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89-92 Probe GT transmission needs longer gears

935 views 3 replies 3 participants last post by  matt89glturbo  
#1 ·
Is there any other longer gears from other transmissions that possible to swap?
 
#2 ·
Not really, trans was only used in 2 formats to my knowledge, 1st gen gt, and 1st gen probe with the 3.0. The 3.0 has a better gear set, but not much taller. 1st and 5th are the same ratio, and the final is a 3.85 vs the turbos 4.11, the other 3 gears are slightly different to the turbo set, so slightly taller overall, but not much. Overall the 3.0 gears are better imo, as give more even rpm drops between shifts.
 
#4 ·
I've always felt we have enough torque to shift all 5 up a bit, although that was always when 6 speeds were less common. Not sure how difficult it would be to adapt like a speed 3 trans to our cars. Adapter plate and cable shifter instead of linkage, but my speed 6 i feel isn't too far off, 5th gear 1g turbo vs 6th gear speed 6...