Who here has swapped a Saab F40 into their balt'?

 

No one. I thought about it... but never did.

 

There is a guy on Saabforums swearing that he drove his buddies F40 6-speed Cobalt SS. hmmmm

Ok thanks.

 

sounds like big money put in on that job

 

i have done a lot of research on it and come up with some answers and a whole lot more what ifs

-i know the spline count on the f35 axle is the same as the f40, so the drivers side axle will pop right in. what i dont know is if the diff centerline is exactly the same between them, this comes into play with the seatdy shaft and bearing as if its not in the right spot itll take out diff carrier bearings and steady bearings. if they are not the same, a steady bearing from a saab may need ot be used, or mabey the whole shaft.

-the saab turbo comes with an 8 bolt crank, so the f40 flywheel and clutch should bolt right up. what i dont know is if the f40 clutch and flywheel is the same as the f35.

-mounts would all be custom

-shifter anbd cables iant really hard to figure out, just be creative..

 

The shifter can be taken out of a Saab... it looks exactly the same as the stock SS/SC... only with 6 gears.

 

sharkey are you drunk?

 

I thought the pontiac G6 came with an F40 and therefore should drop in being nearly identical?

 

the g6 did come with an f40, however its the wrong bellhousing bolt pattern. the g6 with the f40 was only a 3.9l v6, so it used the small gm bolt pattern, not the ecotec pattern. im sure you could use the same adapter that is used for the 4t65e race tranny, however it would be a lot easier to use the saab 9-3 version of the f40 that is mated to an ecotec.

 

I was interested in doing this years ago but after the research I found it's not really worth it or going to be a direct swap.

 

F40 trans for sale if anyone is interested in attempting this

 

Someone try it. Better gearing would sound awesome.