e53 vs. e153

[dresev6]

ok guys my e53 5 speed tranny just went on my car i have a 93 camry v6 se four door. i have an oppurtunity to get a e153 tranny from a 2000 camry 5 speed will that bolt on to my motor and everything else or will i need the axles also. any help will be greatly appreciated

[bigbird]

the SE doesnt have the e153? i was under teh notion that the gen3 SE 4 door, MR2 and gen4 camrys all had that manual tranny, just different variations in the gearing.

in any case it should fit fine.

[xtremeskier97]

Gen3 V6 5 Speed Transmission Compatibility

[bigbird]

so yeah same tranny cept for dual cone as opposed to single cone. thats funny how they just added a 1 to it.

[Eye8Pussies]

you'll need the axles as well, but that should be it

[dresev6]

ok so i need the e153 axles from the 2000 camry cuz i just bought brand new axles. for the car like a month ago

[Eye8Pussies]

yup, 5-speed axles from the camry/solara with the e153


with the e53, it seems that the automatic axles also fit. but in the case of the e153, you NEED the 5-speed axles

[LynchburgCSI]

Bumping an older thread. If a 93 3VZ SE 5-speed has the E53, and the only major difference is the cones, wouldn't a E153 LSD fit in? I know the only difference between the two is essentially that the E53 has less and weaker synchros but a longer final drive ratio.

[LynchburgCSI]

[bigbird]

IIRC it wont fit, you have to get a stock MR2 one.

[Jason.MZW20]

The E53 has double and triple cone synchros just like the 93+ E153. Not sure where you guys heard otherwise. The E52 and the 1990-1992 E153 have the early synchro designs (i.e. double cones and single synchro 5th)

E53 (synchro)
1 3.538 (double)
2 2.045 (triple)
3 1.333 (triple)
4 1.028 (double)
5 0.820 (double)

Diff: 3.625

E153
1 3.230
2 1.913
3 1.258
4 0.918
5 0.731

Diff: 3.933 (Camry), 4.285 (MR2T)

You can make hybrid E53/E153s. Some of the 2GR MR2 guys run a 3.625 E153, for example.

You might have to use a custom half-shaft to use the E153 LSD, not sure, but V6 MR2 guys have ran the E53 and the E153 without issue.

[LynchburgCSI]

^ Great info. Exactly what i'm looking for.

[RichieRichJP]

Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

wouldn't a E153 LSD fit in?

MRS one will

[LynchburgCSI]

^ Interestingggggg.

[dorifuto.boi]

wait sorry to threadjack but. my 99 camry has an e153 then ? i always thought it had an s51 cause thats what it said on wikipedia lol