SVX Network Forums Live Chat! SVX or Subaru Links Old Lockers Photo Post How-To Documents Message Archive SVX Shop Search |
IRC users: |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Manual Transmission SVX ?
A few people ( 5-6) have now converterd their trannys to manual 5 or 6-speed units. All of these conversions are based on Subaru transmissions either a WRX or Legacy tranny.
I was wondering about the original Nissan Pathfinder tranny upon which the original SVX tranny was based. The Pathfinder also came with a manual tranny. Maybe these trannys are a better choice. I would assume that they are cheaper yet more robust than SUby trannys because they are from Nissan and for a real off road SUV. Has anyone looked into thiis?
__________________
Larry III & The Beautiful Naviguesser '19 Tungsten Pearl Outback 3.6R Ltd...."AISHA" '08 Harvest Gold Outback 3.0L. L. L. Bean...."AIJOU" '07 Gray Diamond Pearl Outback XT Ltd..."AH SO" '05 White Pearl & Silver BAJA Turbo..."AH HA" '97 Bordeaux Pearl SVX LSi..."SUBYDOO" '94 White Pearl SVX LSi..."PEARLY" '92 White Pearl SVX LSL w/touring pkg..."SVXY" '92 Teal SVX LSL w/touring pkg..."ALCYONE" '96 Polo Green LSi ... "MIDORI" '00 Black Dodge VIPER RT-10... "VINNIE" Engineers do it with precision. English teachers are novel lovers. Home: larrysingeriii@comcast.net SVX FEVER, CATCH IT AT A MEET NEAR YOU !! |
#2
|
||||
|
||||
Hello Larry tres
While the 4EAT may have been based on a Nissan design, it was only the internals, not the case. I'm trying to confirm if Nissan trannys will physically bolt to the Subaru engines, but I know that the starter mountin location used by Nissan (motor/solenoid facing toward the front of the vehicle) is not the same as that used by Subaru (motor/solenoid facing rear of the vehicle, top of the trans).
Pathfinders, along with other 4WD vehicles, use a transfer case instead of re-routing the front driveshaft back through the transmission like the Subaru trannys. This transfer case sends power back up to a discreet front axle assembly, again unlike the more elegant, though less robust Subaru system. Todd BTW- there are more manual transmission conversions out there than you mentioned. I would estimate that there are at least 20-25.
__________________
Down to none |
|
|