I've got a 1982 D50 Sport that I'm beginning a Starion ESI-R turbo swap on, I see that this forum is no stranger to the swap. However most places I've looked have told me that my transmission is the weak link and will grenade with the kind of expected power levels I'm looking for when I'm finished building up the Starion running gear (200-225 WHP). People are reccomending me to take the tranny out of my Starion parts car as well, but that would mean that I would need to convert to RWD only in my truck, eliminating most of the trailbashing that I had in mind.
Obviously, I wouldn't be doing drag launches in 4 Low, but the whole point of the swap was to give me some extra grunt for the dirt as well as suprise the occasional Honda on the street. What kind of options do I have to keep my 4WD intact?