any one heard of uncle scotty's tranny cocktail?

ddxxe

So my room mate has a Subaru 2.5 rs and he had a grinding 3rd gear and a touchy reverse. He used that imfamous uncle scotty's tranny cocktail and I drove it...BUTTER! So smooth. I hear everyone saying for our RT4 wagons to use Genuine Honda Mt Fluid. but I was wondering would this magic mix safe? here is the link
http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=76

VIPwryann

Anything is worth trying once, BUT I don't think changing fluid will fix a grinding issue. I could see it making shifting smoother at best.

Abide

Youd be surprised. I tried it in my s2000 once. It felt on par or above gm syncromesh with friction modifier. Personally I use amsoil exclusively in the car now.

been using honda mtf in the wagon though. youll have to kind of guesstimate on the ratios to use though since those subies take a lot more fluid than any honda trans

ddxxe

yeah people on h.t. said no to use some of the ingredients b/c it's too thick to properly lube the galleries in our honda trannys. so i guess ill just go conventional and add some syncro mesh. now that i work at autozone i don't have an excuse not to spend the extra money.

ps. abide ur my hero, buying my dream car (s2k) and not ditching the wagon :]

Abide

I love em both in different ways. honestly i have more fun driving the wagon, but the s2k is very competitive in autox and i daily drove it since may of 05 103k miles later i bought the wagon this summer and its retired to races on parkinglots lol.

Ive tried just about everything under the sun in the s2k. From what i understand honda MTF is actually just 10w30 with additives. For longevity though i havent found anything close to amsoil.....who actually recommends we just use their 10w-30 for trans oil lol. Theres a guy on s2ki running an interesting filter setup and changing the engine oil every 25-30k and sends it to be tested each time, and they always tell him ehhh you could have gone longer.

http://www.amsoil.com/mygarage/ProductR ... DA+CIVIC+6


if it were me id say some amsoil then the GM syncro with FM then honda MTF. I just dont feel like we'd get enough benefit from the scottys. If it feels bad though switch it up!

ddxxe

I was thinking about that, making my own lighter mix:
GM syncro mesh
honda MT fluid


but whats the FM part you mention?

ps. have you ever tried Motul in your s2k?

3rd4ce

ok guys im not as knowledged as u all but im a searching mofo....

i was thinking of doing this .. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10698&hilit=+fluid

Abide

That seems pretty interesting. I'm surprised I haven't heard of it on s2ki before.

The motul is supposed to be on par with GM or redline as far as I know.

ddxxe

Ok so I am going to do my own RJ's mystery mix 1.4 qt 10w30 castrol gtx + .5qt penzoil syncromesh +.5 qt redline liteweight shock proof gear oil in the trans. and good ol' 75w90 royal purple gear oil in my diff.