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Hey all,

Sometime in the middle of winter last year, the transmission blew up on my Colt. After looking at the junkyards for months, I lost hope, couldn't find a 4-speed cable trans anywhere!! 89Mirageman offered to sell me his 5-speed trans and hydraulic pedal setup, and I decided to go ahead and dig in. It took a couple days to finish the swap......but I love it!!! Just got back from a trip....everything held up well, and in fact, it felt like I was driving a new car The car got 38 miles per gallon both times I checked!!! That freakin rocks...especially since I drove a gas hog throughout the summer....geeez

I need something to work on again

Great job Brian, I know you're happy to have it back up and running. From what I understand the 5 speed trannies are quite a bit stronger, plus the 5th gear really helps on gas mileage.

Plus you gave me a "kick in the butt" to tear into my Mirage and get started on it again when I pulled the tranny out .

Thanks, a lot, Chris!