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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 08:30 AM
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LNF 2.0 turbo transmissions!

So I recently broke my transmission and the lnf lsd tranny are hard to come by and pretty expensive I was wondering if I could put in a different transmission could I get a list of transmission that’ll fit the 2.0 turbos, people say The super charged cobalt fits, also Saturn ion red line would. Thanks
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 09:23 AM
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the reason the supercharged and redline ones fit, is becuase they are the same F35 transmission. you can get an LNF which comes with 3.82 gears. Redline/SC comes with 4.05 as well as the HHR. they will all work.
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 10:04 AM
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How the **** does everyone keep breaking their transmissions?
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 10:11 AM
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How the **** does everyone keep breaking their transmissions?
Powershift and boost spike
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ECaulk
Powershift and boost spike
Oh, you mean carelessness and idiocy? Absolutely!
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by LnFitness
So I recently broke my transmission and the lnf lsd tranny are hard to come by and pretty expensive I was wondering if I could put in a different transmission could I get a list of transmission that’ll fit the 2.0 turbos, people say The super charged cobalt fits, also Saturn ion red line would. Thanks
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You don't need an LSD equipped transmission. Open diff is just fine, unless you're tracking the car.

As was already mentioned, you can source multiple F35's from different model year Cobalts, HHRs and Ion Redlines.
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 10:28 AM
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Oh, you mean carelessness and idiocy? Absolutely!
That seems to be the reason for them breaking
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 10:49 AM
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i know an improperly tuned cobalt will shred a transmission with a boost spike, just ask me when i was tuned by mr.rakes.............................. then i got with term and my tuner and all is well 120K later lol knock on wood
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 11:17 AM
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i know an improperly tuned cobalt will shred a transmission with a boost spike, just ask me when i was tuned by mr.rakes.............................. then i got with term and my tuner and all is well 120K later lol knock on wood
Did you have to replace a transmission?
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 11:19 AM
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Did you have to replace a transmission?
Oh hell yeah lol. destroyed 3rd gear lol. thankfully we were able to return the car to stock and the dealer i took it to covered it under warranty. my dad is good friends with the service manager and he knew what was done to the car but they covered it under warranty lol
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 11:22 AM
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wow you lucked out!
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 11:23 AM
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wow you lucked out!
yeah i got lucky for sure! that happened around 35K, so i lied, the new trans has almost 100K on it.
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by hawkssoccer11
Oh hell yeah lol. destroyed 3rd gear lol. thankfully we were able to return the car to stock and the dealer i took it to covered it under warranty. my dad is good friends with the service manager and he knew what was done to the car but they covered it under warranty lol
Damn
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ECaulk
Did you have to replace a transmission?
Apparently rakes is the best tuner ever and nobody is better. Not my words lol.
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 06:48 PM
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Apparently rakes is the best tuner ever and nobody is better. Not my words lol.
He is on Facebook. I've met him and he is decent enough and helps out the guys who he tunes, getting their cars running better. I'm not tuned by him though, and don't plan to be.
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 08:16 PM
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He is on Facebook. I've met him and he is decent enough and helps out the guys who he tunes, getting their cars running better. I'm not tuned by him though, and don't plan to be.
I've got him on facebook. I almost got him to tune me after I found out everything about Matt Howe if you know who that is.
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I've got him on facebook. I almost got him to tune me after I found out everything about Matt Howe if you know who that is.
Yeah, shame about him screwing guys over on transmissions.
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Old Mar 9, 2018 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 63 Nova SS
Yeah, shame about him screwing guys over on transmissions.
He owes a lot of people money and more than just transmissions. He's on the DL and hauls vehicles for a living now.
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Old Mar 11, 2018 | 10:02 PM
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You could add me to the list of getting screwed over by Matt Howe
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You could add me to the list of getting screwed over by Matt Howe
Sorry to hear that. He was doing a lot of transmissions there for awhile but who knows if he even rebuilt them.
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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 02:24 PM
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You could add me to the list of getting screwed over by Matt Howe
You on fb?
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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by T-Man
How the **** does everyone keep breaking their transmissions?
i swear the past two months I have seen a ton of ppl blowing transmissions
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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 07:47 PM
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How the **** does everyone keep breaking their transmissions?
beating a trans to **** for 100k miles then big turbo and 400whp or more will do it every time. my stock one lasted 2 years on zfr, my rebuild lasted 1 month on s257.
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Old Mar 15, 2018 | 11:56 PM
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Still going on my 120k mile 3.82 LSD. Praying it doesn't explode.
It's normal to hear transmission noises while FREEZING COLD when I just start moving right? Fluid needs to warm up and circulate? Plus the F35 is a loud gearbox from what I understand.
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Old Mar 16, 2018 | 09:09 AM
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Mine does. And it grinds going into 2nd gear. But only when its cold, then its fine. The first few shifts in the morning when its cold I'll go 1st to 3rd. I'm wondering if it could be my clutch or TOB causing the issues. I'm changing it in a few weeks so we shal see
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