Topic: toyota starlet transmission help needed

[mookie7971]

a friend at work needs a 5 speed tranny for an '81 starlet and he asked me if i can help him figure out if there are any other toyota models that have the same tranny?  he's having trouble finding a starlet to get one out of

thanks

[DTB]

Well, what series is the starlet tranny?

[mookie7971 [OP]]

i'm not sure, all i know at this point is that it is the factory tranny in a '81 starlet and that it's a 5 speed manual....how or where would he find out what series it is?

[DTB]

ITs probably a k-50.....I have no idea how you would identify it though....its hard to find ANY info on these things

K50
Oil capacity:4.2 lmp pints(2.45L)

Synchromesh on all Forward Gears

Ratios:

First Gear: 3.789:1
Second Gear: 2.220:1
Third Gear: 1.435:1
Fourth Gear: 1.000:1
Fifth Gear: 0.865:1
Reverse gear: 4.316:1
Applications:

Most 5-speed RWD Tercel, Starlets and Corollas with K-series engines.
1986 Corolla with 3A-U and 4A-U engines.
KM20 series LiteAces were fitted with K50 transmissions to 4K and 5K engines as an option, and to the 7K as standard.

[mookie7971 [OP]]

from the internet research that i've done, it should be a kp60 series starlet and had a 4K-C 1.3 liter engine in '81-82

[DTB]

I was reading about c-series trannnys too...its kinda confusing

[kneedownnate]

Paging te51levin....

[oddball]

Theres a few links at the bottom but I dont know if they are helpful  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Starlet

[te51levin]

It's a K50 (check the aluminum VIN tag in the engine bay to be sure).  Also found in K-series Corollas but good luck finding one of them - most were 2TC or 3TC powered.  Have your friend jump over to www.toyota3tc.com and search around, see if anybody building a Starlet has a K50 they want to get rid of.  Nobody over there uses them.  They swap the engines out for 3TCs and use at least a T50, often a W50 or W58 if they are pushing big power (and some of them are).