Quote Originally Posted by s2kjn View Post
Bought brand new from Honda, material cost $1,500. Add $600 for it to get rebuilt. Finally got my babi back last night. I had the diff rebuilt and the driveshafts changed, but still have a thudding noise when going into first from idle. Mechanic reckons its time for a gearbox rebuild soonish.
Your mechanic must be very happy every time he sees you. The thud is normal and happens because the main shaft on the transmission is spinning with the engine, so when you push the clutch in the transmission has to stop when you engage first.

You coulda saved a packet and done this...http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...gear-for-s2000