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Old 05-22-08, 11:39 PM
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i finally found a r58 5speed tranny....is it worth 600? its used and the guy dosnt even knoe how many miles are on it... haha he said it looks in good shape so i told him to send some pics over... i dont knoe anything about prices on trannys.... and i read around that soarer r154 is hard to find...how much does soarer r154 trannys run? and will it be hard to modify the supra r154 if thats the last thing to do? can i find someone to mod it for me..incase plan A and plan B dosnt work witch is the w58 and the soarer r154


help please... what should i do? i need manual!
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helppp....anyone...
Old 05-23-08, 08:54 AM
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HELL NO!!! $600 for a W58. **** is tripping. $600 will get you a decent R154 (tranny only)
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Old 05-23-08, 08:55 AM
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^^

agreed.

I'd put the 600 towards an R154 which allows you more potential down the road.
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You can find a supra r154 anywhere around 150 to 1200, depending on the bellhousing and accessories thats included in it.
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w58 go for about 100-250 and r154 got from 100-1200 depending if its a supra or soarer trans and as mentioned before on accessories.

good luck finding one.

tell that guy you will give him 200 bucks for the w58 considering he doesnt know anything about it.
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it's worth it if it includes everything u need for the conversion (tranny, clutch, pedals, driveshaft, etc). are you turbo or are you planning on turboing? if not, the w58 is fine for u.

i'm converting from w58 to r154 and it's costing me about $1800 but that includes a $750 clutch.
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planing on just keeping the stock twins on a 1jz or 2jz
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W58 "should" hold up, but what we usually find is that boost is like a drug...once you start, you gotta up the dosage after awhile

this being the case, I would suggest going with an R154 to be ready for your addiction once it kicks in.
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Originally Posted by djkevin510
planing on just keeping the stock twins on a 1jz or 2jz
like 88supramki mentioned, very addicting. go ahead and do the r154.
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