![]() The Suzuki Escudo (known as Sidekick in North America and Vitara in Europe, the Philippines and Australia, as well as North America after 1999) was a small off-road vehicle produced from 1989-2004. Best mileage i've gotten was 25 mpg though.Front engine, rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive the kicker 3 doubler makes the gearing less than ideal with the samurai t-case behind the chopped up tracker t-case, but it does happily cruise at 65 with the 3.73 gears, 33s and stock t-case gears. With that said, i'm running an ALH with a 120ish hp tune on it, and so far the trans seems alright after about 7k miles. So, if you want the best strength you're gonna get and still be able to buy an adapter, that is your best bet. They have the stronger internals of the 2.0 trans, BUT they also are a direct bolt in replacment for the 1.6 trans as, thats what they were put behind! cable operated clutch, standard 1.6 bellhousing, even fits the 1996 and later transfer cases! The 1998 4 door sidekicks actually have a type 2 transmission. The other side of this though is that there will be a different bellhousing on the 2.0L and 2.5L transmissions, different flywheel, different clutch, and hydraulic clutch actuation vs cable on the 1st gens, so it wouldn't really be a bolt in swap for a 1.6L trans. ![]() Quote from: urbex – on Thursday, Feb 10, 2022, 03:39 PM The type 2 behind the V6s are a bit stronger, but I doubt it would be by any significant amount. I suppose that's enough of my detour, now back to your regular scheduled Zuk wrenching! Now THAT made for some comfy freeway cruising, along with consistent high 20s MPGs even with 400hp under the hood Dad's Corvette does even better at 30+. Though my favorite was still the T56 that was in my Z/28 with a 0.74 5th gear, and a 0.50 6th gear. Even the 5 speed that came with my F350 diesel has an OD ratio of 0.77.īut on the other hand, the Mustang T5 was a 0.73, with the World Class T5 being a 0.68. 7x is pretty tall in the OD range, and is probably going to be difficult to find in anything intended to be behind a gas engine to begin with until you start looking at transmissions intended to go behind larger domestic V8s in the sports/muscle car classes. Oh, and I guess I forgot the 5th gear ratio info, but it wouldn't have helped much anyways. Yes I drive it daily, and do wheel it occasionally, but I also know when to say when, and not to push it to the breaking point. The gearbox and the engine both trouble free. Powered by a modified VW1.9TD, 235/75R15 tires on 8" steel wheels. It's a wild feeling flying down the highway leaving a trail of parts, fluid and smoke out the rear !! This even happens to the very best. Not in a Suzuki drivetrain mine ya, but a Volkswagen one. If your going out to slap it up a cliff each weekend redlining it each time, I can guarantee it's going to break, been there too. This of course is if your going to drive it with respect. If you have a good gearbox, stage two full faced clutch disc, and the rest of the drivetrain ( transfer case universal joints and diffs ) all trouble free, you shouldn't have any issues. Clutch springs will collapse and bust before you damage the gearbox. ![]() "Or deliver it" I would say, to the gearbox. It's how you drive it, like some already mentioned. Įither way, its fine to have the horsepower. I have pushed close to 200hp into the Suzuki Sidekick gearbox. With the few I have done, the gear boxes were fully rebuilt, new bearings, seals, synchros and a new input shaft just because. This is not only due to the horsepower and torque, but also due to the acoustics and vibrations of the diesel engine. The VW diesel will quickly find the wear and tear and make sure you hear it too, with noises not heard behind a gas engine. Trust me when I say, it's better to rebuild the gearbox and be sure there are no issues before mating it to the diesel. You will be ok with the stock gearbox, providing the gearbox is trouble free without wear and tear. Thing is that I don't want to trim my dash and tunnel for the transmission.Īre there any stronger manual transmissions out there that will fit with minimal trimming? Maybe from the newer Vitaras?īetter yet is there anyone running the stock transmission with this much torque without any transmission issues? I will be making about 150hp with the engine and a lot more torque.Įveryone is telling me the stock transmission won't hold up very long with this much power and have recommended toyota transmissions. I am starting my 97 4 door sidekick build and need some help for an upgraded transmission for my 1.9 ALH mtdi, the transmission is the last part I need to get going on the build fully.
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