This could quite possibly be the oddest idea/concept ever posted, but whatever…you only live once. I drive a 1990 Integra GS 4-Door. The car has a supprisingly low amount of milage, 97,XXX…anyway, somehow the clutches in the automatic transmission have worn themselves out. The worst spot is between second and third gear, especially when the transmission is cold. I could have that car revving at 5500 rpm’s for several seconds/minutes before it shifts. Obviously, I need to rebuild/replace it, as it is getting worse. Before I go to the trouble and expense of doing so, I had an idea that I wanted reviewed first.
When I am at cruizing speed on the freeway, it annoys me that the car has to constantly rev at such a rpm…I know it is due to the fact that I don’t have a 5th gear. But, I have seen some 4 speed cars with overdrives that allow the car to maybe drop the rpm by 50%. As, if I am at 80 mph, i am just under 4,000 rpm. This drives me crazy. Is there anything I can do as far as adding or swapping internal components in my transmission case to cure this inconvenience.
I have seen some motorcycle enthusiests swap 6 speed transmissions in 4 speed cases, but that is a Harley not an Acura. Can something of a similar nature be done in my situation? Oh yeah, i know I would sacrafice a great deal of torque, as my car has none below 4000 rpm, but there is an easy remidy for that.
