Somewhat of an update. Sadly the transmission had to get pulled again due to the transmission not going into 6th gear and I'm not willing to take a chance that there's something broken off in the transmission that could end up taking out the rest of the gears and the Wavetrac LSD that's in there too.
The trans is getting sent to:
http://www.fferacing.com/ in New York. If you're in the area and looking for a shop to work on your car, definitely check them out, since they're able to do a heck of a lot more than repair transmissions.
While it's out of the car, I'm going to have them install a few upgrades to beef up the transmission to hopefully prevent any more issues with the transmission in the future.
To upgrade the
USP Motorsports 1-2 and 3-4 Steel Shift forks I'm having
Bronze Sliders for O2M & O2Q steel shift forks installed to replace the factory plastic ones that wear out over time.
Then to reinforce the input shaft I'm have a
Billet Shaft 02M & 02Q gearbox installed to aid in the strength of the input shaft, so it doesn't cause any problems with the gears being separated under high load.
Another part that I'm having installed is a
Spigot bearing for 02M & 02Q gearbox
The final upgrade being done in the transmission is a
SQS Racing 5th/6th gear reinforcement arm to hopefully alleviate any future problems with 5th or 6th gear.
Some other upgrades that I considered were the
Transitional support 4th gear transmission 02M & 02Q but wasn't too keen on having to create a hole in the transmission housing to install this 4th gear support and then have to worry about adjusting it every so often.
Similar idea with this next
02M & 02Q Gearbox Reinforcement Plate Kit that would require drilling 4 holes in the transmission housing to install it.
These next three upgrades are just cost prohibitive for just a fun track car that doesn't get raced. Granted I'm sure some of them would help improve lap times.
From SQS Racing, they offer a 3rd-6th syncro gear upgrade that uses your factory 1st and 2nd and they also the same thing, but it would be a Dog Box
02M/02Q (MQ350) SYNCHRO (02Q SYNCHRO BOOST) or
02M/Q (MQ350) DOG-SYNCHRO BOX
Another one of the upgrades is the
Bar-Tek DOG Box gearkit for 02M & 02Q gearbox
FFE Racing also offers a
02m 6 speed Dog box kit and I believe they're the only one in the US to do so.
Fingers crossed that there isn't anything major going on in the transmission, so they can fix what's wrong with the trans, install the upgrades, and ship it back to Wisconsin so they can finish up my car before the end of August.