Weird...doesn't Shep recommend MT90 for his transmissions?? Someone else I know just recommended MT90 and said it felt great in his trans...When I put the MT90 in it will be the last time I change the drivetrain fluids before swapping a 5 spd in...Thanks for the advice though...I won't be changing the fluids for another month or so...So I guess Ill decide then...

 

I wonder if they will still recommend it after they have seen what I have seen? Put it this way, it did not look good to me nor the guy building my transmission and he does these all the time.

 

did u try mt90 alone without mixing it with another fluid? maybe that was the cause of ur issue!

 

it was the Fluid cocktail mix the MAP sells. http://www.maperformance.com/redline...smissions.html

 

I"ve used the same mixture in the past without issue as have many others. It's more then likely another variable that caused your issue. I only use Amsoil now.

 

I have nvr tried that mix, but from personal experience after trying oem, amsoil, bg, penzoil, and lastly mt90 thru probably 15 oil changes in the past 20k miles, I came to the conclusion that this is what keeps my 5spd happy.I am very **** on how smooth it should be.
Glad u shared ur experience tho, the more feedback we get the better we could narrow down the best!

 

this is why i use oem fluids....bushwacker + oem fluid= butter

 

I love penzoil sycromesh.

 

and so are few of the locals here
when I tried all the fluids or atleast the ones I was more interested in, i wanted the fluid that would give me the smoothest shifts when the car is cold and its 30f outside, and after driving it 50 miles or so. the penzoil felt very smooth when the car is cold, but after warm ups, it just didnt feel like its giving the gears enough lubrication. it felt more like a low viscouse fluid. on the other hand bg felt amazing when its warm, but it sucked while it was cold. and the mt90 felt like it brought the best of both worlds together.
enough hijacking bj's thread, lets talk about his lil cute shift knob,
any dyno testing on that thing?..lol i was actualy gonna buy one of those few months ago!

 

Yeah...quit jacking off my thread...damn u...haha...whatever...I don't care....Dyno testing for the shift knob and lug nuts will happen on Christmas day...I expect 2.58439588576whp....

 

Once I throw a built 5 spd in my car I will go with whatever fluid the builder recommends...I have used a couple different brands in my car...Stock, Royal Purple, Amsoil & now BG....My tranny didn't like Amsoil at all...

 

I like the stock fluid for the 6speed. But you cant really beat the crap out of the stock 6speed

 

How is your car running Kasey? How has NC been??

 

i have a bushwacker and dan recommended oem in the tranny so thats why i run it...i was really up in the air about whether to have dan or shep build it but they built everything else on my car flawlessly so why not

 

Thanks for the advice...Good to know that is what the Buschur crew recommends for trans fluid...Its still up in the air who I will be buying my built 5 spd from later this winter....