ive got an 89 tempo 2.3 and my first q is this.
1. is there anyway on gods earth to get the metric trans to quit failing. its been rebuilt 4 times by diffrent shops and fails at 30-40k miles. it dont just dye it just refuses to go into second gear. if this cant be stopped does anyone know how hard it would be and how much it would cost to go to the 5spd instead?
2. ive got a massive collant leak but its coming out of the beelhousing. i suspect a freeze plug to have come loose. has anyone else had this happen or know how to solve it?
3. does anyone know where i can find a turbo kit (like a 5 to 10 psi boost at the moast).

the car was my baby for a year and a half and i beginning to start my mods on it when the trans quit. sat for six months then i filled my rad up started it and fluid poured out of the bellhousing. i shut her off then tried to fill it up and the watter came out faster than i could put it in.

4. is there a way i can improve the traction and go with heavier drive shafts on this thing. 185 hp 140ftlb of torque when she died on me. i then did my numbers and found that someone had made the swap to the high output motor. i first suspected that as the root but the trans didnt slip. just had an early (1200 rpm) stall converter on it so id like to change that to.


if anyone can help me i really appreciate it. final q dont know if this one can be answerd though. im tossing around the idea of swapping my 2.9 in my 86 b2 with this 2.3. acording the specs they have a close torque curve (the 2.3 is actually 24 ftlb stronger). does anyone know if this can be done. ive got the computer and everything for both engines and this idea seems like it could help alot but i dont know if its even worth the time to do it.