svillegas2253

hey I recently started working on my 96 maxima after a while of no use. Looking to swap the old auto transmission with a 5speed manual. Any ideas of what it might cost? Thanks

Amerikaner83

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doing it yourself...cost of parts, 500 bucks or so if that.

Getting it done at a shop...triple that, at least.


Search around for all the aprts you'd need and then makeyour decision

svillegas2253

Yea that's what I was guessing, I'm doing all this myself so I don't think it should cost me THAT much. Thanks man

Amerikaner83

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The 5 spd in our 4th gens is actually weaker than the auto...the Input Shafts go out...perhaps you should look at doing a 6 spd swap instead?

svillegas2253

Really, didn't know that. Ill look into that swap instead, by any chance do you know what model # that tranny goes by?

Quickywd01

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http://forums.maxima.org/all-motor/3...edure-faq.html Hopefully my 6 speed swap will be about $700. I can do your's for $3200 parts included.

svillegas2253

Well I'm doing all this myself as a project, but thanks for all the info very helpfull. I guess now I have to work on gathering all the right parts

CallMeThatOneGuy

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I'm keeping my auto since they're sssoooo common and handle more power.. lol maybe you want a shift kit instead? Or the drop resistor mod....

ShocknAwe

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Or just modify your 4AT and rape any M/T out there in the 1/4m

Nealoc187

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yeah let me know how that works out

CallMeThatOneGuy

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You must have never been in a modded 4at.. how common is an i30? 4at lsd swap? super cheap and common compared to a 5spd i30.. shift kit? not too pricey. Drop resistor mod? about $10. And then you have perfect shifts that slam into gear faster and stronger every time in an overall stronger transmission. It may seem like a little less fun, but it's fun in a different way. Plus it just makes sense for functionality, cost efficiency, and retaining that sleeper-status.

Max_Gator

What about that rape part?

Max_Gator

No way now how $500.

You can't find a decent trans alone for less than 600 or 700. Plus you will probably have to ship it. So, I'd figure 700-800. $800 was the best I could do when I replaced my 5spd last month.

Then you've got: decent clutch - $300; flywheel $ 200-600, axles $200 unless you use crap rebuilt, shift mechanism ???, other misc parts.

If you got lucky at the junkyard or on here and got a used flywheel, shifter mechanism and axles, great deal on the trans, use crappy clutch (which is the one thing I wouldn't skimp on) . . . maybe you get it done for $1000.

I think you will find yourself closer to $1500 than $1000.

Edit: I forgot that you should be able to get something for your auto trans and parts. So, I would say around $1000.

Max streets

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theirs member on here selling the 5spd swap for 800 bucks his name is thetorp ask him if he still got it.

Max_Gator

Here is the link.

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...wap-850-a.html

That appears to me to be a clutch with 145k miles on it. Not a new one. It would make no sense whatsoever to throw the used clutch back in there. Unless you like dropping the trans yourself. I've done mine several times and it just isn't fun.

So, even if he's still got it and you could make a deal, you need to factor in the cost of a new clutch. And probably a resurface of the flywheel. (Yeah I know ours are dual mass and shouldn't be resurfaced. I've never had a problem and mine has been done twice.)

Nealoc187

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a modded maxima 4at doesn't shift faster than i do, and it doesn't get down the track faster either (except for jime's heavily modded, stripped out, nitroused 3.5 barely streetable exception).

i will agree with you though that *properly* modded it can handle more power than a stock 5spd can, but that doesn't come into play until you're looking at north of 350ish lb-ft of torque for the most part.