my transmission is starting to go crazy, and i think i might get it rebuilt or just buy a new one and swap them. should i get a new automatic, or is it easy to sway to 5spd once the tranny is already out?

 

I would just go ahead and swap in a 5speed. After all who can resist I plan to do this after I get my car paid off.

 

go with a 5 speed and you will be faster

 

And it'll be more fun Just make sure you don't live in a traffiky area....or itll be a pain in the

 

What is the total cost of doing this conversion, assuming I can't find a donor car? I think a fully rebuilt 5-speed is $700 (with VSLD?). Is this correct? How much for the nick-nack parts from a recycler, roughly? Do you need to swap computers?

Trying to compare here,
Gears

 

Some Ppl have paid 1k
some have paid 3k
it depends on who does the work and where you get the parts...and yes, a new computer is needes as far as i know...I BOUGHT the car stock 5 speed :-d

 

I hear ya 97blackSE,

I know this has alot of variables involved. I thought maybe there was a recycler you guys dealt with on-line or something.
By the way I would be doing all the labor myself, if that narrows it down some...

Happy Thanksgiving,
Gears

 

kingpin4

I just finished my 5-speed conversion and have an auto tranny in perfect working condition with 85k on it. You can have it for $400 plus shipping.

I may hold the record for the most expensive 5-speed conversion in history. Ran into tons of problems with the parts and I got and basically needed everything new. Also, ended up buying 3 manual trannies to finally get one that was perfect and had low miles. In the end, my total cost will be well over $3,000.

If you want a cheap auto tranny to replace yours, just let me know and you can buy mine.


-Tony

 

not changing the ecu will give you an engine check light and a higher idle....you should be able to ge this conversion done for 1000-1500...not difficult, just time consuming with alot of work. its not brains surgery tho....

 

$400 isnt cheap unless your gonna do the swap for me. my tranny only has 63k miles on it but its still shot for some reason. i mean it still drives but i dont know how much longer it will. im gonna look into how much its gonna cost to get mine rebuilt because then atleast it would be like having a brand new tranny.

if i do go through the trouble of taking the tranny out, i want to make sure i am not going to have any transmission problems for a long long time.

 

$400 for a used tranny in perfect working order is not expensive at all, especially for an automatic. Personally, I'd never have a tranny rebuilt, I'd just replace it with a used one. Way too expensive to have it rebuilt.

Just let me know if you want it, it is sitting here with no place to go. However if you don't want it and choose another route, that's fine too. Just letting you know I have one.


-Tony

 

i'll give you $100 for it and i'll come pick it up.

 

Thanks but I'll pass on that one...


-Tony

 

your loss. the value of its just going to drop while sitting in your garage, and no one is gonna give you $400 for it.

 

Don't you worry....