simonsays

hi fellow lexus owners.
i've been looking for a lexus sc300 for quite a while now.
i'm looking for the 5 speed models, but its really hard to find them for sale around the southern cali area.
anyway, since i couldnt find that much 5 speeds for sale, i was wondering if i can just buy an auto and swap the transmission.
how much work do i have to do to swap the transmissions?
and would it affect any electrical parts on the car?
and where can i find the whole 5 speed swap part set?
how much do they usually go for?
thank you for your time.

ki_soarer

my suggestion would be to broaden your search. there are 18 5-speed SC300s on auto trader accross the US. 2 of them are here in orlando. i am on my second 5-speed SC after the first got really high in milage. so, from experience i will tell you that it is well worth it to fly out to get what you really want. its a lot cheaper than swapping the tranny. welcome to the club. you may also want to try a search. this has been discussed many times.

simonsays

thanks a lot.

technol

im in the process of changing my car from an auto to a manual tranny, it's just a matter of sourcing the parts, the pedals, and master and slave cylinder etc are not to expensive new from the dealer.

ATL-SC

hey good to hear you joined CL these guys know there stuff.
but to the question i say you should be patient.
it took me along time (5 months) to find my 5spd.
and it was worth it. but if you are in a hury and don't want to wait
you can do the swap although it might be a pain.
deffinatly use the search theres lots of tech stuff out there so you can decide.