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Just got a response from the Zook board.

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Basically:
Grand Vitara = A46DE
Kia Sportage = A46DE

as my Magic 8 Ball tells me, "all signs point to 'yes'"


Kickers and Sports have the same AISIN/Werner tranny. This is good. If AISIN was in on the tranny, good chance drivetrain was sourced from them as well.


Ah...hold it. Yes, the Sportage uses an Aisin-Warner auto. But according to the FSM it's a model AW372LE, not an A46DE.

Dunno what the differences are.

And I have no doubt that Mazda/Kia probably sourced their axles from an Asian axle manufacturer.

The one big unknown is who supplied the transfer cases?

1998 Sportage - Gone.
2004 Honda Civic Coupe.
2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara - She got it.