should i buy w58 trammy

[desol11]

i was in the junk yard today looking for r154 trannies out of a mk3 supra when i found a sc300 with a w58 tranny in it. the guy said he wanted 550 for it. question is should i buy that w58 tranny or should i just get the r154 mk3 tranny. i heard the r154 tranny is stronger. thanx

[armyastro]

get a r154 if you can source one. you will be disappointed with the w58 if you plan on some HP

[desol11]

yea thats what i kind of thought i am looking for atleast 450 hp

[sc300fivespd]

r154 not that expensive, i found one on craigslist for 300 bucks

[soarer13oy]

How much power can a w58 handle? Im planning on a 2jzgte aristo swap, and mods will be usdm turbos, fmic, 3" exhaust all the way, walbro pump, and up the boost a couple psi. Would the w58 be able to handle that much power?

[DrNick]

I'd say 300rwhp or so (BPU TT power). Of course people will disagree and pull up secondhand information from forum posts about someone who has run 8 million horsepower through a W58, but the fact is that it will break eventually.

[soarer13oy]

Alright thanks for the reply. I knew it wouldnt be able to handle a certain amount of power without taking a crap eventually, but i wasnt sure how much power.

[LexusFTW]

300 is conservative for the w58. I'd give it 400 :D

[DrNick]

Yeah mate you are right, I'm quite conservative with these things.. I just hate it when things break and I get stuck with no car hehe.

[soarer13oy]

Yeah, been there before and its not fun. The thing i hate the most is waiting to get picked up lol.

[7sins]

I would totally go W58!! R154's are alright trannys but having to change the thrust washer every 50 miles sucks. Besides they make a dog box for the w58 and it's only 1500 bucks. Now I know they're out there for a 154 but try paying just 1500 bucks for it. R154 for the fail. DrNick everything breaks eventually whether it be a w58 or a condom it all breaks eventually lol. Lastly all this hype about r154's being way stronger is false as they are barely rated over a w58 and what's a rating. How many of us have had lets say a pontiac and that sob broke down all the time so now we hate pontiacs right, well how about our neighbor with the same pontiac who has driven it religously for 9 million miles without a problem he loves pontiacs. Catch my drift....

[shaodome]

I've broken TWO W58s now with 403whp in my SC. The 2nd was after a fresh rebuild with new sychros, etc...less than 2000 miles on the rebuilt unit. I don't really bang on it either. The W58 was never built to handle the power of a GTE engine, especially when at BPU levels. The R154 is beefier with a better track record. Lots of us Florida guys run the r154s.