Tranny pops out of 1st.

SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:00 pm

My "new" tranny pops out of 1st about 4300 rpm, should I be worried?
Its a borg warner, it shifts fine, up and down, doesn't pop out of any other gears. I'm thinking as long as I don't drag race someone, I should be ok. Is 1st dying? Is something possibly coming apart that I don't know about.

Thanks,
Will

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SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:04 am

Ok 2nd works. I hope I can find 3rd, its a bit of a mystery, ususially I can but I don't know if I can do it fast. If I suddenly stop accelerating, its because I'm looking for 3rd.... I know its around here some place. I'll race you on bikes as well, oh wait, thats sunday moring just up the road.

Will

Post by **spl310** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:10 am

Come on Will. You are making more excuses and the cars have not even been started!

I think that it would be interesting to get the KA powered car in on this little sprint. Get 3 different perspectives on things....

SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:17 am

Bring on the KA. I just want to know that I will be able to drive home on Sunday without my gearbox blowing up because I romped on it with something loose inside. I wish I had the LSD in the car, but heck this will be more even.

Will

oilleak · Post by **oilleak** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:35 pm

Mine does that occasionally. Used to do it a lot but not often anymore. It's a warner box too. Mine did it under hard acceleration at higher RPM's. It's still fine, no synchro trouble or anything. I wouldn't worry about it. Might be a weak detent ball spring. Possible it's a slightly bent shift fork so the gear doesn't completely engage. When my started doing autocrossing, I just made sure the grab the gear lever and hold it in place until I wanted to shift. Problem seems to have fixed itself.

steve68 · Post by **steve68** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:44 am

how did you adapt a borg warner trans?

steve

SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:31 pm

Steve,
Its the late brass syncro box. Its the tranny my car should have had.

Will

steve68 · Post by **steve68** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:53 pm

got ya. I would like to put a 6 speed in it. Miata?
to much stuff so little time to do it all. Still just trying to get the car running before i start getting mods for it.

steve

SLOroadster · Post by **SLOroadster** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:03 pm

I'd be down with a miata 6spd to go with my 4.11 rear end. That could be hot. Until I have more than $0 in the roadster fund, I'm sticken with the 5spd that pops out of 1st.

Will