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MetroMPG · 05-14-2009, 06:57 PM

Although the 5th gear is usually external to the transmission, under a stamped steel cover bolted onto the housing. Much easier to do than a final drive/entire tranny swap

See this thread for pics of a Saturn 5th gear swap: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...swap-2779.html

05-14-2009, 06:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
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