Originally Posted by colin944 (Post 7255704)

Trans is easy to change by yourself you only need basic tools a pair of axle stands and a trolly jack.IF you can get someone to help you should do it in a couple of hours,even then you will have time for a couple of beers as you go.

Originally Posted by lovemyp-car (Post 7254704)

you must do a helluva lot of burnouts then...because i'm on the stock n/a trans that has 217,000 miles on it, the last 3000 of that with 350+ hp and probably 375 lbft of torque...and i have done several burnouts. Maybe my tires are getting old and don't stick as well, but the trans seems to shift smooth (except 1st to second) every day...do you think there were other things contributing to the destruction of your transmissions?

to the o.p. where are you? i have a spare trans that i could sell cheap, still need to pull it from the parts car, so it may be late february...would you be interested and are you close by?

Originally Posted by colin944 (Post 7255704)

Trans is easy to change by yourself you only need basic tools a pair of axle stands and a trolly jack.IF you can get someone to help you should do it in a couple of hours,even then you will have time for a couple of beers as you go.

Originally Posted by tifosiman (Post 7255047)

The planets must be aligning perfectly for you then.

I've blown more N/A ring and pinions than Rock and I don't drive like an ass at all. As I've covered in various posts before, N/A transaxles are inherently weak and are further compromised by many issues that creep up over time. I won't go and re-hash all of the issues but feel free to look them up.

In my case the contributing issues were (more than likely) autocrossing on fat, sticky tires. The dynamic load changes were just too much for the r&p.

You may disagree with me but you are driving on borrowed time with that N/A trans and that much HP. I'd replace it while you can still sell it, otherwise it will just end up being scrap when it blows.....:burnout:

To the original poster in this thread, the r&p sounds like its definitely blown. N/A transaxles are fairly cheap. Look for a 88 or 89 model if possible, in my opinion they are stronger and less prone to failure.

Originally Posted by lovemyp-car (Post 7257221)

gugliotta...where are you located? i imagine there's someone on this list with a spare trans that might be willing to do the work for you...if you're close i could probably do it over my spring break.

Originally Posted by chrisc (Post 7257415)

send me an email and I will hook you up with a racer dude who might be able to help. Marietta/Alpharetta area. cclarkin@bellsouth.net