Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
hey guys...i was just wondering cuz like i dont know much about turbos but, can you get a turbo when you have an automatic transmission? some guy i know that works at a performance shop where im at, says that he could custom me a turbo. I dont know what kind or anything but thats what he said i dunno cuz im a girl.. :p
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
transmission has nothing to do with the turbo....there are plenty of ATX talon tsi/eclipse turbo around. just be careful ur not being taken advantage of....
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
I don't know about the GS auto, but the RS auto is weak and can't handle much more than the stock output, if you own an RS and turbo it definetly look at getting a new tranny.
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
Nooo!, not a good idea to turbo an auto MX3.
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
what about with an MX-6 tranny swap?
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Vicious:
Nooo!, not a good idea to turbo an auto MX3.<hr></blockquote><p>oh yea?? wait a year.. you'll be seeing two auto turbo mx3s around san diego and one of them on this board.
Nooo!, not a good idea to turbo an auto MX3.<hr></blockquote><p>oh yea?? wait a year.. you'll be seeing two auto turbo mx3s around san diego and one of them on this board.
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by marshmallow15:
<p>oh yea?? wait a year.. you'll be seeing two auto turbo mx3s around san diego and one of them on this board.<hr></blockquote><p>and 1 turbo DE auto in virginia
<p>oh yea?? wait a year.. you'll be seeing two auto turbo mx3s around san diego and one of them on this board.<hr></blockquote><p>and 1 turbo DE auto in virginia
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
the stock slushbox is very weak and cannot handle any power. i would never recomend this to anyone. it is possible but not safe or reliable. the goveners in the trannies are very low pressure so slippage occurs. when slippage occurs damage occurs. then eventually no worky.. unfortunately mazda was more concerned with harsh shifting and hard kickdowns then power handling. they ran a lower pressure govener and softer accumulators to compensate for this. you can adjust the pressure but i advise against it. bottom line is that the mx3 was designed with the stock power levels in mind. and trannies wont last with much more power than they already have, if they even last that..
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by boostedmx:
the stock slushbox is very weak and cannot handle any power. i would never recomend this to anyone. it is possible but not safe or reliable. and trannies wont last with much more power than they already have, if they even last that..<hr></blockquote><p>
I entirely agree. Boost a slushbox if you enjoy replacing gearboxes. Or if you want to dump a few grand into upgrading your stock slushbox.
the stock slushbox is very weak and cannot handle any power. i would never recomend this to anyone. it is possible but not safe or reliable. and trannies wont last with much more power than they already have, if they even last that..<hr></blockquote><p>
I entirely agree. Boost a slushbox if you enjoy replacing gearboxes. Or if you want to dump a few grand into upgrading your stock slushbox.
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
Upgrading the torque converter will help for boosting a Auto trannie. There are a few that has done this. But definetly not a good idea to boost on a stock trannie.
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Re: Auto Trans... are they good for turbo?
i would like to know how the torque converter helps a tranny hold more power???
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