circleburner
11/20/2005 10:26:33 PM
I have a 91 eclipse non turbo 2.0 twincam that was a circle track car, along with another 93 with a bad engine. My plan is put the 91 engine in the 93. The 91 was one of the fastest cars out there before it was wrecked .but the guy I got the car from said the 91 had a 4 speed. the 93 has a 5 speed and I am worried about ratio change. I get the impression that maybe the guy didn't know what he was talking about and the 91 actually has a 5 sp in it with a 4 speed shifter knob on it. I guess my question is, was there a 4 speed made that will bolt to the 2.0 ( same belhousing pattern) or how do i tell if its a 5 speed. and were there different ratio 5 speeds?, this is not the original trans.
get435
11/21/2005 8:07:06 AM
To tell if it is a five speed shift the gears in the car can u shift it into 6 differant locations? if so there are five sppeds and a rev also i dont beleve they made a 4 speed manual eclipse but i could be wrong. as for the ratios if it is not a stock trans i assume the ratio is not stock either considering it was a curcle track car.
circleburner
11/22/2005 11:12:59 PM
OK I have both cars in front of me, the wrecked 91 with suposed 4 speed (4 speed knob) and the donor 92 with verified 5 speed, transes and shifters look identical. were there any diffences in gear ratios in the 5 speeds turbo vs non turbo or year breaks that they made better parts or differences. the trans from the 91 was not original for that car. may have come from a different year. my plan is to put the engine from the wrecked 91 into the 92. The reason i am so worred about gear ratios is this car was one of the fastest cars on the track in its class. it is a "stock class" with tire limitations the 91 ran a 1/3 mile banked oval in second gear all the way around the track, 8100 rpms at the end of the strait 21.10 was the fastest it ran.
get435
11/23/2005 7:50:01 AM
so just take the tranny and all out of the 91 and put it in the 92 if it was the fastest.
circleburner
11/23/2005 7:17:29 PM
When the 91 was wrecked the axle shaft was drove into the trans and cracked the housing. My plan is to put the 91 engine in the 92. ARE THE 5 SPEEDS THE SAME OR WERE THERE DIFFERENT ONES????????
get435
11/24/2005 8:09:02 AM
ok one mroe time if it was a aftermarket tranny he probably did some gear work besides the fact there was no 4 speed manuel tranny made for eclipse. the five speed stock tranny will bolt up to the motor unless he did some kinda dumb ass mod to attach a differant tranny but that is prob not the case.