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| Oct 5, 2015 04:46AM | Mini41 | |
| Oct 3, 2015 10:22PM | dimitris | |
| Oct 3, 2015 05:57PM | Minerva | |
| Oct 3, 2015 01:31PM | RedRiley | |
| Oct 3, 2015 10:29AM | Spank | |
| Oct 3, 2015 09:18AM | Mini41 |
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Oct 5, 2015
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I tried "Classic Mini Cooper Transmission Swap" on Google earlier and got nothing but BINI junk.
Jack
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Well that escalated quickly.. hahahah
DO NOT DO A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH FOR "TRANNY SWAP"!!!!
Oh my eyes!!!!!!
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If it's not Scottish....it's crap! (Cry of the Mini Tartan Owners' Clan)
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DO NOT DO A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH FOR "TRANNY SWAP"!!!!
Oh my eyes!!!!!!
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Yes, you can swap out the entire transmission or you can simply remove the 3.1final drive from the A+ transmission to put in a 3.44 that is either A or A+. If you like how the transmission in your car currently shifts and the syncros are good, I'd say just swap in a 3.44 to your existing transmission.
Keep the engine sealed up without the need to remove the flywheel and whatnot.
Although pulling the flywheel will allow you to put in a new clutch and orange seal, but you can still do that without splitting the engine from the trans for a full trans swap.
Both options are an engine-out situation. But you CAN change the final drive without separating the engine from the transmission once it is all out of the car.
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I'm working on a 1984 sedan which has a 998 A+ with the 3.1 FD. When I finish it's restoration I will be using the car primarily in the city limits of the small town in which I live, with an occasional run on the 55 mph roadways around its outskirts. Since I don't plan any Interstate runs I would like a transmission that would be good for mostly city driving.
I have another gearbox with a 3.44 FD that came from a 1979 Clubman 1275 pre A+. Will the 3.44 from that car swap over to the A+ motor okay, with no major changes, if I decide to switch trannies?
I've asked a similar question on TMF in hopes of getting a lot of good advice.
Jack
