03-19-2013
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Sacramento
Drives: 97 Gst
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Transmission fluid
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hey everyone, i just pulled my motor and re-sealed it. fixed all the little issues and replaced the clutch. i figured that i would change the tranny fluid while im at it. i could find the recommended fluid if i wanted to, but im interested to see if anyone out there has any secret fluids that they have used or know of. sometimes when shifting she wont always go into gear the easiest.. usually at higher RPM's :-). im looking for something that will assist a little with a smoother shift and maybe better lubricant for the gears.
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03-19-2013
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Linwood, MN
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Re: Transmission fluid
Redlile cocktail fluid. They sell it through DB and map.
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03-19-2013
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
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Re: Transmission fluid
2 x Redline MT90 + 1 x Redline MTL (preferred for DSM/8/9)
Or, if you're lazy, 3 x Redline MT85
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I agree with Kracka.
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Is funding Exxon.
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Re: Transmission fluid
Neo RHD is my favorite, with the redline cocktail a fairly distant 2nd.
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03-19-2013
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Circle Pines
Drives: 1992 talon tsi 1995 corolla
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Re: Transmission fluid
I'm pretty sure I have 2qts of red line lightweight shockproof and one qt of red line mt-90in mine
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Transmission fluid
Might want to rethink Shockproof in your transmission.
http://www.jackstransmissions.com/pages/oil
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I agree with Kracka.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Circle Pines
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Re: Transmission fluid
[QUOTE=Kracka;426072]Might want to rethink Shockproof in your transmission.
[url]http://www.jackstransmissions.comsthe transmissions.com/pages/oil[/url here UOTE]
Hmmm that's a good read. I might have to rethink the shockproof in my trans. Good thing I already have 2 qts of red line mt-90 and a qt of red line mtl here at my work
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Circle Pines
Drives: 1992 talon tsi 1995 corolla
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Re: Transmission fluid
My trans is a shep stage4 so just for the heck of it I called sheptrans. They said for a daily driver type car they would recommend redline mt-90 but with the horsepower I'm making they recommended running straight redline lightweight shockproof. Or they said 2qts shockproof and a qt of mt-90.
Now I'm a little conflicted on what I should do lol
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
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Re: Transmission fluid
I guess I would run what shep says to run, he built the thing.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Circle Pines
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Re: Transmission fluid
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Originally Posted by goodhart
I guess I would run what shep says to run, he built the thing.
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You are probably correct. And since I don't really know how much abuse the trans has taken they said I should probably have it gone through sometime soon. They said the 3-4 gearset tends to weaken. I will probably try and send it in to them as soon as I can. That probably won't be until next winter though so hopefully it holds up
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Transmission fluid
Well, you know it has never been down a track!
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I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Circle Pines
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Re: Transmission fluid
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Originally Posted by goodhart
Well, you know it has never been down a track!
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Lol this is a plus! But they even said a lot of dyno time or a lot 3rd-4th gear pulls could do it too. Plus did Swifty get the trans built or did he buy it used? I'll have to find that out
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
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Re: Transmission fluid
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Originally Posted by 4seasons69
Lol this is a plus! But they even said a lot of dyno time or a lot 3rd-4th gear pulls could do it too. Plus did Swifty get the trans built or did he buy it used? I'll have to find that out
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Who knows, he probably won't tell you the truth anyways. The engine situation in that car seemed shady as shit.
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Originally Posted by scheides
I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Circle Pines
Drives: 1992 talon tsi 1995 corolla
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Re: Transmission fluid
Who knows lol. I'll just pound the piss out of it this summer and hope it holds up lol. Then send it out next winter if it makes it ha
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03-19-2013
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N17r0U$ br4D
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Re: Transmission fluid
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Originally Posted by Kracka
2 x Redline MT90 + 1 x Redline MTL (preferred for DSM/8/9)
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^I'd run that setup in most stock/modified DSM transmissions. DB usually has the stuff in stock too!
Back in the day when I made some ok power TRE told me to run straight mt90 but before that I always ran the redline cocktail mix. I also always though the shock proof was a no no unless you had your trans apart all the time for inspection.
http://www.teamrip.com/manual_transm...tion_info.html
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chemist
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Iowa
Drives: RR Evo 8
Posts: 191
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Re: Transmission fluid
2x redline mt90 and 1x light weight shockproof. Thats what shep sold me with my new trans.
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03-19-2013
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: In my garage
Drives: 2G DSM
Posts: 600
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Re: Transmission fluid
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Originally Posted by 4seasons69
Who knows lol. I'll just pound the piss out of it this summer and hope it holds up lol. Then send it out next winter if it makes it ha
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I do, actually.
It's John LaCroix's old trans. IIRC, that was the trans that was in John's Galant the last time LSE was off Sunfish Lake Blvd.
Swift did race a few people on the street with it and John's been sideways with it. Not to discourage ya or anything, but its seen a pretty decent amount of boost.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Circle Pines
Drives: 1992 talon tsi 1995 corolla
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Re: Transmission fluid
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Originally Posted by blackawdtsi
I do, actually.
It's John LaCroix's old trans. IIRC, that was the trans that was in John's Galant the last time LSE was off Sunfish Lake Blvd.
Swift did race a few people on the street with it and John's been sideways with it. Not to discourage ya or anything, but its seen a pretty decent amount of boost.
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Good to know! I know swift raced some with it but good to know it was in john's gallant. Well I'll just have to take my chances lol and hope it makes it through this summer lol
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03-20-2013
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Chicago, IL
Drives: 1990 eagle talon tsi awd
Posts: 241
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Re: Transmission fluid
If you can afford it AMSOIL 75W 90 (GL-4) MTG. In 2010 People swore up and down I had a built trans. At that time i was tuned by Devin now of Boostin Performance. He thought my trans was a Shep stage 4 lol.I had no issues ever getting in any gear! It was a stock 90 trans with bronze syncors! AMSOIL is the business!!
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03-20-2013
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Mankato
Drives: 2004 Evo 8
Posts: 1,152
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Re: Transmission fluid
How is the oem fluid for dsms? Seems that in evo's oem fluid is best
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