6mt or LGT5mt swap info requested

[boxersix]

  In an attempt to show restraint, and my ability to NOT thread-jack, I'll simply say:  Class is dismissed. 

Really though, thanks for the info, Adam.  It's good to hear this stuff from someone who actually builds trannies, rather than a professor teaching theory.  Combine the two, and I have a much better grasp on it all.   

I just dislike when people talk about something that they think they know alot about when in fact they just read it from other false information online and reiterate it in a strewn manner.  When someone asks a question, it's nice to hear the facts from the people that do the work.  It's like listening to the wall street millionaire telling an engine machinist about how he knows everything about building an engine in his three car under house garage.

  Far too often you find in this field that getting the truth is extremely difficult to get, either because you have some asshat spreading false info, or the people that DO know what they're talking about but have such a pompus attitude and don't want to discuss their field info they don't tell you anything because they think that their field is the holy grail of what is out there        Plzzzzzzzzzzzzz.  I've had the fine pleasure of telling a few people off because of this.  Aside from a very small group of people in specific feilds, there's ALWAYS someone who knows more than you about what you do, so I say give it up.

  Grantid, there are things/tricks/specs that I won't disclose with anyone, but they're typically prototype or patented ideas that I'm not willing or allowed(non-disclosure agreements) to just give out yet.  When it comes to general basic principles though, if someone wants to know about it by all means cough up the info and educate the people!!  The internet is full of so much crap nobody knows where to get the truth.  If I don't know what I'm talking about, I sure as sh!t won't go spreading blasphemy on the net.  You don't see me talking about Hondas or baking cookies all day long 

The above comments are not at all directed towards you, I was just stating what I typically find amongst the "tuner" community and thus why I posted the info on the gears for you guys. You're thinking on the matter was pretty much spot on and you had the right idea of what's going on inside the gearset.  I'm just the one who blurts the techno mumbo jumbo on these subjects when people ask.








Oh and that '04 Sti box for $3500 is a fair price.  I almost want to go get the box for $2500

[RedRoof2]

 Far too often you find in this field that getting the truth is extremely difficult to get, either because you have some asshat spreading false info, or the people that DO know what they're talking about but have such a pompus attitude and don't want to discuss their field info they don't tell you anything because they think that their field is the holy grail of what is out there  :

This inspired me to say a few words.

I genuinely enjoy pushing people's buttons, but at the end of the day I don't want to see Deadlydave sitting on the side of the road with hazards on because he blew up 2nd gear.  Maybe someone else that I don't like, but not Dave.  Realistically, none of the subaru guys either.  For all the crap I put people through, I do like the cars and most of the owners.

I'm a bit arrogant, but it's my online personality.  You're right about some pompous assholes withholding blatantly common info.  On the flipside, I've grown tired of newbie assholes disregarding solid advice from people who've been there.  From the simply hilarious things like buying a fancy blowoff valve that messes up their drivability, to bolting tons of parts on and uploading someone else's half-baked tune an hour before the friday night kegger, then spending the next week posting "WHY" questions about the sudden oil consumption and knocking noise their engine makes.  This is why I couldn't do what you do.  I'd have difficult time remaining professional while watching people stumble and blow up their stuff all the time, then come crying for help.  Travis comes to mind.  

The engineering and theory behind modifying cars escapes most people.  The vast majority of people who bolt on parts and drive their car have absolutely no idea how or why things work.  I antagonize the living shit out of people for the sake of playing devil's advocate.  I'd rather people get a jab in the ribs and the message to learn about what they're setting out to do, than be told how awesome they are and end up wrapped around a tree from false confidence or spend months eating ramen to afford fixing the things they broke because they never learned the rules.
I learned from experience, when I was modifying imports back when the "path" wasn't quite set for safe, reliable power.  I broke a lot of items the hard way and didn't have massive forum support and an enthusiast community with deep pockets to give me the results of their R&D.  I'm a Toyota guy and I've had my share of fights with a car that sucks to work on and a smaller enthusiast community that didn't provide the wealth of knowledge that the NASIOC conglomerate does.  Back in the mid 90's, MR2 turbos were known for blowing headgaskets and cracking ringlands.  250-300whp was considered huge power and anything over that, people thought you were rolling the dice.  These days, that's a basic turboback, IC and a tune for a subaru.  The knowledge is common, so everyone thinks they know everything and there's no need to worry.  

And that pisses me off.