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which trans?

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I am hopefully buying a 94 mx3 with a 2.5L engien swap already done...however the third gear doesn't work so sometime soon i'll have to put another trans on the car.. i've been told i have two choices of trannys.. the one for the 2.5 or the stock one... what are some advantages or disadvantanges of either one.. any insite would be great.. thanks everyone
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I'd get one from an MX-6 so you could get the higher geared 5th gear for better fuel efficiency on the freeway.
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is there a particular year that would be better? and wouldi have to switch to mx6 axles cause right now its an mx3 tranny with mx3 axles
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no axles are all the same except if you have ABS
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would the mx6 tranny be good for all round driving on highway on the darg strip around town ... or just mostly for the long drives...
when i say drag strip i don't mean full blown out drag racing..

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which trans is stronger? i'm guess the mx6 one from the talk but want to be sure.. and is there a difference between the mx6 trans and prob trans?
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if i switch from the mx3 trans to the mx6 do i need a different flywheel / clutch or anything like that?
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The Probe transmission is geared exactly like the MX-3. The MX-6 is the only one with a taller 5th gear. Gears 1-4 are the same, though, so acceleration should be exactly the same on either until you get to that 5th gear. Since in drag racing, you'd be lucky to make it to 4th gear in the 1/4 mile, it woun't affect your 1/4 mile time at all.

The clutch and flywheel will transfer over fine, though you'd be silly to not replace the clutch while you're in there unless you just replaced it recently.
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I'm running a 1.8 iwth a 2.5 mx-6 tranny. Its a direct swap..easy to install. Its a great tranny.
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Originally posted by Si:
no axles are all the same except if you have ABS
what are the differences?. I mean I do have abs but it never worked on the car..Can they still fit with my 1.8 tranny?
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