[DRIVING] Project RX8 , Prius gen2, Lexus transaxle to rwd

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300h is looking very promising too.
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That's a fair point. Good performance without the oil pump faff.
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Ev8 wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:54 pm So good news bad news…..
Good news is I can no longer hear how many teeth the diff crown wheel has under regen.
Bad news is the diff can’t have been the only thing making a noise so I suspect the gearbox isn’t the healthiest.
So that leads to the question find another gearbox or ditch the whole motor setup and go gs450?
Yes, we heared the 3rd gear as well in two cars. I guess 3rd gear is the most used besides 5th :).
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I’ve decided to live with it how it is, it’s my daily driven car i can go a different route on the next project
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Another years mot passed. 5000 miles now on this conversion
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Fair play. I got the wheels spinning on my project for the first time in a while yesterday. Your project has been a big inspiration. Keep or up.
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