Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:01:11 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's C900 Workshop <c900nospame.Illegal.Offworlders-to.Sink> Subject: Re: C900 heavy-duty or aftermarket transmissions?
KeithG <noonenospamay.com> writes: >It depends on what you really mean. The tranny was originally designed >for a <100hp vehicle and it will work well, if not abused, with 165hp >for 200kmi+. You do need to change the fluid on occasion. >There is a 4sp tranny available which has a reputation of being more >sturdy. Some say bulletproof, but I kind of doubt that. Abuse will >destroy any of these. >What year tranny have you destroyed? The 89+ is better. I am very >partial to the '91 model year. A friend has an '86 C900T with about >275kmi on the original tranny and it still works fine... My 1983 900S (8V non-turbo) has 250 k km's and it still has it's original transmission (auto, but hey the cars are designed for high-RPM highway driving after all). I'm looking at replacing it with a manual transmission but for now it's fine since it works and I'm doing most of the maintenance myself. Craig. -- Craig's C900 Workshop - c900nospamon.nospam | Remember to Visit the Website - http://nospam/~c900 | remove 'poison' If you're a Saab C900 enthusiast, join our Yahoo 'saab_c900' group and/or join our mailing list at "http://nospam/mailman/listinfo/saab_c900"
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