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jbud1291
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transmission conversion

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how hard would it be to convert my auto tranny to a 5 spd. i kno i would have to buy the 5spd tranny obiously but is it worth the work or should i just start looking for a 5spd mx3?
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Im doing it right now.

The hardest part is switching the foot and pedal assembly. Evrything else is easy

Do watever you want. I bought a parts car last year.

Look at the V6 Faq forum. There should be a write up thatll give you a idea
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i think if your asking if its hard or not then your better off having a shop do it for you. gather up the parts and bring it to the shop. my local shop here does 5 speed conversions for ~$200 if you bring him the parts.
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The swap is really easy. Again, read up on the faq.

Im not done with my ZE/5speed swap yet because some douchebag by the name of Cross from MX-6.com sold me a flywheel with messed up threads. So now I am working on that.

Easy swap tho.
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KLZE, Fidanza flywheel, KL31 CAMs, South Bend Stage I Clutch, Pacesetter STS, SS AutoChromes, Magnaflow muffler, 2.25' Exhaust, CAI, Blaster Coil HEI, KLDE Valvetrain, 5 Speed Swap
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Re: transmission conversion

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aight cool thanks for the info guys
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It easy on our cars. I dont recommend paying a mechanic IF they charge alot.

Ive had tranmision swaps done by a shop and they only charged 600.

Others charge me 1000 dllr plu parts to convert my eclipse spyder.. ouch
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Re: transmission conversion

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yea i dont kno if i want to do it or have a shop do it because i really have nowhere to do it myself lol so ill see what happens
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