ATX TT owners post up.

[Hannibalzero]

Originally Posted by S3KGT18

I really didn't believe most of the people who say traction is horrible. I just figured they drove it hard all the time. I thought it probably wasn't bad if you drove like a normal person.

How long has yours been running? I also think that the atx is much stronger than people give it credit for, with just a cooler it should be 10x better.

I completed the conversion a bit over a year ago. I have put between 4k and 5k miles on it since then.

Although I do not have an ATX cooler, I highly recommend using one. I plan to eventually install on, but I really don't drive my car hard enough or often enough to worry about it. A lot of DSMs use the same/similar transmissions. With minor upgrades, they can handle power fairly reliably.

Originally Posted by S3KGT18

I'm thinking about going through with this later on after I finish school. I am planning on putting coilovers, poly mounts, subframe solid bushings, 18x9 wheels w/sticky 275 tires, quaife lsd, etc. I want to maximize traction first then do the swap w/td05's and IPT buit atx. I drive normal around town, but I like to play around on interstate(someone always tries to race me). Most of my driving is on interstates anyway.

That's a heck of a lot of work. Good luck with it.

[boardFreak5]

yah, when i said i wish i had manual, i meant a real manual. I just think it makes "spirited driving" much more intense!

[S3KGT18]

Originally Posted by boardFreak5

yah, when i said i wish i had manual, i meant a real manual. I just think it makes "spirited driving" much more intense!

I know .

[boardFreak5]

this died fast..

[S3KGT18]

I know. Seems like know one comes here anymore. I know all of the guys I mentioned in my 1st post frequent 3si, evidently just not in here.

[brendon]

Im also thinking about doing a TT conversion, ive been saving up for all of the parts. So im very interested in this thread.

[S3KGT18]

It would help a lot more if people would post here.

[ldcarson]

Well - I don't have a TT, but I do have a SC ATX and I absolutely love it. As was said eailier its great drinking coffee and merging into traffic on a freeway.

I have the IPT Shift Kit and end clutch, SpeedFreak LSD insert, ATX cooler for tranny. My SC is certainly as fast as my VR4 when it was stock, perhaps slight faster as far as Butt Dyno goes. I have Water Alki injection, kept teh stock 210 injectors, but added a Throttle Body spacer and tapped it with 2 360 injectors which are tied to a Haltech F5 for supplemental injection. i.e. when on boost, it adds the extra fuel.

Its running 6 psi right now, but the shift kit is what made all the difference in the world. The car really accelerates like a bat out of hell now and has strong hard shifts. I'd love to drive a TT ATX just for comparison sakes. FI in an ATX is very sweet!!! Good luck with your project.

[S3KGT18]

How's your traction with the SC?

[Hannibalzero]

Originally Posted by boardFreak5

yah, when i said i wish i had manual, i meant a real manual. I just think it makes "spirited driving" much more intense!

Here's my 2 cents:

If you want a turbo AND MTX car, then you are better off buying a VR4. Unless your ATX car is in pristine condition, its really not worth converting both to manual and turbo. For first and early second gens, the cost of the parts is almost more than the difference in kbb value between the two.