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heres some pics from when i was doing the swap
Kuntzie do you have a cardomain page or anything else I cant view pics at work for some stupid reason. I know you've done a ton to your car you should set up a cardomain page!
ok so i am drooling because it is stick....i would love to convert mine but i didnt realize their was n e manual trans that bolted up to the 3800....did u have to get like an adaptor plate made or something like that...about how many hours did it take you from start to finish...details please if i could make my car stick it would make it 100x's more enjoyable to drive imo
also what i can expect to pay for all of this trans, parts, etc, and i assume new computer or something along those lines
Last edited by Bio248; 05-19-2010 at 09:53 AM. Reason: merged. just edit your original post next time.
i dont have a cardomain, i know i need to make a sig but im going to wait till i go to the dyno to put my new numbers on it
the trans bolts right up, the 3.8 is the same bolt pattern as 2.8/3.1/3100/3400/ 3.4 dohc/ 2.2 sfi/ ect ect ect, its Gm small corporate bolt pattern,
in my introduction thread theres a complete link to my build, i could proably do this all in a long weekend working long hours, about 30 hours of work or so.
i was running the stock pcm (well cartuing turbo pcm) for a bit with a bunch of codes for no auto of course.
my clutch was 729 + shipping,, transmissions go for about 1k if the wreckers know what they have, i typically sell them for 400-600 bucks for just the trans as i always have some kicking around.
best bet is to buy a gtp/ z34 with the 5-speed, then you will have all the swap parts minus a couple little things
trans from gm is 3700 bucks, 400 slave cylinder, 250 master cylinder, 800 for a clutch kit, 225 per chifter cable ect.
so buying new would be very costly. the trans in my car doesnt even have 30k miles on it yet, i had a very good donor car. (i have recently gotten a trans with 150 miles on it (rebuilt) so i may swap that in in the near future when i do a cam or something.
thanxs for the info i am going to have to keep my eyes open for a deal...i got some time yet before i will have the disposable income to do the build but i am definitly pumped and am gunna try to put a plan together for this....but like everything else i think about doing in a few months i may decide its not worth the extra cash or time and just save money and sell this thing it two years when i get my degree
I know this is about your paint but a 5 speed? Thats awesome! So tell all of us slushbox drivers about how much better a 5 speed is! Is the gas mileage any better? Do you go through clutches? I have so many more questions, this is what I said as soon as I bought my car " I wish it were a 5 speed"! Have you done a full write up on this upgrade? Please do with lots of pics, awesome car thanks for sharing!
You reaaallllllly love your car man, respect for all the work you've done. I know you said you could do it in 30 hours but my brain still can't fathom the amount of work that you put into this.
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