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What's the lightest automotive transmission?
I'm in the planning stages for building an extreme fuel-economy automobile, and I need to select a transmission to use. I expect my engine will make between 20 and 40 hp, and will need an adapter to fit anything. The overall vehicle will need to be as light as possible. So what's the lightest weight transmission I could reasonably expect to find in U.S. junkyards or part-outs, and what vehicle did it come in?
I'm not wedded to a particular direction of engine rotation, direction of engine/trans mounting, etc. I do want at least 3 forward gears plus reverse.
Doesn't a Powerglide weigh about 160 lbs? That's not what I'm looking for. A T45 is more like it, 75 lbs, though it's configured front engine rear drive--I'll gain some more pounds adding a driveshaft & differential.
A Volkswagen Bug 4 speed transaxle is about 71 lbs, I was hoping to learn if there's something lighter than that.
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- ken kLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
find an old chevy powerglide/that will do it
Source(s): used car dlr nj - Anonymous9 years ago
I would have to say either the t-45 or t-5 tranny used in the ford mustang 5 speeds. There small and very light. My fiance(who is 5 foot 4 and 115 pounds) picked it up, and I myself lifted it up over my head to put it in the car.
Source(s): Cars are my thing(: - ?Lv 44 years ago
the engine's radiator. purchase an after-industry transmision fluid radiator, because of the fact Your engine radiator is leaking internally.(intercooler) an is approximately to destroy Your tranny. or ,deploy a clean engine radiator ,you ought to no longer be waiting to repair the single you have now.
