bgd73 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I have never taken a loyale transmission apart, I am curious to find someone who has. This is my bewildermant: I go on long trips in my old soob (93 Loyale). The 5th gear seems to get taller the longer the trip and just stays there from there on afterward. I'd swear that car at 4000 rpm is now doing 100mph even. I had a 1987 DL in which the results were the same.70mph was a low 3250rpm, and each 100 rpms after are really noticably gaining a ratio of speed incredibly. When I first got either one of these soobs, the fifth gear was an average 55mph to put around in at 3250 rpm! Is the fifth gear a top end twist that kicks in tighter towards a straight 1:1? Please don't laugh, it truly happened to me.Oh, and my clutch wasn't slipping, now gripping. I even thought of tires stretching due to warming up.I threw that theory out when I put rather expensive low profile BF Goodrich performance tires on... Thanks for realistic reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Get a aftermarket tacho, plug it on, and see. I am 99.99% sure these gearboxes don't have anything special in them. Its a straight gear to gear. Not like the Justy's and there constantly variable transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 well, on the loyale, 55 mph should be around 2550 rpms in 5th gear with stock subaru tires (185/70/13) and the guy above me is right on the tranny's dont have anything special in them. They are not electric controlled tranny's like the newer legacys and outbacks have. sounds like speedo problems to me. the needle starts to catch on mine at 55. then when I hit realistic 70, the speedo jumps up really fast. made me think I had a turbo on my carb'd engine. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 Thanks. The speedo is definately off on the 93. I got pulled over for 7mph off already.The 87 went right into 110+ (didn't do that speed for long!). The 93 has a tach that stays good.After starting to pass just about everybody on highway in a few hundred rpm change, i keep my hand on shifter for long periods of highway time. It seems as tho I'm getting a harder thump, not a faster one from it.Tach verifies my intuition. It must drift off too......unless tires really are stretching taller, they seem to have squishy sidewalls.Whatever is changing speed without rpm increase must be tires, as it is the most pliable, forgiving point.It would prove my thoughts that 13inch tires would eventually explode over 100mph for long time:) (regardless of brand!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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