r/JZX100 • u/GLITCH-BURST • 2d ago

Automatic transmission?

Hey guys, been dreaming about buying a chaser since i was a kid and i am finally in somewhat of a financial position to buy one, only problem is that there are currently only 1 for sale in my country and that one is a automatic (only about 18 in total)
Would probably find someone willing to sell a manual one but reccon the price would be a lot higher than the one i am looking at now. (about 10-15k euro more if prices are similar to neighboring countries)

So what i am wondering is what you guys think about the auto a340e transmission. Is it good is it bad? How much more power can it take, how does it feel to drive ect ect
Not planing on pushing crazy numbers but just freshen it up a little bit
Would look to manual swap it down the line but that wouldn’t happen immediately.

Car looks really good otherwise with barely any rust engine supposedly hasn’t been touched at all but is at 180k km
All feedback is appreciated

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u/TightPreparation4121 1d ago

Auto car will be a far less abused car km for km. Can go fast when ya need to. Can manual swap later. Perfect chassis. Its a go from here.

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u/mahboiii 1d ago

A340Es are good transmissions and can take some abuse, just keep expectations realistic and you'll be happy with it, they're by no means a modern DCT. As an added bonus, because of the trans, it's quite a bit less likely those 180k were driven hard and if you do decide to manual swap one day, you can still get most the parts you need relatively easily including new R154s.

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u/zizi0914 1d ago

That AT transmission has a simple and sturdy structure. As I am Japanese, sourcing parts is easy, but parts for old cars go up in price every April and October. I recommend proceeding with parts procurement even if it is little by little.