Version 5 type R - WEIRD GEARBOX/DCCD??
Version 5 type R - WEIRD GEARBOX/DCCD??
Ok guys.... i'm stumped!
A mate of mine picked up a cheap version 5 type R (MY99) - got it cheap because engine & gearbox had been messed around with and changed. He just wants the shell for rallying anyway so he doesnt really care.
HOWEVER i am curious about something i found. We were just giving the car a once over to see what exactly had been changed. The gearbox has the following code: TY752VB2DA which is for a MY93 JDM legacy GT/RS turbo!!
(the version 5/6 type R should have a TY754VB1CA). However, the weird thing is that this Legacy gearbox is a non DCCD gearbox and yet the DCCD in the car works just fine!!
The display lights run up and down on the dash as you turn the DCCD thumb wheel up or down and you can also feel the diff locking/unlocking while driving. All the clunks & judders associated with DCCD are present??
Can someone explain to me how this is possible??
Could it be that the car still has the original center diff and control unit??
Is it possible to pair a DCCD center diff & control unit with a non DCCD gearbox? I.E. is it possible to replace the viscous centre diff with a DCCD & controller unit?
Also, the original rear diff in the version 5 (or any DCCD car for that matter) is the R180. The Legacy box comes with the R160 rear diff does it not? So does this mean that DCCD can run with R160 diff as well??
Please send in as many views,
Thanks,
Imran
A mate of mine picked up a cheap version 5 type R (MY99) - got it cheap because engine & gearbox had been messed around with and changed. He just wants the shell for rallying anyway so he doesnt really care.
HOWEVER i am curious about something i found. We were just giving the car a once over to see what exactly had been changed. The gearbox has the following code: TY752VB2DA which is for a MY93 JDM legacy GT/RS turbo!!
(the version 5/6 type R should have a TY754VB1CA). However, the weird thing is that this Legacy gearbox is a non DCCD gearbox and yet the DCCD in the car works just fine!!
The display lights run up and down on the dash as you turn the DCCD thumb wheel up or down and you can also feel the diff locking/unlocking while driving. All the clunks & judders associated with DCCD are present??
Can someone explain to me how this is possible??
Could it be that the car still has the original center diff and control unit??
Is it possible to pair a DCCD center diff & control unit with a non DCCD gearbox? I.E. is it possible to replace the viscous centre diff with a DCCD & controller unit?
Also, the original rear diff in the version 5 (or any DCCD car for that matter) is the R180. The Legacy box comes with the R160 rear diff does it not? So does this mean that DCCD can run with R160 diff as well??
Please send in as many views,
Thanks,
Imran
You can fit a DCCD centre diff on every 5 speed box without any troubles,it is a very easy swap.Loosen 4 or so bolts, remove original centre diff, and replace it with a DCCD centre diff (6 Speeders require more work).
Also a DCCD box can work with a R160 or R180 diff.
Only thing to watch out for is that the diff needs to be the same ratio as the DCCD centre diff.
Also a DCCD box can work with a R160 or R180 diff.
Only thing to watch out for is that the diff needs to be the same ratio as the DCCD centre diff.
Thanks for the reply DUTCH SCOOBY LOVER!
After a bit more research i actually found the above out as well . But thanks anyway.
However, if one uses a DCCD box with a R160 diff instead of the larger R180 plated diff, will the R160 last/survive the work load its under due to the extra drive going through it with the DCCD??
Thx,
Imran
After a bit more research i actually found the above out as well . But thanks anyway.
However, if one uses a DCCD box with a R160 diff instead of the larger R180 plated diff, will the R160 last/survive the work load its under due to the extra drive going through it with the DCCD??
Thx,
Imran
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