Conversion?
12-04-2006, 07:16 PM
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From what i have heard it is pretty straight forward going from automatic to manual. It is going from manual to automatic that is a bit more difficult. Good luck with your conversation. Tell us how it goes!
12-04-2006, 09:23 PM
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you'd be money ahead to just sell your automatic and buy a 5 speed, unless you can do all the part sourcing and work yourself (and your question sort of leads me to believe that isn't an option).
and when you eventually sell your converted car, it will become an issue that buyers will use to drop the value of the car...
just my opinion.
and when you eventually sell your converted car, it will become an issue that buyers will use to drop the value of the car...
just my opinion.
12-04-2006, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jenkin' post='847950' date='Dec 4 2006, 07:23 PM
and when you eventually sell your converted car, it will become an issue that buyers will use to drop the value of the car...
just my opinion.
good point
12-05-2006, 05:58 AM
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I also agree with Jenkins.. I would never do a swap unless you absolutely wanting to do it so you want to learn... Its also pretty expensive job as you would need new harness, tranny, drive shaft, clutch, flywheel, starter, clutch slave cylinder, lines, pedals and all the hardwares, shifter, shifter ****, new shifter panel, new cluster(unless you like the auto cluster), take tranny cooler off, lines to the coolers, etc etc.. By the time you put time and money, it would of been cheaper for you to sell your auto cheap and pick up a manual FD...
When you go thru all that... its also probably a good time to upgrade everything.. probably easier to drop the engine and add all this before putting it back in.. But like Jenkin said, If you have to ask about a "kit", you probably wouldn't want to take on this task.
When you go thru all that... its also probably a good time to upgrade everything.. probably easier to drop the engine and add all this before putting it back in.. But like Jenkin said, If you have to ask about a "kit", you probably wouldn't want to take on this task.
12-05-2006, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by herblenny' post='847988' date='Dec 5 2006, 03:58 AM
I also agree with Jenkins.. I would never do a swap unless you absolutely wanting to do it so you want to learn... Its also pretty expensive job as you would need new harness, tranny, drive shaft, clutch, flywheel, starter, clutch slave cylinder, lines, pedals and all the hardwares, shifter, shifter ****, new shifter panel, new cluster(unless you like the auto cluster), take tranny cooler off, lines to the coolers, etc etc.. By the time you put time and money, it would of been cheaper for you to sell your auto cheap and pick up a manual FD...
When you go thru all that... its also probably a good time to upgrade everything.. probably easier to drop the engine and add all this before putting it back in.. But like Jenkin said, If you have to ask about a "kit", you probably wouldn't want to take on this task.
Ah. So the easiest way to do this is to just sell the auto...and go with a maunal. ^_^' i would do that...but hardly anyone on this island would want an auto..so i think im pretty much stuck with it.
but...isnt the possibility of a donor-car still available? would that make the dent in my wallet a little smaller?
o.o
just a question cause my friends continue to hassle me about a donor-car and i have yet to stumble across one. and i appreciate all the information that everyone has contributed.
now...does anyone know where i can find a manual rx7 1994 that still has everything in it?
and sorry for the stupid questions ive been asking. im still learning.
12-05-2006, 09:33 PM
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There is no such thing as a stupid question.
I learned a lot in this thread. I have helped a friend go from auto to manual in a 5.0 mustang and it wasn’t too difficult. Guess it is different for the FD
12-05-2006, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Sukai94' post='848115' date='Dec 5 2006, 07:37 PM
Depends on where you are located but i may be able help you out if you really want to go manual that badly
im located in hawaii..to be a lil more accurate. kauai. Ive been dieing to switch my car to manual but i have very lil experience on something that hard-core.