Saturn s-series auto to manual trans swap success
Just got through swapping out the auto trans on my 97 saturn wagon (sw2) for a manual trans out of a 92 sl1, the initial results are great, I see no problem with this being +50mpg in hypermiler mode (indicated scangauge results are good, 51mpg for day one and one loop at 64.7MPG). It still got the kill switch on the shifter and the scangauge is now working with the new manual computer, big bonus.
I'm just blowing my own horn here, worked mainly from https://www.differentracing.com/tech_...anny_swap.html and from https://www.saturnfans.com/forums/sho...n+thought+swap and spent $400 on a donor car (with new tires and new clutch and that I could drive home and take my time dissasembling). It was a challenge and many new cuss words were invented along the way, but I'm glad to have done it :) It should easily pay for itself within the first year. Where have the s-series gone anyway? Didn't they sell like a bajillion of them? Why'd they mess with it? Consumers weren't wasting enough gas I recon ;) |
Excellent work!
As to where the cars went: according to Saturn's recent marketing, apparently owners were self-conscious about being passed by mopeds while getting great fuel economy. |
Welcome to the club of A to M. :)
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Good work. I have always been a bit scared to try an auto to manual swap. It is a bit beyond my mechanical ability.
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MetroMPG -
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If only Ned had said : "I can't, it's a Saturn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Or from a more technical POV : "I can't, it's a Saturn S-Series with an MP2 economy transmission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" CarloSW2 |
Ah, yes, another classic Simpson's moment...
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Thanks guys, this wasn't my first a to m (brief history below) and I would certainly NOT recommend starting your trans swapping careers on a saturn s-series.
other trans swaps (from countless vehicles owned, over 70 by now): 81 vw cabbie auto to manual with custom 5 gear off a gs. gti donor. 74 vega auto (th350) to manual (camaro 6 cyl 5 speed). 77 malibu wagon 6 cyl (200 ci) 3 speed to saginaw 4 speed, yes it came stock with a stick. 66 tempest superturbine 300 2 speed to th350. |
skewbe -
Fantastic stuff. I was inspired by this saturnfans thread to purchase an "economy" 5th gear (two gears actually, you need two gears to mesh correctly) for an MP2 transmission for my MP3 transmission : MAD!! gear swap https://www.saturnfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76116 Quote:
Where's a community college car repair project when I need one!!! CarloSW2 |
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