tranny

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » February 20th, 2006, 7:14 pm

ok ive searched and i read that you can use the 2.5 litre kl-de tranny this is correct? it also said that the wiring is different. so if i got the kl-de tranny could i just use the ecu and tranny wiring harness and all work? what about the axals they ''bolt'' up to it no probs? im asking this becua the availability for the k8 atx is VERY low only found 2 of them...

XxantwawnxX · Post by **XxantwawnxX** » February 20th, 2006, 7:45 pm

Axels will fit np...everything wll fit (not sure on wiring) umm i might be wrong but i think 5th gear is longer.

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » February 20th, 2006, 7:50 pm

no no srry its the atx tranny im talkin about

XxantwawnxX · Post by **XxantwawnxX** » February 20th, 2006, 9:47 pm

Ohhhhh...i thought that might be the case. but since you did not mention i decided to go with it. Hmm i know nothing about the atx...

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » February 21st, 2006, 1:28 am

I've heard they are larger and won't fit but I don't know first hand.

Aston Wards · Post by **Aston Wards** » February 21st, 2006, 2:27 am

I've asked around, and been told there is no way it'll fit....., but then again there was a fellow AGES back that said he had one in his car?!

Unfortunately, even if you could get it to work, they still aren't a particularly reliable transmission...., we see plenty of KF/KL powered cars with rooted trannies.

I guess if you have either money or an engineering background you might want to have a go, otherwise let it be....

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » February 21st, 2006, 11:38 am

o this really sux cuz ive searched the net and both the k8 tranny and kl-de tranny have the same gear ratios and heard they are pretty much the same except the 2.5 tranny is ''beefed'' up in a couple ways.....i know they are still crappy trannys but i need one temporarily and i can get one for 100 bucks so i think i might give it a go after i do more research

Aston Wards · Post by **Aston Wards** » February 21st, 2006, 8:28 pm

hope it works for you then, let us know how it goes...., it'd be good to know these things for sure

take some measurements first, no sense throwing away money

kiwi_MX3 · Post by **kiwi_MX3** » February 22nd, 2006, 3:42 am

fieromx3 wrote:o this really sux cuz ive searched the net and both the k8 tranny and kl-de tranny have the same gear ratios and heard they are pretty much the same except the 2.5 tranny is ''beefed'' up in a couple ways.....i know they are still crappy trannys but i need one temporarily and i can get one for 100 bucks so i think i might give it a go after i do more research

Ive seen in the wreakers a lot and i mean a lot! of 2.5 trannies that
have kicked it, they an't beefier by any means.

Mannual conversion time perhaps???

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » February 22nd, 2006, 12:56 pm

id love to so much kiwi but i dont got the money rite now to do it

Mazda_Powered · Post by **Mazda_Powered** » February 22nd, 2006, 12:58 pm

AWESOME! (sorry for squeezing in on your thread) but i can use a 2.5 tranny for when i do my KL swap in the protege???

JACK