diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb
index a6bbd6f..6f42253 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rescue LoadError
 end
 
 require 'active_record/base'
+require 'active_record/core'
 require 'active_record/named_scope'
 require 'active_record/observer'
 require 'active_record/query_cache'
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ require 'active_record/dynamic_finder_match'
 
 ActiveRecord::Base.class_eval do
   extend ActiveRecord::QueryCache
+  include ActiveRecord::Core
   include ActiveRecord::Validations
   include ActiveRecord::Locking::Optimistic
   include ActiveRecord::Locking::Pessimistic
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index bca2db7..d07f52c 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -2264,9 +2264,9 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       # <tt>before_*</tt> callbacks return +false+ the action is cancelled and
       # +save+ returns +false+. See ActiveRecord::Callbacks for further
       # details. 
-      def save
-        create_or_update
-      end
+      # def save(*args)
+      #   create_or_update
+      # end
 
       # Saves the model.
       #
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d4156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module ActiveRecord
+  module Core
+    # :call-seq:
+    #   save(perform_validation = true)
+    #
+    # Saves the model.
+    #
+    # If the model is new a record gets created in the database, otherwise
+    # the existing record gets updated.
+    #
+    # If +perform_validation+ is true validations run. If any of them fail
+    # the action is cancelled and +save+ returns +false+. If the flag is
+    # false validations are bypassed altogether. See
+    # ActiveRecord::Validations for more information. 
+    #
+    # There's a series of callbacks associated with +save+. If any of the
+    # <tt>before_*</tt> callbacks return +false+ the action is cancelled and
+    # +save+ returns +false+. See ActiveRecord::Callbacks for further
+    # details. 
+    def save(*args)
+      create_or_update
+    end
+    
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/dirty.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/dirty.rb
index 7e246e6..def0b1d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/dirty.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/dirty.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     def self.included(base)
       base.attribute_method_suffix '_changed?', '_change', '_will_change!', '_was'
       base.alias_method_chain :write_attribute, :dirty
-      base.alias_method_chain :save,            :dirty
+      #base.alias_method_chain :save,            :dirty
       base.alias_method_chain :save!,           :dirty
       base.alias_method_chain :update,          :dirty
       base.alias_method_chain :reload,          :dirty
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
 
     # Attempts to +save+ the record and clears changed attributes if successful.
-    def save_with_dirty(*args) #:nodoc:
-      if status = save_without_dirty(*args)
+    def save(*args) #:nodoc:
+      if status = super(*args)
         changed_attributes.clear
       end
       status
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
index 970da70..6fa93f3 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       base.extend(ClassMethods)
 
       base.class_eval do
-        [:destroy, :save, :save!].each do |method|
+        [:destroy, :save!].each do |method|
           alias_method_chain method, :transactions
         end
       end
@@ -94,8 +94,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
       with_transaction_returning_status(:destroy_without_transactions)
     end
 
-    def save_with_transactions(perform_validation = true) #:nodoc:
-      rollback_active_record_state! { with_transaction_returning_status(:save_without_transactions, perform_validation) }
+    def save(perform_validation = true) #:nodoc:
+      rollback_active_record_state! { 
+        status = nil
+        transaction do
+          status = super #super doesn't play well with send!
+          raise ActiveRecord::Rollback unless status
+        end
+        status
+        #with_transaction_returning_status(:super, perform_validation) 
+      }
     end
 
     def save_with_transactions! #:nodoc:
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index 577e30e..b9ccda2 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     def self.included(base) # :nodoc:
       base.extend ClassMethods
       base.class_eval do
-        alias_method_chain :save, :validation
+        #alias_method_chain :save, :validation
         alias_method_chain :save!, :validation
       end
 
@@ -931,9 +931,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
     # The validation process on save can be skipped by passing false. The regular Base#save method is
     # replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
-    def save_with_validation(perform_validation = true)
+    def save(perform_validation = true)
       if perform_validation && valid? || !perform_validation
-        save_without_validation
+        super
       else
         false
       end