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Post by subieguy87 on Jul 29, 2013 11:49:24 GMT -6
We can make another thread like this for 5/6MT too.
Explain why you choose what you do, and please provide links to back info up
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Post by subieguy87 on Jul 29, 2013 11:51:24 GMT -6
Also, will a 5eat plug n play with the harness for a 4eat?
Im sure it'd require a new/matching trans computer
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 12:18:15 GMT -6
I voted 5EAT, simply for more gears to take advantage of the turbo's power band. Will help if you upgrade to a bigger one. Talk to Kevin about his 4EAT/turbo combo. He had some trouble finding power where he needed it with his 4EAT. No clue as to whether a 5EAT will bolt up to a 4EAT natively. I would assume the same that you would need a new/matching trans computer as well.
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Post by subieguy87 on Jul 29, 2013 14:28:22 GMT -6
I kinda want a 5eat so i can say 'still has 5 gears' lol never thought about the gearing/power band. Hmmm. Might look into that some.
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Post by trustkevin13 on Jul 29, 2013 15:10:27 GMT -6
^^^^ the 4EAT is stronger than the 5EAT, handles more power. Gearing ratio wise, it is slightly different and the 4EAT is better off par from what I gather. www.xcceleration.com/4EAT-101.htm It is higher geared compared to a 4EAT and sluggish off the line compared to a 4eat. 5EAT: 1- 3.540 2- 2.264 3- 1.471 4- 1.000 5- 0.834 final 3.272 4EAT: 1- 2.785 2- 1.545 3-1.000 4-0.694 final 4.444 My 4eat gets into power pretty quickly when it had the td04, it was always in the band of power and finds it real easily, but with this vf52, its geared towards a different band so I'm still getting use to the times where I should downshift and upshift as I still shift it like its a td04, so I shift early and I fall out peak boost a lot so it seems like I'm losing power when I'm just not using it right. The 5EAT with the VTD and VDC makes it slow. Off-boost, the high gearing of the 5EAT driveline is going to make performance a real dog, and you'll end up putting your foot down more to make up for it. With 4.44 or 4.11 final drive ratios, it's going to be revving very high across the rev range. Compare the 4EAT's top gear ratio to the 5EAT's. The 5EAT's is actually lower, and all the extra gear in the 5EAT really does is lower first and second while raising third; the 5EAT's fourth is a direct-drive the same as the 4EAT's third. In other words, 0-60 would be faster on a 4EAT than a 5EAT ::: if you get on about a Auto to manual, the 4eat/5eat has trouble getting into max boost earlier compared to a manual due to the torque converter being locked up around 4k rpms when a manual does not even need one to begin with, although the auto takes only 1400 ms to go from 2 psi to 16 psi on the 5EAT regardless of gear, it does a better job not overboosting. Plus if you want to do a auto to manual swap, it's not worth it due to the problems that arises and it would be cheaper and more efficient to just buy a manual. As for interchangeability, the 5EAT shaft is longer than a 4eat, so I doubt it will fit. More info? just ask.
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Post by subieguy87 on Jul 29, 2013 17:39:48 GMT -6
Im sure i will
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