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ATTENTION ALL 5TH GEAR GRINDERS!!!

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Has Amsoil MTF cured your 5th gear grinding issues?

Yes it has!
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25%
It has improved it a lot, but not completely cured it.
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25%
It has improved slightly.
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No votes
No, it's just as bad as it was.
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17%
It's made it worse!
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8%
*Another brand of Transmission Oil has helped/cured the problem.
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25%
 
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Post by vanzep » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:42 am

Carlosfandango wrote:Well, I think I can safely say...no!

3rd gear vtec to 5th.....crrrrrrrrk! But, and this a big old but, the general day to day gear changes are now superbly smooth! 8-)

So for that alone I'm glad I used it. Better than any other ? No idea :lol: and Type-S bods - you need 2.2 US qts ;)
Good that its smoothed the day to day stuff
I hope 3rd gear vtec into 5th is only for testing your gear box as i cant think when i have ever had to use the gears in that sequence :lol:

I should also say ive got amsoil in for the first time and it does feel smooth but any fluid change would have that effect - also i had/have no 5th gear grind so i wont cast a vote in the poll.
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Post by Carlosfandango » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:49 am

vanzep wrote: I hope 3rd gear vtec into 5th is only for testing your gear box as i cant think when i have ever had to use the gears in that sequence :lol:
You tried getting onto the M60 in rush hour ? :lol: But yes it was the quickest trial I could think of :D
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Post by mercutio » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:22 am

5th 3rd 5th carl :lol:
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Post by indigolemon » Wed May 02, 2012 2:02 pm

Thread revival!

I should be receiving my Torco MTF tomorrow. Found a UK supplier 8-)

Will update once it's in the box.

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Post by NafemanNathan » Wed May 02, 2012 2:11 pm

I have changed my vote now to "It has improved it a lot, but not completely cured it." As at high speeds, shifting into 5th has developed a slight grind again. Still nothing like it was, and still silky smooth at anything below 4.5k, where as before it would grind at any revs.
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Post by Merlin » Wed May 02, 2012 2:13 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:As at high speeds, shifting into 5th has developed a slight grind again.
Thats how my old black 97 Lude behaved. It wasnt noticeable any other time.
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Post by Duo » Wed May 02, 2012 3:41 pm

Torco are rated fairly highly and they make an octane booster that apparently will add something like 6 points to the RON so Momentum 99 would become 105RON hehehe. Also worth looking at Millers oils, read in Banzai or Jap Performance the 900 odd bhp cyber evo started using the nano tech one and stopped busting gearboxes, previously they bust almost one 'box per race lol thats gotta say something
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