1993 Lexus Transmission

[lexushusker]

i am thinking of purchasing a 1993 es300 with 85k miles on it for 3000... but the transmission is out, can u give me an idea of the price of a new one ???

[Icemaninlv]

i see them on ebay for about 895 plus shipping or pick up it is either the a540 or a541 do a search. some guy from AZ sells them

[lexushusker]

is it legit ? what do u think istallation would be on that ?

[SKperformance]

Look for a JDM importer in your area.

Tons of 92-93 trannys you can get cheaper for about $400-600.

Check your yellow pages.

[khhoang]

SK, PM sent

[xxxavier2k]

Anybody ever seriously though of a manual tranny upgrade. Is it worth the cost/trouble???

[SKperformance]

you can switch in a 5spd since they are fully available for that year already.

but who wants to put a

tranny

clutch

flywheel

pedals

cables

ecu

linkages

shifter

plate cover

plus about 3 hours for basic install

[Toysrme]

E-153 swaps have been done a bunch. It's the way you want to go if you ever have any performance aspirations.

Ratko did the most popular write-up.

[xxxavier2k]

Well my tranny seems to be on it's way out so if the rebuild costs are about equal to the manual part costs then I think it's worth the upgrade.

[Toysrme]

Whoops! My dumb !Removed! forgot the link.

http://www.tt-cc.com/ratko/swap/

The '93 E-153 (v6 Camry/ES/Windom) got an upgraded synchro for 3rd gear.

'97 E-153 (Solara) got all new synchros.

Not really important, but just a tid-bit.

IMHO, if you actually go through with the swap, when you buy your E-153, find a LSD from a Celica, and be the first to mix & match ES/Camry driveshafts to it to have an LSD.