Originally Posted by Ironhydroxide (Post 685195)

Hey, I recently acquired an '95 SVX with a grenaded front diff.

I'm wanting to stay Autotragic (lazy car)

what are the best options for transmissions? reasoning?

(yes I know I'll have to swap rear diffs to match transmission, and yes I know there could be various problems with CV Axle spline count/diameter, thus the question)

My main goal for this car is to have a lazy cruiser. Something that looks good, gets OK gas mileage, and is comfortable to drive in town, as well as cross country if i so desire.

I have heard good things about the 4.44 from the outback. but what is cruise RPM on them? detriments?

would going 3.9 instead be good?

or how about just splitting the case, fixing/replacing broken front diff, and r+r the stock trans with external filter and cooler?

Thanks for the input.

Originally Posted by Ironhydroxide (Post 685200)

as this is a 95.... would it have the "stronger" transmission? and that said.... it's only the diff thats shot... so. is replacing it fairly easy?

I would prefer to have the Stock gearing... just to be that way. BUT if it'll just go out whenever it damn well pleases... then thats no good.

maybe i'll have to bite the bullet and get these http://www.ecutune.com/4eat.htm

Originally Posted by Ironhydroxide (Post 685216)

I'm not really afraid of splitting transmissions. I've done my fair share (maybe more) of Manual transmissions... Automatic isn't really all that different when you get down to the logic of it. Maybe i'll just do it myself and hope the trans doesn't grenade.....

Originally Posted by benebob (Post 685204)

Stronger, maybe, if you believe Subaru but when comparing the weakest man in the world to the second weakest man in the world the later may be stronger but he's still a wimp.;)

Originally Posted by huck369 (Post 685267)

If you want the 3.90's, get one from an early Legacy Turbo, they have the extra clutches like the SVX tranny....
But that being said, get a 4.44 tranny, you won't regret it once you drive it....

Originally Posted by Ironhydroxide (Post 685279)

Problem is Huck, I want to have this as mostly a freeway cruiser... and just a lazy town car. Nothing extremely sporty (i have 2 other cars for that).

and I wouldn't mind having the best fuel mileage possible with this lazyness of a drive. so i am leaning towards getting LAN's Transmission, TCU and V1A1 Ecu (or whichever Stage 1 is the most recent)

Thoughts?

Originally Posted by Ironhydroxide (Post 685279)

Problem is Huck, I want to have this as mostly a freeway cruiser... and just a lazy town car. Nothing extremely sporty (i have 2 other cars for that).

and I wouldn't mind having the best fuel mileage possible with this lazyness of a drive. so i am leaning towards getting LAN's Transmission, TCU and V1A1 Ecu (or whichever Stage 1 is the most recent)

Thoughts?

Originally Posted by Huskymaniac (Post 685270)

I find it hard to take advice on reliability seriously from someone that drives cars made in England. For reliability I think I would drive a Hyundai before a British car.