Bar None What's the best 5sp Tranny???

[Toohardtohandle]

As some of you may know, I joined this site for a few basic bolt on mods, and now I find myself hooked...damn it (lol). Here's what I've done:
CAI
2.25 exhaust w/out the cat and high flow muffler
Colt Cam (stage 1)
Pacesetter Header
So here's my question. Who can tell me what 5sp gives the best performance and will fit into our cars (88 ex-i) with the least amount of trouble?

[ilikevtecs]

i'm pretty sure you can swap in 1st gen integra gears into the A20 boxes, their shorter=faster

[newaccorddriver]

how the hell do you pass air care without a cat?!

[ghettogeddy]

i'm pretty sure you can swap in 1st gen integra gears into the A20 boxes, their shorter=faster

he is correct but the only ones that bolt up are stock a20 trannys now there is a dif between efi and carb i thin carb is supposed to be better but nothing to noticeable

[Bglad420]

A2K5 Lude tranny is what I have in my 88 Lxi hatch

[87LXiR]

A2K5 Lude tranny is what I have in my 88 Lxi hatch

The first three gears are geared slightly closer than the accords right?
Did you see much of a drop in gas milage or is it berley even noticable cuz ive would like to swap out the gears in my tranny also if it doesnt affect my mpg to much. oh and what year prelude did you get the gears out of does it matter?

[Bglad420]

I don't know I hoss the piss out of my car almost on a daily basis. but I would guess I'm getting 20-30 mpg but it varies. I have a lead foot.

[Vanilla Sky]

Integra Hybrid. 1-4 from the Teg, and 5th from the Accord. Accord bellhousing, Teg trans housing.

This is what I hope to run.

[shepherd79]

if you want simple bolt on get 86-87 lude EFI tranny. it has higher gearing.
if you want hybrid, do what Vanilla said.

[ghettogeddy]

Integra Hybrid. 1-4 from the Teg, and 5th from the Accord. Accord bellhousing, Teg trans housing.
This is what I hope to run.

i have an extra carb tranny wait for this upgrade i just have to find the teg tranny for cheap of the gears lol

[MessyHonda]

yeah shorter gears= faster but your MPG goes down.....the integra gears you will be doing 60mph @3000 rpm

[rjudgey]

Just buy a clutchnet flywheel and clutch, if you really want the best Teg gears into A20 tranny, and throw in some new bearings, and syncros while your there. Most gearbox's are quite worn and i wouldn't bother just chucking one in as you could soon discover it's got issues and have to take it out again!! Just my 2 Cents worth as you Americans say!!

[Estimated Prophet]

if you want simple bolt on get 86-87 lude EFI tranny. it has higher gearing.
if you want hybrid, do what Vanilla said.

It is really a simple bolt on swap? I have a few of those on the yard and my LX-i has no 5th.

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[shepherd79]

It is really a simple bolt on swap? I have a few of those on the yard and my LX-i has no 5th.
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yes it is. just make sure it is from EFi and not carbed one. if you get carbed one, you have to use flywheel and clutch from carbed lude.

[guaynabo89]

Im running the teg 1-4 gears and the accord 5th in the accord case. shorter gears = great for na Theres a big jump from the teg 4th to the accord 5th. if Im like at 4000 rpm in fourth and shift to fith my rpms drop down to like 2700 or so. big jump compared to the usual 700 rpm or do between gears.

when I got turbo im gonna put the stock accord gears in and just get like a sllightly taller tire for the higher gearing effect. (215/40/17)

oh the carbed trannies are geared longer than the fi models which is better for turbo and hih speed driving but kill your accelleration

[Toohardtohandle]

Why not just go with a 1st Gen Teg as the entire Trannie? What's the difference between the Teg's 5th and the Accords 5th? And is the Teg's trannie a straight bolt in?

[gp02a0083]

yeah shorter gears= faster but your MPG goes down.....the integra gears you will be doing 60mph @3000 rpm

my 87 lxi runs about 3k @ 65-70 mph its got the auto tranny tho is that right with the se-i rims??

[MessyHonda]

Why not just go with a 1st Gen Teg as the entire Trannie? What's the difference between the Teg's 5th and the Accords 5th? And is the Teg's trannie a straight bolt in?

you cant do that....they are totally different engines....only the gears are interchangeable.

my 87 lxi runs about 3k @ 65-70 mph its got the auto tranny tho is that right with the se-i rims??

what size tires you running? maybe your over drive does not work? or your speedo is off. sounds about right tho.....3K@70-75 for me. with a 89 lx-i 5 speed

[LiTtLe xOx BitT]

yeah shorter gears= faster but your MPG goes down.....the integra gears you will be doing 60mph @3000 rpm

I do 75mph at 3000 rmp in 5th gear. The way my tranny is geared is multiply the gear you in (5th) by 5 and then then multiply that by how many thousand rpm's your doing (so 3000 rpm's is 3) and you get your speed. So 5x5=25 and 25x3=75 so 75mph or if im in 1st gear at 6k rpms 1x5=5 5x6=30 so in 1st gear at 6000 rpm's im doing 30mph. It works like this in every gear, with every speed and at all rpm's. Pretty much i know the speed just by knowing what gear im in and the rpm im at or what rpm's im at if i look at the speed and know what gear im in. Is everyones like this? Or am i the only one who got bored to do the math, lol.

[MessyHonda]

I do 75mph at 3000 rmp in 5th gear. The way my tranny is geared is multiply the gear you in (5th) by 5 and then then multiply that by how many thousand rpm's your doing (so 3000 rpm's is 3) and you get your speed. So 5x5=25 and 25x3=75 so 75mph or if im in 1st gear at 6k rpms 1x5=5 5x6=30 so in 1st gear at 6000 rpm's im doing 30mph. It works like this in every gear, with every speed and at all rpm's. Pretty much i know the speed just by knowing what gear im in and the rpm im at or what rpm's im at if i look at the speed and know what gear im in. Is everyones like this? Or am i the only one who got bored to do the math, lol.

yeah but i was talking about the integra gears. and it does sound about right...cuz when i redline 1st gear im at like 35mph 2nd gear is like 70mph and 3rd is like 95

[LiTtLe xOx BitT]

Oh, im sorry i didnt answer your question at all. I would do what bglad said and just go with the lude tranny, it will be pretty much a dricet bolt on since it comes from 85-87 preludes that also have the A20 motor. As far as your mods go you should get a ADJ cam gear and blaster coil to finish your bolt-ons.

[Toohardtohandle]

Thanks Bit. I'm on the list for the Cam Gear and I'll have a look into the blaster coil. Do you actually make any gains with the coil? Excuse my ignorance, but what are your benefits of having a blaster coil?

[MessyHonda]

Thanks Bit. I'm on the list for the Cam Gear and I'll have a look into the blaster coil. Do you actually make any gains with the coil? Excuse my ignorance, but what are your benefits of having a blaster coil?

the coil just smooths your idle...and it gives you a nice spark all over the RPM range...

[buttaz1]

ok
time to bring back old as threads but
did we ever prove that you can stick the gears in the accord tranny from the teg? i think i can have my tranny rebuilt and all for 600 bucks
ill see if i can have them change out the gears
help me out thanks

[Vanilla Sky]

Yeah, we have at least 2 teg hybrid transmissions running around on the boards. Matter of fact, the Accord 5th gear is a popular mod for the integra guys.