aLmk's Turbo FA5

[monjarassi]

All depends on where vtec engages and rev limits ect.

s4 petefromthestreets

thats true but theres cons on setting the vtec too low and what not i been there and learned first hand

[PetefromtheStreets]

thats true but theres cons on setting the vtec too low and what not i been there and learned first hand

Oh I completely agree. You cant have it too low. But depending where his setup likes it will determine all of that.
[MENTION=209]ksboi[/MENTION] go whead and set it at 1800 and let me know how she pulls. :what::thumbup:

s4 petefromthestreets

[1SLOWFG2]

Quick update for everyone!

Bought a very nice base rsx 5 speed gear set from [MENTION=208]My07si[/MENTION] hopefully that arrives late this week.
Also got a new clutch masters fx 350 from a mid atlantic 8thcivic member that was BNIB.
This is what my gears will look like next to the stock gearing:

And new clutch:

I'm hauling ass back across town so I can make it to ups man typical f'ing Monday!!!!!!

[Si Speed 317]

Thats awesome! Nice ratios for sure. Its just regular ep3 gears?

[1SLOWFG2]

Thats awesome! Nice ratios for sure. Its just regular ep3 gears?

It's base rsx 5 speed gears

[aLmk]

my buddy with his 700hp rsx always had problems with the base rsx gears that the ep3 gearing, youll fall off vtec after each shift, just a heads up

Well this won't really be true. I think the reason he probably had problems was because the base rsx gears come with a 4.3fd which makes the gears even longer. I will be using my current 4.7fd. Also the ep3 and rsx gears 3-5 are the exact same ratios. 1-2 are just slightly different.

Yupp you can change vtec to engage at 2200 rpm, lol, but with boost who the hell needs vtec

Really you should set vtec at the point where you start making more power on high cam than low cam. Not much more to it. It's not a magical power switch lol.

[monjarassi]

well just giving u the heads up and see if it works out

[aLmk]

well just giving u the heads up and see if it works out

Thanks! The biggest difference between the gear sets is going to be the 2nd to third shift at redline. With your EP3 trans you land in third at ~5800rpm my RSX trans with 4.7 FD will land me at ~5500rpm. The difference between where I land in second and where you land in second is only ~30rpm. And where you land in 4th and up is the same since the ratios for gears 3-5 are the same and I'm using the same FD as you, the 4.7, not the 4.3 that comes stock in the base rsx trans. I really hope they just aren't overall too long for my power. I really am not making the power to necessitate doing over 140mph in 4th gear. I will trap at best in the 120 area I'm imagining. But for the price and given the situation I didn't really have any better options unfortunately. The only z3 trans I found ended up appearing to have some damage to second gear (the exact gear I need replaced, so we wouldn't even be able to swap gears around to get a workable trans) and when I asked the seller for more upclose pics of what appeared to be some damage on second gear (was blurry bc zoomed up so much) he never got back to me, its been a few days too. Probably was damaged and he wasn't too interested in lowering his asking price of $1000 shipped.

[snizzletoff]

Thanks! The biggest difference between the gear sets is going to be the 2nd to third shift at redline. With your EP3 trans you land in third at ~5800rpm my RSX trans with 4.7 FD will land me at ~5500rpm. The difference between where I land in second and where you land in second is only ~30rpm. And where you land in 4th and up is the same since the ratios for gears 3-5 are the same and I'm using the same FD as you, the 4.7, not the 4.3 that comes stock in the base rsx trans. I really hope they just aren't overall too long for my power. I really am not making the power to necessitate doing over 140mph in 4th gear. I will trap at best in the 120 area I'm imagining. But for the price and given the situation I didn't really have any better options unfortunately. The only z3 trans I found ended up appearing to have some damage to second gear (the exact gear I need replaced, so we wouldn't even be able to swap gears around to get a workable trans) and when I asked the seller for more upclose pics of what appeared to be some damage on second gear (was blurry bc zoomed up so much) he never got back to me, its been a few days too. Probably was damaged and he wasn't too interested in lowering his asking price of $1000 shipped.

It sounds like a dick move but you should have asked him about it in the thread he was selling it in, i hope he doesn't screw someone else over. The pictures you posted had a serious nick...it would be an inevitable failure if it went into a boosted car...or any car driven hard.

[aLmk]

It sounds like a dick move but you should have asked him about it in the thread he was selling it in, i hope he doesn't screw someone else over. The pictures you posted had a serious nick...it would be an inevitable failure if it went into a boosted car...or any car driven hard.

Ya I know what you mean, but I think he ultimately wanted to sell it without opening it, as that's how most people do it. He didn't even want to open it for me. I made him a deal and said if you open it, and it looks immaculate, I'll pay your crazy $950 shipped. If it looks pretty good I'll give you $900, and if it looks like shit I wouldn't buy it. This got him to open it, but once I wanted more detailed pictures he never responded. O well. He probably figured it was a no go at that point.

And here is a pic to illustrate what I was talking about gear ratio wise, my trans on the left, EP3 on the right: