d16z6 transmission

General tranny info covering all models & motors.
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By EJ1_MK
- Mon May 28, 2012 10:46 pm #306524 S20 or the z6 trans
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By baconsauce
- Mon May 28, 2012 11:40 pm #306535
EJ1_MK wrote:S20 or the z6 trans


Both of those transmission has same functions?

By EJ1_MK
- Tue May 29, 2012 12:47 am #306542 Yes the S20 is the z6 trans any other d- trans are going to be long gears which is great for highway but not great for much anything else.
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By d-mon
- Tue May 29, 2012 6:06 pm #306601
teal_dx wrote:D16y8 transmission also has the shorter gear ratio :thumb:


1st gear:
3.250 39/12 ex/sol si (92-00)

2nd gear:
1.900 38/20 ex/si (92-95)
1.909 42/22 ex/sol si (96-00)

3rd gear:
1.250 35/28 ex/si (92-00)

4th gear:
0.909 30/33 dx/lx/hx/ex/si (92-00) also in 96-00 cx

5th gear:
0.750 36/27 ex/sol si (92-00)

Final drive:
4.250 68/16 ex/si (88-00) found in all d-series si's, and hydro EX's

lol, i doubt the .009 in 2nd makes much difference
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By baconsauce
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:18 pm #309172 could d15 tran fit into d16?

By asrolsani
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:30 am #311586
teal_dx wrote:Yes all 92-00 d series transmissions are interchangeable. :thumb:
do all 92-00 d-series auto trans also interchangeable?
which is the best auto trans for z6
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By suspendedHatch
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:06 am #311749 All the autos have the same gearing... too long. You want to stay within the same OBD generation because of the electronic controls.

By cruzan
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:28 am #311783 How do you know when you have a dx or ex trany

By EJ1_MK
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:46 am #311784
cruzan wrote:How do you know when you have a dx or ex trany


Look at the trans if there is a stamp that S20 or depending on your speed in 5th gear. if your at low rpm at 70 mph then DX if your at like close to 4k rpm then EX trans.

I can not remember what the code is for a DX off the top of my head right now.
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