2ZZ E153 Combo, Mating the 2ZZ with an E153 trany Options

[ronin]

Hey guys happy turkey day.......

Maybe you guys can give a monkey a helping hand, I've got a Lotus Exige with a 459rwhp turbo setup and I've gone through my second C60 gearbox..third gears stripped due to torque...
I've ordered a E153 gearbox and was wondering if any of you guys could steer me in the right direction for the swap...

I know the bellhousings are different........has anyone here screwed with this combo.?

Thanks guys...don't eat too much

[Culpable04]

as said before, we don't have much acknowledge on 2ZZ engines / tranny combos, but you may wanna look into the E58 or E51 tranny, It has better chances of fitting than the E 153, the E 153 was made for S series engines, I think I read it was possible to install a 6 speed tranny from a 7th gen celica into a 6th gen ST ( 7afe ) so if this is possbile that means that you can go backwards as well. the E 51 or E 58 are made for A series engines, which would make them work on the 2ZZ, assuming the above statement is possible.

if this is possible It would be wise for you to go with a E 58 with LSD.