Hi all i have the oppertunity to snap up a supra 5 speed cheap for my LX hatch but i dont really wana cut the floor in any way shape or form. Will this box (behind a 308) fit in the tunnel without cutting? Cheers
Supra 5 speed into LX
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, May 09 2011 07:21 PM
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Posted 09 May 2011 - 07:43 PM
yes i have a w58 behind a 350 chev in my red hatch.its a beautiful box id grab it if i were you.floor just needs a bash here and there but it fits.
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Posted 09 May 2011 - 07:52 PM
Ok cool what diff ratio r u running?
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Posted 09 May 2011 - 08:36 PM
What needs to b trimmed? By how much?
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Posted 10 May 2011 - 07:10 AM
Just the hole around the shifter, aside from fitting the shifter housing through the tunnel snugly I found that enlarging it forward a little helped with a precious extra few mm of height. No modification to the tunnel shape required
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Posted 10 May 2011 - 07:53 PM
just put 1 behind my 308 fits in tunnel no bashing required just cut maybe an inch in tunell to get shifter housing in 
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Posted 10 May 2011 - 08:39 PM
Awsum thats what i wanted to hear, what diff are you using?
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 04:24 PM
3.25 limo with 15 inch wheels with 285/40/15s.i didnt have to trim anything luckily and the shifter came up in exactly the same spot as the factory 4 speed which was what i was relieved about the most as i still use the console.but buggered if it was going to fit without a bash.maybe its different with the sbchev
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 04:32 PM
just put 1 behind my 308 fits in tunnel no bashing required just cut maybe an inch in tunell to get shifter housing in
same, easy job compared to a T5
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 08:39 PM
Do u have any clearance troubles with the 9 inch?
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 08:49 PM
I think there is at least 3 different shifter positions on Supra boxes - maybe that's why some of the above comments vary regarding trimming the gear stick hole.
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:04 PM
had to adjust ( bend) the fuel tank edge back a few mm but all good
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 10:06 PM
Yeah but you want want the rearmost position for best placementI think there is at least 3 different shifter positions on Supra boxes - maybe that's why some of the above comments vary regarding trimming the gear stick hole.
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Posted 18 May 2011 - 06:38 PM
this my supra in my hatch
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Posted 18 May 2011 - 09:43 PM
Is that the rear most shifter type?
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 12:40 AM
For those of you that have one already - how do you like it? How much power are you running through it?
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 07:18 AM
@NEWSUX LX - looks like the rearmost shifter version to me, mine sits a bit higher to get a decent driveshaft angle (with HQ engine mounts though), and I have cut a bit further forward to accommodate (the driveshaft is very close to the floor but nothing is cut/modified behind the shifter).
@Darklord - mine's behind a warm-ish 308 which has had steady improvement over the last 5 years and it seems to be holding up fine no matter what I do to it which is a little surprising. I didn't do the conversion but I suspect that the box may have received some attention before being put behind the V8. The worst part of it is the shift quality, new shift bushes and a nice short shifter have made enough of an improvement that I am happy to keep it for now, but it still doesn't have very good feel.
@Darklord - mine's behind a warm-ish 308 which has had steady improvement over the last 5 years and it seems to be holding up fine no matter what I do to it which is a little surprising. I didn't do the conversion but I suspect that the box may have received some attention before being put behind the V8. The worst part of it is the shift quality, new shift bushes and a nice short shifter have made enough of an improvement that I am happy to keep it for now, but it still doesn't have very good feel.
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:25 PM
More than 300 ft/lb of torque will eventually pull teeth off if applied regularly. The shift quality is ok-ish. I must admit I preferred the direct notchier feel the old steel case celica box had before I replaced it with the w series box.
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:32 PM
I love my supra !!
its behind a sweet 253 and shifts beautifully with my hydraulic clutch setup, smooth direct gear changes
welcome to test drive
its behind a sweet 253 and shifts beautifully with my hydraulic clutch setup, smooth direct gear changes
welcome to test drive
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:58 PM
Once was second gear....
Did this with my warm 308. 325hp/340ftlb at flywheel.
Did this with my warm 308. 325hp/340ftlb at flywheel.
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 11:34 PM
Hey rexy did the input shaft bearing have wear?
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