Upgraded syncros for 360s?

Too bad there isn't a company that makes good carbon fiber synchros for our cars.

 

Those would probably last about 20 minutes.

 

Over thinking again

 

Umm.. my car has over 70k miles, 15 years of ownership.. original syncros. They're fine if you don't abuse the car. Now if the shift mechanism alignment is off with a manual conversion, that's another story.

 

The thing is I would be looking or asking the bigger companies like getreg, quafie transmission people that do aftermarket hy performance transmission. And truly a fresh oem syco set and fresh rebuild of the diff would be the way to go. Whether you have low miles or high miles transmission parts can react differently on each person car. One car can go 100k miles or the next one can be gear whine or synco out at 16k. Hand built stuff and quality control in the early 2000s .

 

I have to chime in on this just in case it helps one of you out.

When I got my car, it harshly grinded every gear, going in and going out. Upshifts, downshifts, it all crunched LOUD and was very embarrassing. I tried changing and flushing and nothing.

Flash32 recommended trying Redline NS with friction modifier. I tried it. Now the car shifts like new! I now have 20K miles on the change and it runs great. There is slight tick going into third only if I go in at high speed and let off the gas at the wrong time during a shift, but that's it.

So, before drawing the conclusion of having to invest in a rebuild, try this fluid first. Many of the dealerships are defaulting to Mobil 1 LSD and that simply doesn't work with the brass syncros in the 360. The 599/612's are fine, not the 360.

 

IMHO and some limited experience the key to keeping the transmission syncros longer is proper fluid and proper fluid changes

If you get it rebuilt use a quality fluid made for these types of transmission..like Ravenol vsg..make sure to change based on your driving and environment
Keep all perfectly aligned and hope for no more hear exchanger issues

 

I have a similar experience as Mikey on my conversion and can tell you it's not the fluid or adjustments. I've turned the turnbuckles every which way in 1/4 turn increments and have found the dead center of the gears. If his is anything like mine, almost all the gears are smooth like butter, it's just that the 1-2 shift you get a slight detent feel. Obviously much harder when cold, but it never fully smooths out like the others unless you double clutch or shift slowly. You're not able to slam through the gears quickly as you are going up from 2. There are times when it is perfectly fine, but those are not the majority. I've gone through OEM, Redline, and Ravenol fluids just in case. It's not something that seems harsh or wrong, just subtle enough to notice that it's different and detracts for a perfect experience. My thinking is that 2nd gear synchro was hammered long enough with the F1 system that it's maybe noticeably worn when you switch to a full manual. I'm far from an expert here though.