Rebuilt transmission

[faqinshiet]

So I have a 90 talon transmission from the junk yard (not sure of the condition) that I am thinking of sending out. So I'm wondering what stage rebuild to get. Currently the motor is stock with Evo 8 fuel pump, injectors, mas, Evo 3 turbo, keydriver, chip stock intercooler (for now till BAR cert) and 3" exhaust. Will have a built motor for later but don't want to go crazy with that maybe shooting for around 350-400hp. Will use car for occasional daily and weekend fun. What company and stage would you recommend? Thinking about Jack's but don't know which would be appropriate for me. Thanks in advance

Richard

 

[EMX5636]

Any of the big names can do it. I would recommend JNZ Tuning but shipping to PA could be killer. A normal rebuild with a street setup preload would probably be ok for you. Just be prepared, depending on the production date of your 90 transmission, there may be more parts/modifications involved than a 91-up trans.

 

[faqinshiet]

I did not consider JNZ. Do you know whom I should contact?

 

[toybreaker]

JNZ Tuning

These guys are the real deal!

Paul's a damn good parts man, and Josh answered all my tech qustions while I tried to co-ordinate a long distance trans rebuild.

Highly recommend these guys! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[SleepinGVR4]

I had Josh rebuild a trans of mine a couple of years ago. You can't go wrong with JNZ.

 

[theevozero]

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Stock trans does not have preload on the input shaft. I would recommend a trans build with a bit more preload on all the shafts. I have personally shredded 4th gear in my stock Galant transmission.....twice, with a 287k original shortblock with a 16g(nothing crazy here), which was probably just shy of 350whp. After the 2nd failure I loaded the shafts and upgraded the gear sets. No more destroyed gears.

As for the motor, the stock shortblock is more than capable of handling your goals. I wouldn't touch it. I promise, you would end up installing a headache. Stock motors are very forgiving.

 

[DSSA]

Richard,

I would check the intermediate shaft diameter on a '90 before sending it out anywhere so that you know what you're up against.

As Justin posted in the first response, the early 90s require a newer intermediate shaft to upgrade as the bearing race that 2nd floats on is a smaller diameter than the late 90 and up units. That shaft alone is around $250.

If you can get the production date off of the car that you pulled it out of, I can cross-check it for you (that's going on the assumption that it is the original transmission in the car).

Josh

 

[theevozero]

The original vin is stamped on the forward portion of the case, on the edge of the bellhousing. Shouldn't be a problem.

 

[faqinshiet]

So I looked up the the transmission model number is w5m332npzs and VIN 4e3ct64u7le154631 stamped on the transmission to find that it is from a 1990 Talon AWD. A search on DSMtuners shows this: w5m33-2-NPZS 89-90 Eclipse AWD 5spd turbo mfg 3/89-6/90.

 

[DSSA]

Quoting theevozero:
The original vin is stamped on the forward portion of the case, on the edge of the bellhousing. Shouldn't be a problem.



Unfortunately, this isn't always the case.