What should I do? Money IS a factor here.

 

depends, a used one could break on ya two weeks down the road but im pretty sure the RSs 5th gear ratio is .74 wich is lower then the .63 out of the irocs, ud be turnin more revs with a .74

 

The RS has a 5th gear of 0.63, the LB9 ( IrOC) had 0.74.
Check on the equations section on this site. It lists them. I have one right now with a 5th gear of .74 and I guzzle too much gas. Plus I want a World Class T-5

 

im pretty sure thats backwards

ive got the speeding ticket to prove that to

225 60 16s (26.6")
2000 rpms
fifth gear (.63)

82mph

 

I highly doubt that considering there are plenty of guys knocking down 32 mpg with STOCK RS's. They is no way in hell that they would be doing that with a 0.73 5th gear. The RS was produced for the economist, not the performance enthusiast, keep that in mind.

I swear you guys with the Z-28's always want to be better than the RS in every way. Get over it. These transmissions were also used for road racing in the 1LE, and if they did have the 0.63 5th gear that would be a pretty crappy ratio for SCCA racing.

If you don't believe me, look on the freakin' EQUATIONS part of this site! They list every ratio for every trans produced in thirdgens!

 

If your core is good why not rebuild it yourself? It's easy to do and a complete rebuild kit is only about $150-175. And I'm one of those guys that claim to have got 30-32 MPG with my RS 5-speed, it went 450-465 miles on a tank several times on a cross country trip @ 75+MPH with the air on most of the time!!.

 

dont get ur panties all in a bunch there, just remember ur gettin worked up over an over drive ratio, if u didnt want anyones input on this subject the why did u start a topic on it?

 

how often do you think road race cars get into overdrive?

 

More than you think. It depends on the rear gears....considering I'm at the top of 4th in the 1/4 from a dead stop...I'd imagine that SCCA cars would use thier 5th gear quite frequently on the straights. My car is not all that fast, but with 3.73 gears, you end up topping out the car in about a 1/2 mile.