Saab 9000 Transmission swap

Gentlemen, Thanks for the insights on this project. I will relay your
collective wisdom to the man at the sharp end of the stick.






Michael Dombrowski wrote:
 >
 > My brother (lucky soul that he is) owns both a 1995 9000 Aero and a 1992
 > 9000 Turbo. The Aero has a blown gearbox and the '92 turbo has a blown
 > engine, both vehicles have 5 speed transmissions and he would like to
 > pull the good gearbox he has and mate it to the good engine he has with
 > the aim of having a road going Aero once again. Could anyone comment on
 > the feasibilty of this course of action? Thank you.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 18:21:19 -0800, Michael Dombrowski
<dmichael16.RemoveThis@uswest.net> wrote:

 > My brother (lucky soul that he is) owns both a 1995 9000 Aero and a 1992
 > 9000 Turbo. The Aero has a blown gearbox and the '92 turbo has a blown
 > engine, both vehicles have 5 speed transmissions and he would like to
 > pull the good gearbox he has and mate it to the good engine he has with
 > the aim of having a road going Aero once again. Could anyone comment on
 > the feasibilty of this course of action? Thank you.

Depends.. If the '92 is a long block 2.3 or 2.0 - it is probably not very
straight forward.

My understanding is that the post '94 5 speed transmissions are *not* a
direct bolt up to most previous years - but - I could very well be wrong.
You are on the right trail regarding keeping the year and model engine in
the 1995 - as it is nearly impossible to change engines across model
versions without major electrical surgery.

Most folks in your brothers spot simply look for a rear-ended wreak that
will match-up VIN wise - grab the whole power train from the hubs in and
keep the old engine as a spare for later.

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  >> My brother (lucky soul that he is) owns both a 1995 9000 Aero and a 1992
  >> 9000 Turbo. The Aero has a blown gearbox and the '92 turbo has a blown
  >> engine, both vehicles have 5 speed transmissions and he would like to
  >> pull the good gearbox he has and mate it to the good engine he has with
  >> the aim of having a road going Aero once again. Could anyone comment on
  >> the feasibilty of this course of action? Thank you.
 >
 > Depends.. If the '92 is a long block 2.3 or 2.0 - it is probably not very
 > straight forward.
 >
 > My understanding is that the post '94 5 speed transmissions are *not* a
 > direct bolt up to most previous years - but - I could very well be wrong.

You're absolutely right.

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