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Can anyone tell me what cars other than the
Mystique have the CD4E tranny. Going to
look for used Tranny.

Contour and Cougar; maybe some Mazda models too?

Ford Escape has some sort of CD4E.

Yeah, 626 has the CD4E, but I think there are some minor differences which would make make it difficult to use in a tour. I seem to remember reading something about this but I can't remember where?

This may help provide some pricing info:
http://www.rebuilt-auto-transmissions.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=505&l_make2=

Email from guy on netgearhead forum that did his own cd4e rebuild:

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mine was out of a 94 626 and i don't think that its swappable. when rebuilt make sure you replace the forward drum for sure and add a shift kit from transgo its about 30 bucks. the rebuild wasn't too bad it didn't take very long either, took longer to take it out then to rebuild it. the last thing is to add an external tranny cooler. a big one. these transmissions are plagued by high temps and high line pressure, the forward drum fails b/c of the high line pressure so that has to be replaced. the shift kit corrects the high line pressure. and of course the cooler lowers the temps of the fluid. any more questions let me know.

Nick

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I can't remember what year your car was momma, but try to stay as close to your year as possible. Try not to go under. If possible, go up. Ex. If you have a `98 model, do not put one from a 95 in there. You will have problems. I know! Oh boy do I know!! Different On-Board Diagnostics systems (remember that OBD-1 was before 96 and OBD-2 was 96 to current. They are not interchangeable!).

You should be able to find one out of a 99 or 2000 Cougar pretty easy. That would be the way I would go. Well actually, I was, but know I am going reman. I found that the price for a 97 compared to a 99 with a lot less mileage had only a $150-$200 difference.

This all changes of course if you have a 95. You will have to stay with the 95 model year CD4E. Like mentioned before though, I am not real sure what all is different about the Mazda CD4E. Knowing that the current Mazda CD4E used in the Tribute has a different shift pattern then the Escape, I am sure that there might be a really good chance of some serious differences.

One other thing to keep in mind also, if you have a V6 get one out of a car that has a V6. The bell houseings are different due to engine size.