Possibly another solution to the E153 axle problem, Anyone know about the E56 trans Options

[scothaniel]

Guys,
Did some research, and apparently the transmission that comes with the 94+ SS2 Celica (the one with the super-strut) is not a S54, but an E56 transmission. I've known about this trans for a couple of years now, but I never really thought anything of it til now - this is an E series trans mated to a 3S in a 6G gen FWD Celica!!! What's the possibility that the stock axles for this car would fit the MR2's E153 trans - giving us the perfect length axle?

I've swapped between the super-strut and standard suspension on my car, and I can say that the hub placement is the same - so that wont be an issue.

Now the part that worries me - this trans is also offered in other (non performance) cars ,though with different gearing and such. A few of these cars are available stateside:

88-90 AE95 Corolla
90-93 AE95 Corolla wagon.
95+ AE103 Corolla
94+ SXA Rav 4

If I get some time, I may go out and pick up an axle from one of these cars and see if it will fit the MR2's splines. If it works, I'll see what pricing Jeff @ Champion Toyota can get. Here are the part numbers if anyone is interested:

drive shaft, RH : 43410-20690 SS2 Celica w/SSS
drive shaft, RH: 43410-20700 SS2 Celica w/SSS w/ABS

This post has been edited by scothaniel: May 20, 2007 - 10:20 PM

[urbandork]

Super out of the blue but...

....whats so great about the e153 trans over the s54 trans other then the longer gearing? Is it stronger? and how much power are you ppl running..... i mean manny's s54 has been running power through it for some time with no trouble..... how much power can the e153 hold over the s54????

All i did was put an c52/c56 helical/torsen lsd diff from an MR2 spyder in to my s54 and called it a day.... i figured i wasn't going to run anything over 250 to 300 whp. Plus i had already got familiar with the s54 and its gearing while in the canyons. Ive also heard that the s54 is a bit lighter than the e153

As far as the e56.. this thread goes over the e56 a bit and also talks about an s54 trans with lsd, which i didn't think existed... i thought only the lsd diff existed but didn't think Toyota offered it in the trans with the car off the factory line. This diff i assume is the trd lsd diff which was discontinued and then put into the mr2 spyder.. same part number for both the trd one and the mr2 spyder and the discussion of that is here