I am thinking about switching my auto. to a manual tranny. I jus want to kno how much it cost you...and were there any changes for the worse?

 

....how long did it take your mechanic to do the whole conversion from start to finish?

 

Seems like there is a lot of interest in this topic as well as the BMW headlights. I converted my car from an automatic to a 5-spd. the question: was it worth it? well, it depends. You see, i had a lot of money invested on my car at the time of the conversion, so to sell it would have been a waste of money. I'd figure i convert it. (if you haven't spent that much $$ on the car, then it would be worth it to sell your car and buy a 5-spd) I mean to convert your car, you are paying to depriciate it because the auto is worth more than the 5-spd.(whatever floats your boat)

I spent about $2500 for the used junkyard parts and labor. It took almost two months to do, because evertime the mechanic turned around, there was a part missing, like brackets and things like that. When it was finally done, i had problems with the tranny. About a month after, the linkage inside the tranny broke because the tranny was from an 89 max. I did not know about the different gear ratios between the 89 and the 91. (be careful) anyway, i hope this helps

BTW, some junkyards warranty there transmissions for 3months and some for a year. I found a rebuilt one that was warrantied for a year, so i didn't have to pay for the second tranny. anyway, i hope this helps.

John

 

thanx.....so far...i have all the mods listed in my signature....do u consider my car to be hooked up enough to do something so drastic?....BTW...od u still have any problems w/ your tranny?....and do u think that it would be a better bet to just order all the parts from a nissan dealer, rather than to go to a junkyard?...even though it would be more expensive....would it be worth having all new parts?