First year for the 80/90?

[Nate Stuart]

Marc Swanson wrote:

>>When did they first start making the 80/90? I'm the guy who wants to put a
>>4 cyl diesel in one and I've been told that I need to start with an 80/90
>>trans because the 4000q 5 cyl trans are incompatible with 4 cyl engines.
>>
>
>I can't comment on that but I can tell you that the 80/90 5 cylinder
>transmission (code 01A) has the same bolt pattern as the 4kq transmission
>(code 016).  That is to say that you can swap a 4kq transmission onto a 90q
>engine and vice versa.... ignoring a few clearance issues with the body and
>differing length driveshafts.. which can be fixed (just ask nate!)...  That
>is to say that if the 4kq 5cyl. transmission isn't going to work with a 4
>cyl. engine then I imagine that the 90q 5 cyl. tranny won't work either.
>

Don't forget the input splines and shaft are larger on the 80/90s too. See:

http://www.newtsplace.com/90tq/index.php?content=trans.html&pagetitle=Transmission

For what it took me to swap a 4000q tranny into my 90tq.

-Nate
'89 90tq
www.newtsplace.com/90tq