Trans help

[MR R33 GTST]

Hi all i have asked this question in the vic section and no one has any ideas i am wondering if anyone has had a shift kit instaled on there r33 auto if so how much would i be ruffly looking at and were could i get this done in melbourne if anyone knows well thanks for your help

[nedb]

knore from the forums has done it but he is in Adelaide. About $300 installed.

I'm looking into it as well fro my R32 but I'm in Sydney I was quoted $1100 but some shonky workshop here.

[knore]

hehe not me i think your talking about '4door sleeper'

what im going to do is call MV auto in adelaide, get them to send me out the necessary shift kit etc and then see if they can recommend somewhere local to install it for me.

from what i know they dont need to remove the autobox to install a shift kit, so all up including the shift kit it shouldnt cost more than about $450 (more if u want full synthetic fluid which ill be doing)

[MR R33 GTST]

Thanks for your help i just found a place that can do it for $500 and they are gonna change something else as well so it shifts quicker and harder but before then i got quoted $1500 from some shonky person in melb well if some one has had it done can u tell me if theres a big difference thanks

[knore]

Thanks for your help i just found a place that can do it for $500 and they are gonna change something else as well so it shifts quicker and harder but before then i got quoted $1500 from some shonky person in melb well if some one has had it done can u tell me if theres a big difference thanks

yeh it makes a fairly big difference

be sure to post how it goes when its done

[BU5TER]

Mate also contact http://www.keas.com.au/ he is amazing with the jap auto's

[strutto]

Nice link BU5TER!

Despite our best intentions, we are behind with the releasing of shift kits, Full Manual and Transbrake Valve Bodies to suit the JATCO RE4R01A-3A Transmissions.

I'm going to send them an email just to make sure though...

Thanks mate!

[nedb]

Ah sorry knore, me bad.

It seams there are a few ppl interested in this, it might be worth to try and organise a group buy?

I didn't know there was no need to get the box out to install the shift kit. What else would need to be done to freshen up the gearbox?

[rd-runr]

MR R33 GTST, post the results of the shift kit when done!

[rd-runr]

strutto, any info back from keas?

[strutto]

Ahh shit I forgot to send it... The plan was to wait till I got home rather than use the work email... I'll email myself a reminder and let you know either way...

FWIW I'd be keen on a group buy... I've been putting this off for ages...

Nedb: To install the shift kit, you only need to drop the pan... It's fairly fiddly if you only have wheel ramps - 100 times easier if you can get the car up on a hoist... Would probably be worth changing the filter while your in there... If you wanted to freshen the box up further, it would need to come out and be dissassembled. From there you could replace any clutch bands and check the rest of it out...

[rd-runr]

Same, I'd be down with a group buy.

[Abo Bob]

I've been in touch with Keas and I've asked about R33's as well. I'll keep this thread informed if you all like.

So far I can tell you that:

They are working on a shift kit at the moment.

It will be ready in about a month.

I think he said that R33 and R34 boxes are the same mechanically but I'm waiting on confirmation of that. It's a JATCO RE4R01A "and is OEM on any Mazda and Nissan RWD. A variant is also in Subaru's. It replaced the earlier model 3N71B and 4N71B JATCO in 1988 and ran until 2003."

I'm just confirming that he meant to write 1988 and not 1998 because my query was initially R34 related and 1998 is when R34's came out.

[Abo Bob]

If they are the same I might organise a group buy now that I'm experienced in doing them.

Bit of a pain to organise but there is satisfaction to be had helping everyone out.

[Jay95R33]

I'd be interested in seeing the results, and price for one for a Stagea

[strutto]

Cheers for the info Abo Bob... You seem to be one step ahead of us here so by all means, please keep us informed...

I can confirm that RE4R01A was made before 1998 as my 1993 R33 has a RE4R01A... It's listed on the build plate...

And yep they were in 300zx's, Pathfinders, 929's and a few others from memory...

Did they give you any indication on pricing?

[nedb]

Thanx strutto.

Are there any differences between the R32 and R33 auto boxes? From my knowledge both are JATCO RE4R01A.

[strutto]

Thinking out loud here...

I was abit sceptical that the RE4R01A came in the R32, as the hold / power / od features are different to the R33... But then I thought, if the same trans is in the R34's, which have the tiptronic control, then it's probably just the auto ECU's that are different...

Can someone with an auto 32 have a look under their bonnet at the blue build plate and confirm the model of auto for us please?

[nedb]

runs to the car ...

[Jay95R33]

Just for interests sake....

My Dec 1996 Stagea is a RE4R01A as well.

What's the RC40 mean after it ? Is that the diff type/ratio ?

J