Originally posted by 2KSESport:
Those MTX-75's are crap



Bulls**t. There's plenty of people around here that have run (and continue to) fairly large amounts of HP through that trans with no issues. Problem is there are too many people around here who think it's a drag-racing trans and beat the crap out of it. Keep grinding gears and sychros going out prematurely?? Don't shift so damn fast. Let the damn synchro spin up so it can do its job...

As far as trading the SVT in on the Cavalier, whatever floats your boat. I've got no problem with it. What I do wonder is this:

"I can run 87 octane as opposed to 93-94"
Once you go forced induction all of that goes out the window. Run cheap gas on a turbocharged application and put your foot into it and you're gonna have issues. And if a $2500 bill to repair your trans was too much money, how're you gonna get the money to pay for a turbo kit and the necessary upgrades??

"60K warranty..."
You gonna wait until then to throw the turbo on there? 'Cause the Chevy dealer will laugh you out of the service lane if you try and get powertrain stuff covered. And those are the big-ticket items that would make the 60K warranty worthwhile in the first place.

I just think you were tired of the SVT and got rid of it. There's no shame in that. You don't need to come at guys in here with a laundry list of reasons that seem suspect in the first place. Just my $0.02...

2000 SVT Contour -- SOLD! New car coming soon... 1980 Triumph TR7 -- Needs a new home...