2006 Impreza WRX

[freakray]

Originally Posted by RightWingZionist

I think he means because people tried to rice burn their tires on an AWD car, they ruined their tranny not knowing all the torque goes on the tranny because you can't rice burn your tires on an AWD car.

In which case he would be better staying out of the Subaru forums and wasting staying in the street racing forum.

[nastyNater]

Originally Posted by RightWingZionist

I think he means because people tried to rice burn their tires on an AWD car, they ruined their tranny not knowing all the torque goes on the tranny because you can't rice burn your tires on an AWD car.

wait hold on.....




oh yeah ray....about the tranny. i have a friend who has a stage 2 cobb wrx. For some reason the car needed well over $1000 of transmission work. It is an '02 WRB WRX w/ only 45K on the odometer. My buddy said that he hears many cases of the synchos going out after <50K. he tells me that the Subaru tranny doesnt hold up like a Honda's when being beat on.
His case isnt the first ive heard. All the people at the local auto-x i go to talk shit about the WRX's trans. I dont know why. I personally think that the smoothness and daily drivability of the WRX are unsurpassed by anything in its class.
I guess if the 'bru is stock there really shouldnt be problems. They are reliable cars and easy as hell to drive.

However, how can one explain numerous known cases in which transmissions failed or nearly failed on stock WRXs?

Based on my personal research, observations and first hand experience with a broken transmission, I concluded that 5MT transmissions fail due to case weakness-related flex.
See, when the weak case flexes for whatever reason (hard launch, extreme power, loose/stretching case bolts or simply manufacturing defect), the not-so-strong helical cut gears get out of their “alignment” with the mating gears, which causes premature excessive wear that leads to eventual or instant failure. Many popular gear upgrades address these issues by simply making the gears straight-cut, strong and big enough to be able to withstand that flex. In some cases, even the upgraded gears fail. Why? Because the case flex is still there. Not only that, but regardless of what the advocates say, they are not meant for the street. They make noise, they are hard to drive and they are expensive.

[LjasonL]

I've heard the case flex theory before, I wonder how one would go about fixing that? Weld supports around the outside?

[RightWingZionist]

Hmm...I did not know Hondas are AWD. Again, no room for that kind of funny business cause all the pressure goes on the tranny.
Hondas are not AWD, so I don't think you can compare them.
I don't think it's worth it for Subaru to put in an expensive tranny because some people want to mod their cars and rice burn their tires.
If you have enough money to spend on all those mods to street race, they can install a better tranny.

[keita]

I think that it's ludicrous to compare transmission durability between FWD Hondas and AWD Subarus.

I would bet that Suby Transmission would have no problem if it were FWD or RWD. For the vast majority of us, it doesn't even cause problems in AWD. Problem is the Ricer behind the wheel .

[nastyNater]

Originally Posted by LjasonL

I've heard the case flex theory before, I wonder how one would go about fixing that? Weld supports around the outside?

you fix it by having the mad $$$$$ it takes to buy the STi tranny. its proven itself worthy under stress.

[freakray]

Hey Nater, thought I warned you before about being non-contributing, now you've totally lead this thread off topic, you can stop!

[nastyNater]

sorry

[RightWingZionist]

Originally Posted by nastyNater

sorry

oooh owned.

Heed to the scooby doo MOD!

[nastyNater]

yeah this thread is done.

[freakray]

Yay, free warnings all around.

Next thread I close because either of you two and there'll be free vacations too