did some research but didnt find anything.....So i picked up a 99 sunfire 2.4L with a 5spd for a $1000.00. I am swapping the 5 spd into my 97 cavy...Yes i know i should of got a getrag but i coudnt pass up this deal so i am stuck with the Isuzu......question is, if i decide to put getrag in next year or so will the mounts be the same....also will the brackets that are welded oi the frame be the same as well, as far as location goes...thanks in advance..

no, you will have to weld them in. The Isuzu tranny isnt that bad, its got its weaknesses like any other.

i know i have to weld the brackets in, but are the brackets that are welded in, in the same location for the getrag as well?...i hope i said that right....

hey phil im about 80% sure that they are different for the two

The front tranny mount (near the front of the car) you could still use (when doing the getrag swap), but will need a new hole drilled. The rear mount is different.



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ok cool....i just finished the 5 spd swap today....what a differnece.....

i really wish you guys would specify WHICH getrag your talking about..i read the posts about moving mounts and such and was like whaaaaaa? but then i realized what year tranny you were talking about

i better get to see the car soon Phil!!

I hope you changed the spider gears in your isuzu tranny! If not and you end up with a humming noise from your trans after a hard launch at the track it's probably the powdered metal spiders bent. I speak from experience.

gadgetfire wrote:I hope you changed the spider gears in your isuzu tranny! If not and you end up with a humming noise from your trans after a hard launch at the track it's probably the powdered metal spiders bent. I speak from experience.

i put in the Team Green LSD....No i did not replace the spider gears...the trans only has 21k on it....so far no noise but when i do then i will worry about it....but thatnks for the heads up....i didnt know how well this was going to woork out so i didnt want to dump to much $$$ into it

scott (section8cav) wrote:i really wish you guys would specify WHICH getrag your talking about..i read the posts about moving mounts and such and was like whaaaaaa? but then i realized what year tranny you were talking about

Technicly the there is only one Getrag..... the 00+ (at least with Internal Slave)...... the other popular trans to swap in is the NVG..... The older Getrag was an External Slave....




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FYI I did the same thing (thought no big deal, my tranny is running and feels great, I'll do the spider gears later) but all it took was one good launch at the track and little spider gear metal bits shreaded their way through the entire tranny. nothing was salvagable except shifter forks and reverse main gear. I don't mean to scare you but for the cost and time it takes to swap spiders, it's well worth it. I bought my 93 storm tranny for $150 and once I had the 2 trannys sitting on my bench it only took maybe 2 hours to do the swap. (I took my time)


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