YES 3sgte with a 5s stock tranny., some thing is broken. woot. Options

[x_itchy_b_x]

well driving home on the mass pike i just cruising at 70mph in 5th gear at 3.5k rpm. when all of a sudden my RPM raises without me even touching the gas and now i down shift like wtf. and yeah every gear my car doesnt move. the clutch doesnt sound like it engageing at all. woo to pulling the motor again to find the problem.
first ill check thing like the slave cylinder ect. but im so confused cause i dont hear any moving parts when i shif an let the clutch out. i cant feel anyhting in the pedal at all. /rant ps this sucks.

im hoping my clutch setup is ok and that my flywheel bolt havent sheared off or worse.

[scothaniel]

The Tranny I sold Dustin (and is now owned by defgeph). Came from a 1996 Toyota Curren. RHD, 3rd gen 3SGE and non-lsd. I checked the part numbers from my copy of the 97 EPC, and the hubs, brakes, suspension and underbody were the same as the 6th gen Celica - therefore, just consider it a Celica.

When comparing the trans with the US version, the only real difrference I fould was with the final drive. Less Torque, more top end:

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From http://www.megaboost.co.uk/mr2/frames/techinfopage.htm

USDM - 4.176 final gear ratio
JDM - 3.944 final gear ratio

Also check out the max speed per gear:

_______ US _________________________________ JDM____________
5th gear (Rev Limiter): 126mph_______ 5th gear (6500 RPM): 142mph
4th gear (6300 RPM): 100.5 __________ 4th gear (7000 RPM): 122mph
3rd gear (6300 RPM): 78.1 ___________ 3rd gear (7000 RPM): 98mph
2nd gear (6300 RPM): 52.7 ___________ 2nd gear (7000 RPM): 67mph
1st gear (6300 RPM): 31.4 ___________ 1st gear (7000 RPM): 40mph

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IIRC, the LSD was in the E56 tranny, which was more similar to the E153 then the S54.

Perhaps the passenger side is breaking loose first for other reasons - alignment or tire tire pressure for instance.