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What car does a W55 come out of?
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Thu, 21 July 2005 14:39
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ok ive searched using google properly and i still cant find an answer, theres alot of refferance to the W55 gearbox, and i think that some came bolted up to 3TGTE engines but i was wondering are the any australian delivered cars that use these? if not what cars did? Corona GT? what else?
thanks
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Thu, 21 July 2005 23:08
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yeah RA60 and RA65, RT142 avante (the model that doesnt have the borg warner crap)
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 01:51
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sweet!
at least i dont have to scrounge around import wreckers now!
does anyone know how much they usually go for?
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I supported Toymods
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 02:02
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Up to $500
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 02:39
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Also note that the other alloy W boxes - W55, W57 etc - are all the same box with different ratios. W58s - at least the later ones - have a steel sandwich plate and are stronger, and I beleievr very late W58s are stronger again. Someone else can confirm this or you could do a search.
Note that RA65s didnt' all have W55s, it depends on what ratio diff they had. Some (most?) have W58s.
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Sydney
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 04:10
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yea reason i want a w55 is that the ratios are so similar to a t50, ill be using it with a 20v non turbo and a 4.1 diff ratio
should i be looking at a w57 instead?
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 04:36
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If you care about highway economy get a W58. W57 overdrive is p00.
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Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 04:47
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they came in SA63 celicas aswell.
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 11:51
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norbie, im not too sure if i am gona be caring about highway economy but i dont think that id use 5th gear on the track very much anyway, are the first 4 gears all the same in the W series boxes like ive read somewhere on here or is it a myth? cause if they are it might be a better option to go for a w58 instead? i just dont want poo acceleration but ill be using a 4.1 final drive ratio which should be ok right?
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 12:01
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Dom, all the information you seek regarding ratios, is to be found in FAQ's. There is a link to Matti's Toyota pages. Once there, you can check out all the Toyota boxes and their ratios.
cheers Chuck.
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Re: What car does a W55 come out of?
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Fri, 22 July 2005 12:57
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yea i know i found a link ages ago and it had all the ratio's listed, from wat i could see there was a bit of difference between the W55, W57 and W58 in their ratios but the W55 seems the be pretty much on par with the T50, i was merely seeing opinons (especially norbie's) on whether the others would be practical. im not too worried about highway economy tho as the car wont exactly be a daily driver.
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