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Old 2007-03-09, 08:22 PM   #1
eggeegg
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Default When my gears blow up

Just want to have something in mind for when my gears go bad. Being bored at work, I spent most of the day reading about how many 06 WRX owners blew their 2nd or 3rd gears. I consider myself a good driver but sometime have the need to drive like a nut, launching and maybe shifting hard between gears.

I might be ok for a while but if i'm not, i'd like to get a little bit stronger gears than OEM. PPG seems popular and highest quality but i can't stand their whine ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDi_ajnbjb8 ). i'm assuming these are straight cut. RA is another choice but too lazy to search what they sound like. And then there's a JDM gearbox that's supposed to be stronger than stock.

i read through some of the older threads here about replacing the tranny but they just suddenly ended. maybe there was more and i didn't search right. one guy was contemplating between buying an STI or installing a 6sp on their WRX. and another was wondering cost and where to install JDM tranny. anyways, just looking for ideas when my tranny breaks.

I'm not looking for elaborate suggestions. Going to research more when i feel like it. just direction on where to start looking.
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