Well that didn't last long

Discussion in 'General Community' started by Kokopelli, Nov 18, 2008.

  1. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    Bye bye second gear. Never really even got to enjoy it. It only lasted a whole 24 hours. :crying:
     
  2. slowwrx

    slowwrx Supporting Member

    wait you broke a ppg second gear
     
  3. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    sadly yes.
     
  4. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    517tq will do that but I bet it was fun while it lasted.
     
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  5. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    don't know for sure but many bad noises when in second no noise in any other gear.
     
  6. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    well lets hope it came apart and not broken, probably cheaper that way.
     
  7. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    dude wtf?

    how the hell did that happen?
     
  8. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member


    Thats mny c16 tune I was closer to 450. But I was running that on the stock 5mt without issue.

    Stock 5mt ftw.
     
  9. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    Did a pull in third and the next time I went to second nothing but a god awful sound. 3rd felt absolutley amazing though.
     
  10. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    well save some of that firefly for when we pull her back out.
     
  11. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    I am guessing it wasn't quite in spec as the guy thought.
     
  12. nicad

    nicad Yes I am a troll

    laff, I just bought another bottle
     
  13. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    that stuff should be illegal.
     
  14. slowwrx

    slowwrx Supporting Member

    Wow...that really sucks man... Kinda makes you want to sell it..huh
     
  15. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member


    Sure does.
     
  16. mmtasty

    mmtasty Active Member

    wow... i don't know what to say...
     
  17. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    That sucks Mike...sorry to hear that.
     
  18. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    On top of how bad it sucks that it broke, I need my car tommorow. That means I'll be swapping a tranny out tonight in my cold ass garage.

    Time to get to work.
     
  19. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    sorry to hear the bad news

    is it anything different to this?
     
  20. slowwrx

    slowwrx Supporting Member

    I've got an 06 STi Tranny for sale
     
  21. WRXCoupe

    WRXCoupe Active Member

    Madness, Where did you get the gears a legit source? If so WTF...............
     
  22. Ben@TTR

    Ben@TTR Member

    that really sux man sorry to hear
     
  23. dontcallitarex

    dontcallitarex Active Member

    Jeez. :wtc: I thought it was damn near impossible to break a PPG gear.

    I'm sorry man. Good luck with the swap. If I'd seen this earlier I would have offered to help.
     
  24. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    I realize its 2am, but if you need help with the tranny let me know soon :)
     
  25. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    I got the tranny out but there is no way I can get the other in by myself with the car on jack stands. If I had a lift I'd be done by now. I am giving up for the night.
     
  26. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    I was willing to come up and help, hence the text msg I sent you (unless your phone blew up!)
     
  27. UpSideDownDesi

    UpSideDownDesi Active Member

    damn really sorry to hear the trouble you have to go through. Hope all works out in the end.
     
  28. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member


    I got your message. I am now rolling with one of those new fangled G1 phones so my phone can handle a text message. ;)



    Maybe some not so bad news. From looking at the tranny fluid I would guess that a synchro has been eaten up. There were very few small shavings in the fluid and on the drain plug. The color is not silver like the gears. Its more a bronze color.
     
  29. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Eager for an update tomorrow!
     
  30. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    My original 5mt is back home now. The tranny is bolted up but I don't have all the other crap done.

    Hopefully tonight I'll have the time to crack the ppg tranny open and see what went wrong.
     
  31. techlord

    techlord Active Member

    Damn dude give me a call next time I have a spare car you could borrow for a day or so.
     
  32. mmtasty

    mmtasty Active Member

    so, is this 8k RPM, tranny eating, Siegel scaring monster still on all season tires? :eek:hnoes:
     
  33. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    damn Mike, that sucks...hopefully it IS just the synchros that went out and nothing more....
     
  34. FACE

    FACE Active Member

    Firefly??? I want in on this!



    :keke:
     
  35. ohmypearls

    ohmypearls Banned

    sorry about your car man, that sucks =[ Best of luck!
     
  36. FACE

    FACE Active Member



    I think he's on REo1Rs...
     
  37. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member



    I have re01-r's on it now and an extra set of hoosiers for the track and auto-x.


    Doubt I'll be at the track anytime soon though. :wtc:
     
  38. gotsol

    gotsol Active Member

    nice work man! Way to thrash on it all night and get it back together,
     
  39. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

    Damn Mike, you're a monster! All in one night...crazy!
     
  40. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

    Unfortunately I'm getting pretty good at it.

    In the past 4 days I have pulled or helped pull 4 tranny's (3 of them my own).

    Hopefully the tranny will be fixed soon and I'll have another oppurtunity to hone my transmission swapping skills.
     
  41. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

    PPG's are only rated at 400 hp unless you get the dogbox FYI. And yes I know there are many out there that are taking a ton of abuse but there are also many broken ones. They 'have' to be darn near perfect spec to work right aka 'Let AndrewTech do the install'.
     
  42. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

    I don't think this car is revving to 8K rpm. It's a bone stock crank.
     
  43. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    Hey dude, if you need help let us know


    Hell, you can probably borrow my car if you need it
     
  44. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member


    Its been over 8k on several occasions. Never on purpose though. I think 8400 is my record.
     
  45. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    Damn that sucks, those PPGs are not cheap at all. Lemme know if you need help on saturday, i'm off of work then.
     
  46. scoobaru

    scoobaru Active Member

    damn man, tough luck! Ya tranny swappin fool!
     
  47. WJM

    WJM Banned

    I'm interested to know whats what.
     
  48. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member


    I'm cracking the case and the bottle of firefly open right now. We'll see which one gets done first. My rule is never drink during assembly but its a-ok to drink up when taking things apart.
     
  49. nicad

    nicad Yes I am a troll

    you? turn a wrench?
    :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
  50. mmtasty

    mmtasty Active Member

    I'm probably just about worthless helping swap transmissions... but I can come watch and heckle you.

    hurry up and tell us what happened!!!
     

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