What the F*ck! My spectra gear box burn out!!!

icezboy

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hmm you been playing too much wif your gearbox? hmm i guesss now u have to go to the chop shop find a used one.... good luck find it ... usualy a hard one to find
 

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same thing happen to my dad car... lucky still under warranty... send to kia service center and they fix it by changing a part in the gearbox(auto)... but after that, my dad face a new problem... the gearbox hard to get 3rd and 4th gear.. then send back to kia... fu*k kia.... my dad car stuck in there for a month..and after that kia claim they change the gearbox... now after 2 month use... face a new problem... 1st and 2nd gear stuck
 

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haihzz..biasa la....last time my sephia gearbox also 'kong'....i bought new spectra gearbox from kia center tat time was RM7-8k....my fren's spectra 'kong' 2 gearboxes...luckily tat time under warranty.....sad case KIA
 

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Luckily my car still warranty, if not, it really coz me 7-8k.... Seriously, KIA is really suks! 9188, hows your car now? good top speed? good accelerate? 0-100km/h how many sec?
 

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0-180 top speed quite fast....but 0-100 dunno....full accelaration my car go sideways so cant really measure the time....handling sux....need to change lots of stuff for proper handling.....KIA sux sux sux...so wat do we do????......convert engine....no doubt tat KIA body quite strong.....compare to proton rite...
 

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9188,

too fast coz side way hur... i guess you have to maintain your speed and when corner come full accelaration get the driffting going..

than you will be first korean car driff king hehehehehehhe
 

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haha.....if la i can drift....hahaha....
i dun have camera with me now.....have to wait til back in penang....
i'll try to post after i take new pics....
i hate DK i prefer Han...hahaha.....(tokyo drift)
 

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hmmmm....my fathers optima not facing any problems....
even my sisters Rio oso not facing any problems....
weird aye..??
 

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haha, same here, me also prefer han~~
9188, your converted engine any kacau ma?
so far so good? i mean the condition.
 

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engine is great....smooth....other parts like afm, distributor n those wear n tear stuff spoilled n have to change.....now starter prob.....but engine no prob.....
handling big prob....but got no $$ to change suspension lo....stabalizer bars all bent....anti roll bar senyek, 1 up 1 down...not straight....hehe....
slowly la....save money n do a bit by bit