GETRAG 282 transmission
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The GETRAG 282 transmission was a 5-speed manual transaxle designed by GETRAG. It is sometimes referred to as the Muncie 282 or the Muncie GETRAG 282, as the design was licensed to General Motors for manufacture by Muncie (GETRAG never built the 282). It has been used in various front-wheel drive transverse engine applications including the Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Sunbird, Pontiac Grand Am, and the Oldsmobile Achieva. It was also used in the mid-engined rear-wheel drive Pontiac Fiero. In its later years, the GETRAG 282 was manufactured by New Venture Gear and renamed the NVG T550.
[edit] Gear ratios
The topic of available gear ratios has been widely debated due to the numerous applications of this transaxle. The 1987 GM GETRAG Service Manual confirms that there are at least two versions of the GETRAG 282. They were sold under 5 different part numbers based on body and engine usage. RPO code MG2 was used for all GM V6 applications (FWD and the RWD Fiero) and RPO code MG1 was used for the 2.0 L turbocharged engine used Pontiac and Buick. Gear ratios are given below, as taken from the factory service manual.
- 1st gear: 3.50:1
- 2nd gear: 2.05:1 (2.19:1 on 2.0 L turbo and some Quad-4 applications)
- 3rd gear: 1.38:1
- 4th gear: 0.94:1
- 5th gear: 0.72:1
- Reverse: 3.41:1
- Final drive ratio: 3.61:1
A version was used in the heavier W-body Grand Prix, Regal, Cutlass Supreme mated to the 2.8 V-6 that has a 3.77/2.19 1st/2nd. Third is assumed to be the same 1.38, but 4th and 5th are not known at this time.
A later version was designed for the high-revving, High-Output Quad 4 engine. This transmission used a 3.50/2.05 1st/2nd, 1.38 3rd, 1.03:1 4th, .80:1 5th, and 3.94:1 final drive.
The GETRAG 282 used in Quad 4-equipped 1990 to 1991 Pontiac Grand Prixs and Oldsmobile Cutlass Supremes is rumored to use a 3.77/2.19 1st/2nd gear while retaining the 3.61:1 final drive ratio.
An export-only version is confirmed to have been built for use in Oldsmobile Silhouette vans sold in some worldwide markets as an Opel Silhouette. It was mated to the Quad 4 engine and uses a 3.77/2.19/1.38/1.03/.80/3.94 gearset.
Mixing of gearsets can be achieved due to the similarity between the various transmissions, but some gears must be interchanged in sets. First, and second gears are all part of the input shaft and cannot be interchanged independently. All transmissions have a third gear ratio of 1.38:1. However, third and fourth gear are clustered on the counter shaft which was available with two different fourth gear ratios: 1.03:1 or .94:1. Fifth gear is independently interchangeable and available with a .80:1 and .72:1 ratio. There is rumored to be an even lower 5th gear of .9-something that was used in the W41 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais and Achievas only.
