Benson240sx Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Hey Guy and Girls I have a 92 Loyale that has a 5 speed. I want to give it to my GF but she really does not want to learn standard, so....... what is needed to make that baby Auto, it is a FF model but also what would be involved if I also wanted to convert it to AWD?? I am not total newb to motor swaps (I have swapped an Sr20 into my 240sx myself). So any help would be awsome, Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Sub4WD Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 OK - For starters, the Auto that was available for the Loyale was a 3-speed with no overdrive, and it required the tranny oil to be in pristine condition to work properly, and the govenor valve tended to gum up so it wouldn't go into 3rd gear - it is not a good tranny for highway use as it runs ~4k rpms at 65mph - it was available in FWD, or a part-time 4WD (NOT AWD!!) there was a 4-speed electronically controlled auto available, it is rare as it was only put on the 1988-1990 turbos, and it IS AWD, but the gearing is WAYYY too high for that engine to handle - with 25 more hp, the turbo motor is known to have difficulties with hills at speed - it is almost the same transmission used in the early AWD Legacies you best bet would be to swap an early legacy 2.2L engine and transmission - a LOT of wiring, and I am not 100% sure it will fit converting the car itself to 4WD is a complex at best task - the entire rear end would need to be gotten of a 4WD car, and the diff and tranny would have to come from the same car - the car would have to be the same bodystyle as yours too for the drive axle to work, and you would have to fab a bracket the center carrier bearing for the driveshaft the easiest solution, and the one I would recommend is to grab a 3-speed FWD tranny in good condition, and do that swap - anything else will get real messy - wait till she marries you before putting in that much time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 or go get something with an auto and AWD.....an early legacy, for example.... yes, the legacy motor/tranny swap can be done, but it's kinda ugly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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