I have had Herman's trans conversion kit for 5 years, with outstanding results
in my TR6.
.
The transmission shifts smoother and quickly in to gears with no leaks. The
hydraulic t.o. bearing is much more positive then the standard t.o. &
clutch slave cylinder. The final drive ratio with my a 3:7 diff is a -.80 in
5th gear; compared to final drive with same diff ratio in TR6 o.d. trans the
ratio becomes a -.87.
Since I couldn't locate an o.d. at that time this seem to me to make more
sense for the those long cruises from NV to Cal.
Ibsen
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Burlein
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 3:55 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Transmission Conversions
David/Bob/etc,
I am curious what the big attraction is to going to the Nissan/Toyota 5
speed conversion? I have the standard 4 speed with overdrive and don't
have a problem cruising on the highway at a reasonable RPM in
4th/overdrive. My transmission doesn't have a problem shifting gears
and is very smooth. It is also drum tight and doesn't leak. (Granted,
it was rebuilt by British Sports Car Works about 10 years ago) So, why
the conversions? Did you guys not want to add overdrive or couldn't
find one? Is the gearing better in the new diffs compared to the old?
Thanks,
Joe
David Ljung Madison wrote:
> So - I finally decided to go ahead with Herman's Toyota Transmission
> conversion. I took photos and documented the entire process, for those
> of you that are interested. So far the transmission seems to be working
> great, it's pretty nice to have a fifth gear, and to be able to easily
> shift into first (I just have to break myself of the now unnecessary
> habit of shifting into 2nd before 1st every time :)
>
> http://triumph.Daveola.com/Album/Transmission-Conversion/
>
> Please CC me directly on any responses, as I only subscribed long
> enough to post this message. Enjoy!
>
> Dave
>
>
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