I've been looking for a gearbox for awhile now and i finally came across one saturday. A fellow mechanic had one in the yard so we had to work something out. My dad knew him petty good so we got everything needed for the 5 speed conversion for $500.00 (if it wasn't us he was asking $800 just for the gearbox!) So seeing that the body was in REALLY good shape (not to mention the interior) we worked out me getting the the entire car for $700. I'm going to get the gearbox and all the accessories on thursday...can take some pics if you want?

The bad part of the equation is that it is a 93SE (which ever has the VE30) so i didn't like that. But i thought i might as well fix it and sell it with the automatic from my car.

 

then you obviously haven't driven a VE5. Drive one and you will change your mind about not liking it.

 

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english language > you

 

I really don't understand what everyones problem is with the ve in here lately,they are great engines with little issues imo,yeah the vtc's clack from time to time,but i drive both a vg[low miles 100k] and a ve[high miles 300k] on a weekly basis and i prefer my ve5 over the vg any day of the week..

 

You can't put a VG A/T behind a VE w/o major work. Unless you want to push start or hand crank the car to start it

 

Your rite i haven't driven one before...and i doubt it is going to happen because the work to put this one back together is going to take a lil while and i can't stand to drive my max with automatic any longer.

 

Thanks...i was suppose to ask that.I can find a ve tranny for it but i think i might just put the vg a/t in it to see what really happens neway lol. Should be fun!

 

it will not work. The VEAT is the only one that uses a different starter. There will be no way to start the car if you put the VGat in it. Best bet is to just part the car out and make back the extra couple hundred you spent on it.

 

VG AUTOMATIC in a VE-5!?!? Even if you could... it's a SUICIDE mission!
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Not only would you blow up a VG tranny in a VE, but you would be missing something like 16 wires that are needed to run the auto that 5-speeds are not wired for...

 

in other words stupid move to make you would only ruin a perfectly good vg at trans and alot of money also in the process like others are saying best options are part max out or get a ve at

 

Maybe everyone is getting the wrong impression but are you swapping from auto to manual VG auto to VG Manual with a VE tranny??

 

since you have the car for $700 and the body is in good shape...why not just fix that car up and drive it? perhaps move your mods and etc from the VG to the VE and save yourself A LOT of work?

 

Ok here is the deal...i was just playing with the idea (and some of you to be quite honest) because i didn't know the condition of the VE. The VE engine needs a new crankshaft and some other things because he started selling some stuff off of it. I could do the work but i am tired of looking for parts and tired of the engine work for the time being. So i decided to pull the VE spd out and put it in my max. I just rebuild the engine in my max and it was my first car so i am emotionally attached to it.

I also want the experience of the 5sp swap so this really clouds my judgment as well. The body is really good on the 93 VE so if pieces can fit with little to no modification i'm going to use some on my max. If i read correctly here, it is MUCH easier to turbo the VG than the VE hence, another reason for the swap.

Has anyone switched the gauges from 125 to 145 before?

 

Yeah, It's a direct swap, I'm just trying to find one with nearly the same milage I have. Hah...
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You can just swap the mph gauge in to your old cluster.

 

YUP and its also easy to swap OR adjust the ODO.

 

How do you adjust the Odometer?
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you have to be careful and undo the piece that has it locked in. Then roll the numbers to where you want them. I haven't done it in a while so I cant remember exactly how but its not too difficult...Just study it for a little while and you will see how it works.

BTW I haven't adjusted any to sell the car with less miles. I have only done it because I had a ODO with a broken piece that kept the travel or regular ODO from moving correctly so I took the one out of a spare gauge cluster and adjusted it to the correct mileage.