Coming down the highway shifted into 5th gear I hear clatter and no more 5th gear. Car still drove perfect 1 thru 4th. limped home and pulled front tire and the little cover on the end of the trans has 3 holes in it about the size of a dime. Looks ugly in there. 2000 miles on the car. WTF

 

hmm i wonder how gm will react with those mods =\

 

I allready changed the computer and took off the adjustable pill mod and my dealer is a fellow racer so I think I might be OK. The car still drives so I can take it around the block so the computer can relearn itself before I take it in. Im in no big hurry as I have a big swap to get ready for this week. Ill get a Spec clutch while Im at it

 

Only 2k miles out of the trans, sigh.
Were you boosting hard in 5th gear alot?

I already told the wife I was tucking money back for a trans upgrade after I go big turbo upgrade

 

Better do it before man .. save you the hassle , these things can't even handle the stock power , SAAB should have known better

Sorry op ...

 

you serious? they handle over 100 wtrq over what they came with stock with stock clutch.. thats impressive..


and the trannies are fine long as you can drive them correctly saab did fine with it

 

Actually I never used 5th gear much. Nowhere to get into 5th in pittsburgh.

 

Agreed! These transmissions can easily handle mild tunes like GMS1, Mild Trifecta or Mild HP. It's the cars that are agressivley tuned that have problems.

 

HUH SAAB....LOL.. i tell ya some of the things you read, until they make serious power, then they well we all know what happens. i took 1 of the cases apart to see the internals. chaulk up another WTF to GM. you would think they would @least beef up the trans for this car.......noooo not the general that would make perfect sense..

 

Anything above 280 WHP it is going to fall flat on its face , stupid swedes ...

 

OK heres an update on the trans. The dealer ( Jim Crivilli Chevy ) going to replace it and put a clutch in for me as long as I buy the clutch. Im going with a Spec Stage 2+ and a ZZP rod. Their also going to change the power steering warranty recall. Change the oil and state inspection and program 3 remote entrys for me. The service manager races Chevy Super Stockers . Jim Boburka.

 

Good to hear man, I mean you can't beat getting a new tranny and then buying your own stage 2 clutch and having them put it in

I'd say a win win for you, I mean you have to buy the clutch but it's free labor

 

Nice deal! all the dealers around me suck and wont do **** / dont know how to do **** lol...

 

Yes Im happy and they put me on their Premier customer list whatever that is.

 

Im coming to Pittsburgh to have my car serviced! lol

Sweet deal man, if I were you Id be stoked!

 

I allready bought the clutch and ZZP rod. They cant start on it till next week so that gives me time to get the parts in and drop them off.

 

Wow, I am at 10k with no tranny problems, just a damn IAT sensor broke.

 

Update on the trans. The 5th gear slider came apart and 5th gear is in a part of the trans by it self. The gears were not damaged so they dont even have to take it out to fix it. They can go in thru the wheel well take the cover off , clean it up and put a new slider in.

 

damn man , lucked out ..

 

WOW !!! I found the deal of the century on the net. Bought a new 2009 MU3 trans for $900 shipped. Im keeping it for a spare. Im getting ready to jack off right now. Paid thru Paypal and the guy is originally from Turtle Creek area who has a parts business in Florida. Ill post his info later.