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03-31-2003, 11:23 AM

lophix

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Auto - 5speed swap

For those who have done an auto to 5speed swap: are the tranny mounts the same on both or on particular trim? I havent heard mention of this before.

03-31-2003, 11:34 AM

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The auto and manual mounts or both different. Axles are the same though, so you can just use the ones from your auto.

03-31-2003, 02:11 PM

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The auto and manual mounts or both different. Axles are the same though, so you can just use the ones from your auto.

if you are saying they are both different then that helps. thanks.

03-31-2003, 02:49 PM

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Yeah, I meant the mounts are different. I have to say, so far with the 5spd swap and WSP y, b, cat, borla turbo muffler the difference from auto is like night and day!

03-31-2003, 02:52 PM

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Yeah, I meant the mounts are different. I have to say, so far with the 5spd swap and WSP y, b, cat, borla turbo muffler the difference from auto is like night and day!

i do have a speed, but i wanted to confirm the mounts were different.

04-01-2003, 01:13 AM

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how complicated is it.. i have the engine out of my car right now, and the thought is kind of lurring in the back of my head abotu maybe swapping over.. dril out the clutch pedal, add master cylinder, hmm...

04-01-2003, 01:24 AM

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how complicated is it.. i have the engine out of my car right now, and the thought is kind of lurring in the back of my head abotu maybe swapping over.. dril out the clutch pedal, add master cylinder, hmm...

yeah then the wiring and all the nice fun stuff of the mounts

04-01-2003, 10:57 AM

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Well, with the engine out it should be even easier. Everything basically bolts up. You have to do some wiring, and it helps to use the manual ECU (I'm a dumbass and didn't get one). Also, you have to drill 3 holes for the master cylinder. To save everyone some trouble, if any of you do the manual swap make absolutely sure to adjust your clutch pedal height and freeplay! I put 1k on my clutch riding it the whole time. Basically, I mounted the pedal a little too close to the fire wall so when I adjusted everything to spec, it was too close and there was absolutely no freeplay. The clutch wouldn't fully engage and I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I thought it was something serious until I adjusted the pedal and freeplay on the master cylinder pushrod.

One of the more important things is make absolutely sure that you at least replace the clutch master and slave cylinder, hydraulic lines (if they aren't good condition), shifter bushings and any mounts that look in bad condition. I'm an idiot and still have to replace the shift bushings, which involves dropping the exhaust and pulling the shifter assembly out.