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TheMadScientist
09-26-2009, 01:32 PM
So had some issues with the car thought the front diff took a **** on me. I pulled it out and it looks fine however I discovered this. My question is can I remove the torque tube and replace it with the trans in the car?

The Differential:
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/14437/DSCN0429.JPG
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/14437/DSCN0428.JPG
Inside the transmission:
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/14437/DSCN0433.JPG
http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albums/userpics/14437/DSCN0431.JPG
C-Spec Tuning
09-26-2009, 01:42 PM
take out the tranny.


How hard did you launch it ?
alan678
09-26-2009, 01:48 PM
Hawt dang!
pikadosboy
09-26-2009, 01:59 PM
dam! dude you blow your shit and now this! poor fucking car! get a 8 or a 9 for do this shit! not on aTomei Makinen edition !!!!!
TheMadScientist
09-26-2009, 09:22 PM
The 8 and 9 is too heavy for me now after driving this one. I love driving it. So I have to pull the tranny? Well that sucks. Shit happens though. She'll just come back stronger then.
phoreal
09-26-2009, 10:11 PM
whaa da pakk!!! did you do?
TheMadScientist
09-27-2009, 12:46 AM
whaa da pakk!!! did you do?

Uh, I broke the torque tube.
HMatt
09-28-2009, 11:52 AM
damn man, i thought you were keeping your car stock?

And yeah, I would say get a 8 to beat on... but then again... your's is basically a gsx drivetrain so you can get parts much cheaper than the evo stuff...

Fuckit! pull the sucker out and send it to shep!
TheMadScientist
09-28-2009, 12:52 PM
damn man, i thought you were keeping your car stock?

And yeah, I would say get a 8 to beat on... but then again... your's is basically a gsx drivetrain so you can get parts much cheaper than the evo stuff...

Fuckit! pull the sucker out and send it to shep!

Actually it's closer to the 8 or 9 drivetrain. The evo 3 was the last evo model that had the eclipse style drivetrain.
HMatt
09-28-2009, 01:34 PM
really? huh.... i thought it was pretty much the same up to the 7.... learn something new every day!

So I guess you really are kinds fucked for parts, huh? lol
TheMadScientist
10-09-2009, 05:44 PM
So good news is damage looks to be limited to that tube judging by the relatively clean break. Have to pull the trans though and crack open the case to replace it so I can get to the snap ring at the bottom. A billet tube from Shep is $330, so that's not too bad. Hopefully the front diff is ok looks like it though. Won't be back from Utah till the 15th so I won't be able to pull it till then though and that sucks.
HMatt
10-09-2009, 08:03 PM
Nice! I still can't believe you did that... How much power are you pushing in that thing anyway?
TheMadScientist
10-12-2009, 10:55 AM
Nice! I still can't believe you did that... How much power are you pushing in that thing anyway?

Don't know for sure but a few people that have ridden with me have estimated that it's around 270whp. It's pretty stock power wise with only minor upgrades but the tuning is pretty aggressive from the factory.
HMatt
10-12-2009, 11:15 AM
^that's it and you did THAT?!?!?

hmmm... tad bit of an aggressive driver, aren't you? lol
TheMadScientist
10-12-2009, 06:57 PM
Not agressive I just drive it like the factory designed it to be driven lol
evostreetkilla08
11-01-2009, 11:36 PM
Dude you should have called Jpr motorsports jdm importer had complete motor and tranny and rear diff for parts. I have two of everything just incase lol
jdmcwestevo
11-02-2009, 12:01 AM
damn i want your TME so bad i was just talking about trying to get one the other day hahaha i really do need 3 evos you know haha o ya sucks about that break atleast it was clean hopefully thats all u need to fix
SmoKnEvo420
12-09-2009, 01:41 AM
damn did u launch it with a shot of NOS
reggieting
12-25-2009, 02:25 PM
Hope you dont mind but i borrowed a pic so people know what im talking about in my thread....
TheMadScientist
12-26-2009, 08:37 PM
no problem man always glad to help a fellow evo owner out.

So some updates pulled the trans apart about a month ago.
Had to disassemble the front LSD to get the part of the shaft that was broke out. That was my first time disassembling a differential. Was not nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be.
When I pulled the center diff out of the trans I had to disassemble it as well to get the other half of the shaft out not as hard as I thought there either. Only issue was removing the roller taper bearing from the top of the center diff. It broke when I removed it. Pretty normal from what I hear though.
Took almost three weeks to get the shaft from mitsubishi just came in the other day.
Carnage pics: broken shaft compared to new shaft:
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/TMS21/b9926f28.jpg
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/TMS21/a067db64.jpg
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/TMS21/85c5965f.jpg
http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/TMS21/b937d84a.jpg
HMatt
12-27-2009, 02:14 PM
DAmn..... that is some serious stuff... I like how the ENTIRE length of the shaft is twisted except for a couple inches on the end. Nice.

And I thought you were going to get a unit from shep to replace it?