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Gm Synchromesh #153704 December 12, 2005 10:28 pm UTC December 12, 2005 10:28 pm UTC
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 10 Saskatoon, SK C Courtland Huston OP Junior Member
Courtland Huston OP Junior Member C Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 10 Saskatoon, SK	I know many members on this board swear by this stuff, so i went out to buy some today. I went to my local GM dealership and asked for a few bottles. Then he asks me what one I want. i guess there are numerous types of gm synchromesh. I didn't know what type so I didn't buy any. Just wondering, what type would work in my 90 tsi awd?

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153705 December 12, 2005 10:36 pm UTC December 12, 2005 10:36 pm UTC
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,322 Loc: Loc: Rob Strelecki morum foderator
Rob Strelecki morum foderator Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,322 Loc: Loc:	I only know of one Synchromesh. GM, AC Delco and Pennzoil all have their own bottle of the exact same fluid. I think GM dealerships started to sell the AC Delco bottles recently, so maybe this guy has some old and new bottles on the shelf? 1993 Eagle Talon TSi FWD 13.8 @ 106 :::: 14.1 @ 117

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153706 December 12, 2005 10:49 pm UTC December 12, 2005 10:49 pm UTC
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 840 Montreal, PQ marc larocque Serious Member
marc larocque Serious Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 840 Montreal, PQ	Some of the fastest guys around are running BG ss and ssII http://www.dsmtuners.com/parts/default.php?&manufacturers_id=1 Marc,

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153707 December 12, 2005 11:11 pm UTC December 12, 2005 11:11 pm UTC
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 10 Saskatoon, SK C Courtland Huston OP Junior Member
Courtland Huston OP Junior Member C Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 10 Saskatoon, SK	i thought there was only one too. he asked me what type of vechicle i had, what type of transmission, fwd or awd. the way he made it sound, is that there are many different types (maybe different grades?).

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153708 December 12, 2005 11:42 pm UTC December 12, 2005 11:42 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 443 Cornwall, Ontario Chris Bilmer Serious Member
Chris Bilmer Serious Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 443 Cornwall, Ontario	Maybe he was new? I just went to my local auto parts extra and picked up a few bottles of the AC Delco synchromesh and have shifted really nicely ever since! Good stuff, and cheap too. Might want to put a bit of something thicker in their with it though as the stuff is pretty thin in comparison to stock. '97 TSi AWD--12.22 @ 113.2, 0-60 in 3.6s <-- Spinning like mad! '95--RIP--12.95 @ 104.32

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153709 December 13, 2005 01:09 am UTC December 13, 2005 01:09 am UTC
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,314 Sudbury, Ontario Ian Burnside Serious Member
Ian Burnside Serious Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,314 Sudbury, Ontario	I worked at a GM dealership, and the only stuff i could find was the AC delco stuff. they have the syncromesh and another one that isnt as good.

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153710 December 13, 2005 02:31 am UTC December 13, 2005 02:31 am UTC
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37 milton, ontario S stu crombie Member
stu crombie Member S Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37 milton, ontario	How is this stuff comparable to a castrol synthetic gear oil? Is it better?

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153711 December 13, 2005 04:05 pm UTC December 13, 2005 04:05 pm UTC
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,958 London, Ontario Jon Arnett Serious Member
Jon Arnett Serious Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,958 London, Ontario	I've tried both, and for the dsm trannies, it seems to be alot better than the castrol synth. 2002 Porsche 911 Silver 2006 BMW 325XIT Black *2003 BMW 325i Silver

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153712 December 13, 2005 05:09 pm UTC December 13, 2005 05:09 pm UTC
Joined: Mar 1999 Posts: 1,927 Ottawa, Ontario Scotty Williams Serious Member
Scotty Williams Serious Member Joined: Mar 1999 Posts: 1,927 Ottawa, Ontario	I think there's 2 different types. There's one that's 30 bucks a bottle and one that is 7-8 bucks a bottle (This is from 4 years ago, so don't quote me). 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153713 December 13, 2005 05:55 pm UTC December 13, 2005 05:55 pm UTC
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,322 Loc: Loc: Rob Strelecki morum foderator
Rob Strelecki morum foderator Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,322 Loc: Loc:	$7-8 is the right price. GM parts counter may try to sell it for double that - talk them down. 1993 Eagle Talon TSi FWD 13.8 @ 106 :::: 14.1 @ 117

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153714 December 13, 2005 10:10 pm UTC December 13, 2005 10:10 pm UTC
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,314 Sudbury, Ontario Ian Burnside Serious Member
Ian Burnside Serious Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,314 Sudbury, Ontario	If remember correctly, the AC delco syncromesh was 6-8 dollars a bottle, and the other stuff (which isn't as good for some reason) is more expensive. i think it was in the 10-15 dollar range

Re: Gm Synchromesh #153715 December 20, 2005 04:39 am UTC December 20, 2005 04:39 am UTC
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,046 Chilliwack,BC John Hartman Serious Member
John Hartman Serious Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,046 Chilliwack,BC	I for one did not like that in my tranny AT ALL!! It hardly shifted, it was way too tight feeling and was honestly barely drivable. just a heads up. 91 Eagle Talon TSi AWD 5spd 91 Eagle 2000 GTX AWD 5spd

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