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post Apr 24, 2018 - 6:40 PM
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Kevchek

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First off, my names Kevin. I’m new to the forums over here. I’ve owned my st215 swapped gt for about 2-3 years now. It was stock when I bought it, the turbo went so I slapped a ctx15b 58mm on there and drove the piss out of it until I finally threw a rod and piston out the side of the block. It sat for about a year and a half and I’m finally buying a new motor and bringing Cali back to life. I pulled the motor and trans this past weekend and decided to see how much a rebuild would cost on the s54 transmission. The trans would grind third on downshift unless I revmatched and shifted without the clutch. I figured it would only be as simple as syncros. Well that wasn’t the case, turns out everything needs replacement. I got a quote from a very reputable shop, that I’ve used for years, with a price tag of 2100$! For a transmission that was only meant to handle 200hp. I thinks that’s insane. I was looking into an e153 lsd from an Mr2. If that’s even possible how can I achieve it. Basically I’m looking for a better alternative than the piece of garbage s54. Suggestions ?
 
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post May 23, 2018 - 11:46 PM
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your axles will be fine, and ill confirm the MR2 E153 is not drop in, it needs modification because the linkage is on the wrong side. you want an E153 from a Solara.

but since you got the BEAMS trans its all moot


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- Kevchek   94 Celica GT ST215 Transmission Advice   Apr 24, 2018 - 6:40 PM
- - richee3   The “garbage” S54 has held significant...   Apr 24, 2018 - 8:50 PM
|- - Kevchek   QUOTE (richee3 @ Apr 24, 2018 - 8:50...   Apr 24, 2018 - 9:06 PM
- - Box   You can use the E153 from the MR2, but something a...   Apr 24, 2018 - 11:00 PM
- - HardHead93   I have a ST215 swap with a S54 transmission and it...   Apr 25, 2018 - 2:05 AM
- - Kevchek   Thank you all for your great feedback ! I actu...   Apr 25, 2018 - 6:23 AM
|- - HardHead93   If I were you I would just change the gear oil to ...   Apr 25, 2018 - 5:06 PM
- - Box   If you could find a lower mileage S54 out of a sto...   Apr 25, 2018 - 3:36 PM
- - slavie   $2k for an E153 is a LOT. Generally, the MR2 ...   Apr 25, 2018 - 6:50 PM
- - slavie   Also, why did the shop tell you everything needs t...   Apr 25, 2018 - 6:58 PM
- - Kevchek   Everyone thank you so much for all your answers to...   Apr 25, 2018 - 7:52 PM
- - slavie   You can put an LSD into an S5X box, and there the ...   Apr 25, 2018 - 8:40 PM
- - Box   Since you decided on using the S54 for now I'd...   Apr 25, 2018 - 10:22 PM
- - TimeslideZ   Sorry late to the post. Keep going w/ the s54 lol;...   Apr 25, 2018 - 10:26 PM
- - Kevchek   SO my s54 should be in next week. And I just bough...   Apr 29, 2018 - 5:55 PM
- - Kevchek   So after a couple weeks of bull**** dealing with T...   May 14, 2018 - 7:23 AM
- - richee3   S54 axles don’t separate into inners and outers, s...   May 14, 2018 - 9:07 AM
- - Kevchek   Even though my old transaxle was open diff ? This ...   May 14, 2018 - 1:30 PM
- - richee3   I don’t know if S54 axles will work with an S53 bu...   May 14, 2018 - 3:45 PM
- - Kevchek   A 94 GT ? I’m sure I’ll find out for myself tomorr...   May 14, 2018 - 4:36 PM
- - richee3   You got it, ST204 axles are interchangeable with S...   May 14, 2018 - 8:21 PM
- - slavie   S51-S54 "inner" axles are all same, LSD ...   May 14, 2018 - 10:33 PM
- - Smaay   your axles will be fine, and ill confirm the MR2 E...   May 23, 2018 - 11:46 PM


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