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B-SERIES MOTOR QUESTION:

Old 02-09-2004, 02:27 AM
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Question B-SERIES MOTOR QUESTION:

iight.......i juss recently installed a b18b motor ..........and as we all kno the torque line is pretty nice......iight the question is.......when i decide to run her strong it seems to lag horribly in 3rd gear ( the motor is fine i think its juss the third gear sucks).......so what can i do to help my third gear pick up??........should i throw a vtec tranny up there or what! somebody tell me what i need cuz the 3rd gear kills me.........
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Old 02-09-2004, 06:14 AM
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vtec tranny?
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Old 02-09-2004, 06:29 AM
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you mean an SI tranny???? does the motor lag in any other gear? could be a breakdown of spark possibly....maybe..lol
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Old 02-09-2004, 07:25 AM
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Default Re: B-SERIES MOTOR QUESTION:

get urself a b16 tranny, it has a lot shorter gears than ur b18b tranny..
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Old 02-09-2004, 07:31 AM
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I don't think it's a gearing problem. You may need to explain a little more about the problem.
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Old 02-09-2004, 09:06 AM
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Default Re: B-SERIES MOTOR QUESTION:

u right it problem aint a gear problem........the problem is............it juss seems like it hauls ass 1rst -2nd but once it hits third that jank slow up ( it dont pull as hard no more).....im juss tryin to see what performance i can get to fix that......juss askin for help im a lil car illiterate....
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Old 02-09-2004, 09:57 AM
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car illiterate? thats not the only thing.
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Old 02-09-2004, 10:04 AM
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i think it's the motor.......you're thinking it should be faster than it actually is.
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Old 02-09-2004, 10:15 AM
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Default Re: B-SERIES MOTOR QUESTION:

Originally Posted by lsvtec2go
iight.......i juss recently installed a b18b motor ..........and as we all kno the torque line is pretty nice......iight the question is.......when i decide to run her strong it seems to lag horribly in 3rd gear ( the motor is fine i think its juss the third gear sucks).......so what can i do to help my third gear pick up??........should i throw a vtec tranny up there or what! somebody tell me what i need cuz the 3rd gear kills me.........
I will trade my GSR tranny for your ls tranny....
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get an SI tranny!!!!!!!!!
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