5 speed, trans from 87 lx-i in 89 lx 5 speed.

[Soopitup]

I am pretty sure the clutch is toast in my 89 accord lx, i have a parts car, an 87 accord lx-i, was just wondering if the transmissions match up...?

[russiankid]

I am pretty sure the clutch is toast in my 89 accord lx, i have a parts car, an 87 accord lx-i, was just wondering if the transmissions match up...?

As far as i know they do.

[AccordEpicenter]

yeah, but the lxi gears are shorter, it actually has a shorter final drive

[coope]

i got one u can get for 30 bucks plus ship came out 89lxi 3 and rev straches tho

[Soopitup]

Lol, why would i buy yours when i have one sitting in my parts car?

[lostforawhile]

i got one u can get for 30 bucks plus ship came out 89lxi 3 and rev straches tho
3 and reverse do what?

[86ccord]

i think he means it scratches.. or grinds.. lol i guess..


hmm i didnt know that the LX-i gears were shorter..

[MessyHonda]

the final drive on the carb tranny is 3.8 and in the fuel injection it is 4.066 and in my car it is 4.2....and i love my trans...very quick

[snoopyloopy]

is yours an integ or accord final drive, messy?

[MessyHonda]

is yours an integ or accord final drive, messy?



integra final drive....thinking of going carb final with the teg gears and lsd when i turbo...if we can get some manifolds done. sidewinder style like the one in the works.

[Soopitup]

So I'm not exactly familiar with gear ratios n all that... would the fuel injected tranny be better for acceleration and booting around/street racing??? and could i get a definition of "shorter final drive"?? what is the difference with the final drive ratios, how will it affect going thru gears...?

[Demon1024]

shorter gears larger # = faster accel lower top spead
longer gears smaller # = slower accel greater top spead

[MessyHonda]

carb tranny has a 3.8 final
fuel injected has 4.006
integra gear swap has 4.2...thats the one i have and i love it but would not recomend it for turbo since it makes the gears really short

[Soopitup]

See thats what I don't get.... If the fuel injected final drive's # is higher, then why the lower top speed? and how much of a difference of top speed are we talking here?, and how much of an acceration increase with the lx-i trans??

[BITESIZE]

I have a carbed tranny in my lxi, and I don't even notice the differance

[Soopitup]

Sweet, and either way, I dont mind faster accel.. ;)

plus theres always time to screw with the gear ratios in the future, just need to car to move for now.. hah

[MessyHonda]

See thats what I don't get.... If the fuel injected final drive's # is higher, then why the lower top speed? and how much of a difference of top speed are we talking here?, and how much of an acceration increase with the lx-i trans??




lol...you cant have both speed and acceleration....its a equilibrium.....the engine would have to go faster to keep up with the speed.

[02GTP]

on the top end, these cars will run out of power before gearing. the problem with higher gearing (better accel) is your rpms will be way high on the highway. its a personal choice. since accel after 5.5K rpm in these isnt great im going to leave the gearing a get a cam that works with stock redline. i would try to make your faster with torque rather than high end hp, trust me, its easier that way.

[Soopitup]

Right on dude, I'll figure something out... And the parts car is an Ex-i not an Lx-i, any differences between the lx-i tranny and the ex-i tranny?