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Old 03-19-2008, 07:05 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Whoever it was that was talking about a 5th gear swap, no I haven't done much research on the transmission at all. How hard was it to replace that gear? I want it to be worth while if I'm going to go the trouble of doing transmission work.

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This will get you started. You won't be able to see the pictures in this thread :

MP2 5th Gear Swap into MP3 Online ...
http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=105555

But, here is my saturnfans picture gallery where you can see the pictures :

http://www.saturnfans.com/photos/sho...1/ppuser/20905
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My swap was easy because the FWD 5th gear was in a position where my mechanic didn't even have to drop the tranny. It's just an "accidental virtue" of Saturn S-Series cars.

You have to do lots of homework on your model of transmission. Was it a "generic" type that was used in other cars? Is the 5th gear easy to get at or do you have to tear apart the transmission? Every car is different.

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