I am going to need a better trans.

[8v-of-fury]

i'd say that a 5th gear swap is probably going to be easier than swapping a transmission.

How much you want to tear apart your AGS and sell me your 5th Jon?

lol i hate bastardizing good transmissions! my old transmission might have a 0.75 5th gear in it!  :wink:

Well with a grinding second.. it would make a good candidate to bastardize  :wink:  Eh? Let me know when you find out!

Also, how about finding an appropriate trans in a yard at a pick and pull and gutting it for its 5th gear? Easy to do in a yard with hand tools?

[jtanguay]

i'd say that a 5th gear swap is probably going to be easier than swapping a transmission.

How much you want to tear apart your AGS and sell me your 5th Jon?

lol i hate bastardizing good transmissions! my old transmission might have a 0.75 5th gear in it!  :wink:

Well with a grinding second.. it would make a good candidate to bastardize  :wink:  Eh? Let me know when you find out!

Also, how about finding an appropriate trans in a yard at a pick and pull and gutting it for its 5th gear? Easy to do in a yard with hand tools?

maybe with a torch to heat up the 5th gear.  if the gear is cold enough, using pullers could actually crack it.  i saw 4S on the transmission, and they came with a 0.75 5th gear, but we'll see because i have no idea what the cars been through  :lol:

[Quantum TD]

find an FF code trans. Not really hard to find. They came in the early diesels and gasers as well. Hell I got three in my back yard lol.

They're geared alright, could use a little bit of a taller 5th but im happy with it.

Won't work in a MK2. Unless you want to weld aluminum bosses to the side of the trans for the rear mount bracket.

If you've just got an NA, I'd suggest sticking with a diesel geared trans (AOP, AGS, ACH, 4S, 7A,etc). Of those, only the 7A was originally fitted to a MK1, and will bolt right into a MK2. The FF, FO, FN transmission will bolt to the block, but there is that problem with the mount. There MAY be a few F-series transmissions that are late and will bolt in, but I doubt it.

Get a 7A! It's the best for an NA