EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

ok so i got a trans today and installed it on my car. its an L7, WHAT THE HELL IS IT?!

L3 -> LX/DX 5 Speed
L4 -> Si/EX 5 Speed
L7 -> ?!

i didnt know where to post this so i posted where i know smart people are :)

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

l7 equals not the tranny you want.. you want a l3 dude or else...

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

all 88-91 D-series trannies are L3's...

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

ya what the hell is it. I have never seen anything but l3's

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

i got it from attarco, the receipt says d15b-vtec trans, but that cant be because its cable, i talked to another guy he said its from a sohc ZC.

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

I dont know I have gotten alot of jdm cable d trans atleast 10 for myself and swaps for customers and all were L3's.

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

If it is a zc tranny, I know one of the trannys that go to the sohc motor has LSD and is hard to find.

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

sorry to intrude in this thread but i was hoping if you guys can help me on my research. Im trying to figure out the best tranny to put on a d16z6 that is being boosted by a 14b? i was planning to get an si tranny but i thought that the gearing would be kinda for a high revving na set up .. if you guys can help me out or point me in the right direction i would apprecciatte it very much .. thanks in advance

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

if it is going inot an ef , which im assuming by your name. I would put a SI tranny on there....or a ZC.

the dx and si trannys have teh same 1-5 gears, the zc has bigger 1-5 gears, but smaller ringgear/fd.

dx fd = 3.88
si = 4.25
zc = 3.88

or you could get a civic ex tranny which has a 4.058 final drive and the same gearing as the dx/si trannys.

you should be perfeclty fine with a si tranny. the dx gearing will be longer and ---- anyne who says turbo's like longer gears. fact of the matter is the faster you go trhough your gears *as long as you're getting traction* the faster your car will be, boost or no boost. you'll be making more power by keeping it higher in the power band between shifts with the higher gearing.

only down side is higher freeway speeds which the si isn't that bad at all.

i was running a zc/ex hybrid on my dohc and it was fun. high freeway rpm though...

it is in my 90 si now though with a d16a6 and that is going to have a t-25 on it pretty soon so i'll let ya know how it rips.

Re:EF smarties. answer this trans question please.
 

thanks for the response i got a better idea on what to do now ..much appreciated