do they have the same 5th gear ratio's and final drive ratio's? i'm going to convert my 4WD XT into a FWD. if loyale, XT's, GL's are all the same gear ratio's then it doesn't matter where the trans comes from. i have leads on a couple different FWD EA82 trans. one is 1990 Loyale FWD trans then other is a 1987 GL sedan FWD trans (that's EA82 i think right?).

 

i know the stock 88 XT FWD manual trans get awesome gas mileage, so i want to get a trans close to that in gear ratio.

Non-definitive, but I do not recall anyone typing that there is any difference.

If I had to guess, I would say the XT6 ones are probably geared differently.

 

EA81's used the same FWD manual too.... so really that tranny hasn't changed since like 1980.

 

GD

EA81's used the same FWD manual too.... so really that tranny hasn't changed since like 1980.

 

GD

Which means lots and lots of replacements!!!

If I had to guess, I would say the XT6 ones are probably geared differently.

XT6's weren't offered in FWD manual transmissions, only the XT's. but you're headed the right direction in that the XT6's used a different final drive ratio on the AWD manuals. the turbo XT's use a 3.7 final drive and the XT6's use a 3.9 when of the manual gender.