[svxistentialist]

Hi vmar

Welcome to the SVX World Network. You are adding another dimension.

Had a few of your beers last week, Zhiguli or something is that the name? Very very nice, hoppy and ureic, your brewers know a thing or two.

Regards your tranny if it goes west:

one possible solution would be to put in a Legacy 2.5 auto box, if it was more easy to get. Aredub ran his for a while with a Legacy box, and it worked OK. To retain 4wd (I assume yours is 4wd?) you would have to change the rear differential to the Legacy one also, so both axles had the same drive ratio. You would have a lower final drive, so the car would accelerate faster. In theory, you should end up with a lower achievable top speed. In practice, this might not be the case, the lower final drive would be more able to wind up the revs in the really high fourth gear.

Just an option in case you get stuck. Eddycat may not agree, the Legacy box may not handle the same torque levels.

Joe