Quote Originally Posted by BigMeatVX View Post
The trannys an old deisign...but where do you get the engine 1984 idea?
In 1984 things were mostly still carburated and pushrod....

What era are you from?
1993 was was 17 years ago. That was the VX launch era, not 1984. Although, it was on the drawing board before 1993, probably at least three years before. Now we're debating whether it should be a performance upgrade candidate? That's like thinking you should be boosting performance on a Mercury Sable, or something. It's just passe technology-wise.

And your very right the transmission was a huge weak spot. If the VX was meant to really perform they would have offered a standard transmission. But they didn't, although it shows up in the parts book due to the fact that Isuzu built five VX's that way for Rally Racing.