Rez90

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Ok, so the new MR is out...and yes...it's awesome.

i am curious though. With all of the issues with the 03 EVO regarding the transfer cases...does anyone have any info on the strength and reliability of the MR tranny/transfer case?

i personally do not wish any of the MR owners bad luck at all...but i sure am hoping that they are not bulletproof pieces in the tranny.

cause i sure as hell know that if a bunch of MR's start going 11's without a sound from the transfercase or any other diff for that matter, there will be a lot of pissed 03 GSR owners.

I will be one cause i am on my second transfer case and yeah...it's starting to make some noise.

just curious if anyone has any info.

Rez90

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ok, so 20 views and no one has anything?

bump bump bump

Rez90

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someone at least admit that it's a good question

TD05HR

iTrader: (6)

it is a good question...but the MR is new...i dont think anyone knows a definite answer right now...ppl can only speculate at this point...if they do it wont really help anyone much...we will have to wait and see...

JustDSM

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My suggestion is to search the UK boards, as they've had it for some time now.

EVO Neil

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How can you expect an answer about a system that no one has more than break-in miles on in the U.S.? People aren't answering because they're rude it's because no one knows, yet. Time will tell what the reliability is.

Insidious Evo

From what I read, (correct me if I'm wrong), the UK/JDM Evo 8 GSR came with the same 6 speed tranny that our MR comes with. If that is the case, I know of alot of people changing out their 6-Speed for RS or Evo7 trannys. Aperently the 6 speed can not handle as much power. I belive this is why we got the 5 speed in our 2003 and 2004 Evos.

- Erik

Dom

Yeah, the 6-speed tranny did even worse then the 5-speed in track tests on a stock Evo VIII.
Check Best Motoring Impreza vs Lancer.

oguratevo

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Wait for about a month or two then somebody's gonna post if they break the TC's and tranny in the new MR's