Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 05:47:42 GMT From: Riff <turbospgnopsamsouth.net> Subject: Re: Replace AT with 5speed?
Yeah, its easy to do, if you have a doner car, find a wrecked on for cheap (not hard these days) a 90 up ranny is better than the earlier ones, and swap out parts, then sell wrecked car whole or part it out! easy! also you have to buy a clutch kit! C. Daly wrote: > > Tom, > > It'll probably cost you more for a few reasons: > > 1. The entire gearshift linkage must be changed. > 2. Don't forget the starter inhibitor switch that requires you to be in > Neutral or Park to start the engine. > 3. You'll need a different flywheel (since the torque converter is, in > general, used as a flywheel in auto transmission engines), clutch pedal, > hydraulics for the clutch (Master and slave cylinders and hosework). > 4. There's probably more than in the list. > > Sorry, > > Conor Daly > > tom <hip82nopsamcom> wrote in article <708oc8$k1h$1nopsam1.exit109.com>... > > I'm due for a new auto transmission on my '87 turbo. Does anyone know if > it > > is possible to replace it with a 5 speed manual for about the same cost? > > > > Tom > > > > > >