In all 8 years I've been around these cars I've rarely ever dealt with an auto. The cost to rebuild my free auto trans is about the same as a quality clutch & rebuild kit to build a 520/555 with my spare parts. I'm gathering up parts to swap a lockup auto and 2.2 TII combo in my GLHT. It's my daily driver, so fuel mileage and comfort is important; nothing crazy going on like a RMVB. Plan is a quality rebuild kit(no Alto pieces- not that flush) with a simple shift kit(lose some check balls and drill the seperator plate) and the diff pin retaining tabs.
Can I use one of my sets of flywheel-crankshaft bolts with the flexplate? Would they be too long? I realize I'll need to grab a set of flexplate-converter bolts since they are specific with slimmer heads.
Would it be worthwhile to find a set of .91 transfer gears? The trans came out of an '91 Spirit ES turbo; should have the 3.05 FD and 1.06 transfer gears, right?
On the note of trans coolers do the bar & plate style work better than the traditional style?
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Do the auto cars have a specific seperator plate between the engine and trans? Can I reuse one of my plates from the manual parts stash?
Anyone have suggestions for an intercooler? I've read many time on Team Omni the stock style intercoolers won't work in an L-body with the auto since it hits the bottom of the cooler.
Thanks for any insight you have!