Let me correct my post,,I' only have 30 min. on this Public computer so I print it out and answer the next day ,,,I make a lot of mistakes this way.

I dyslexicly read the Transmission # on the Canadian/Japanese/Ausie conversation over there.,

I have a V5MT1 Gen 1,,,Gen 2 had V5MT1-2 , basicaly the same, really don't know the difference, I imagine it's improved synchros.

Thier post was Compatability of gears between V5MT1 and V5M"21". That trans has the bellhousing and trans as one piece. Basicly an upgraded of the MT use in U.S. 2.6 model .
I don't think it was used in N.A.

I agree aboutthe T-case not having a low enough ratio, even for the mild stuff I do. I wasn't thinking that you had fixed yours up for crawling.

I'm concerned about Mitsu selling of the Trans and T-cases.
This most likely means that the parts if ever available would be made in China , and not worth having. I'll probably go ahead and get the countershaft bearings and synchros in stock , these seem to be the weakest links on daily drivers,, , now knowing about this. Thanks for the heads up.

Changing tran/t-case , I don't have any obtion for my CA daily driver. I've pipe dreamed about total mods , like GM 4.3 or a diesil. Swap out everthing to something that matches up and has more gearing options.


Good luck with that sport , I hope some more folks get on here to help you out.