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manual sc?
what's up everybody...
kinda curious... anybody have an sc3/sc4 with manual trans? if so, did you convert from an automatic? or did it come that way?
i have a '96 gs, and a buddy said it'd be possible to do... but i'm kinda skeptical...
kinda curious... anybody have an sc3/sc4 with manual trans? if so, did you convert from an automatic? or did it come that way?
i have a '96 gs, and a buddy said it'd be possible to do... but i'm kinda skeptical...
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You kno I hear different sides of converting an automatic to a manual
Some say I have to get like tons of parts and it's going to cost a fortune, but some say it'll only cost like $2000-$3000
Some say I have to get like tons of parts and it's going to cost a fortune, but some say it'll only cost like $2000-$3000
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One could do it themselves. If they know what they are doing for maybe $3,000 with used parts. If they do any/all custom work themselves. Otherwise, it could cost a lot. I really don't know. If I know I want a manual car, I just buy a manual car.
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I've got a '95 SC300 with a 5 speed, and when I shift it right, I love it. When I grind second, I hate it. The 1 - 2 shift is not forgiving. But the tight gears make this tranny strong.
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if you can do the labor yourself and get the parts for really cheap it can be done for not much we did a 5spd conversion on a Maxima and it cost 500 eheheh it helped knowing someone with a salvaged Maxima 5spd to pull parts from
the expensive part is labor... it takes alot of work and when its all done you have to get a manual ECU or get an ECU programed (I'd recommend it)
its usally simpler and cheaper to just wait for the right car to come along and buy it so you dont have to swap
what I do wana see is a 6spd SC400 V8 eheheh
the expensive part is labor... it takes alot of work and when its all done you have to get a manual ECU or get an ECU programed (I'd recommend it)
its usally simpler and cheaper to just wait for the right car to come along and buy it so you dont have to swap
what I do wana see is a 6spd SC400 V8 eheheh
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That is not always the case my conversion is going to cost about
$1200.00 .
flywheel $115 bolts $30 bearings and snap rings $100 clutch $140
pressure plate $350 trans paid $500 for one and $550 for the other both 6speeddrive shaft free rearend both from a friend shift booth from lexus $30. That price includs odd and ends plus sold my tt auto for $700,not a bad price for the conversion. I still am waiting for some more parts to get in.
$1200.00 .
flywheel $115 bolts $30 bearings and snap rings $100 clutch $140
pressure plate $350 trans paid $500 for one and $550 for the other both 6speeddrive shaft free rearend both from a friend shift booth from lexus $30. That price includs odd and ends plus sold my tt auto for $700,not a bad price for the conversion. I still am waiting for some more parts to get in.
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I recently bought a 92 SC300... auto. I looked at some 5-speeds, butthey were all in horrible shape. they required more exterior and interior work than I wanted to spend money on.
I ended up finding a CLEAN, well kept pearl white SC300 for only $5,200.00. I also have a 2JZ-GTE swap including the 6speed tranny, ecu and harnress. So... what's so hard about the conversion again? Is this the general consensus because of the amount of time and money it takes? what if you have the time to be down, and the money it takes to convert? Is it still such a hard task?
I know the firewall has to be cut to add the clutch master cylinder. I figured buying the pedal assembly, replacement center console insert, guage cluster and clutch fluid hard-lines shouldn't be a big deal. Am I missing something? Is there some huge difference in wiring between the auto and manual harnesses?
Help me out here. do you all know of anyone here that has done such a conversion? I have a friend here that has converted his auto Supra TT to a 6speed. He and his brothers did it themselves. Anyone know if the SC is so different?
Thanks,
nick
I ended up finding a CLEAN, well kept pearl white SC300 for only $5,200.00. I also have a 2JZ-GTE swap including the 6speed tranny, ecu and harnress. So... what's so hard about the conversion again? Is this the general consensus because of the amount of time and money it takes? what if you have the time to be down, and the money it takes to convert? Is it still such a hard task?
I know the firewall has to be cut to add the clutch master cylinder. I figured buying the pedal assembly, replacement center console insert, guage cluster and clutch fluid hard-lines shouldn't be a big deal. Am I missing something? Is there some huge difference in wiring between the auto and manual harnesses?
Help me out here. do you all know of anyone here that has done such a conversion? I have a friend here that has converted his auto Supra TT to a 6speed. He and his brothers did it themselves. Anyone know if the SC is so different?
Thanks,
nick
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Originally posted by Aznteazer
You kno I hear different sides of converting an automatic to a manual
Some say I have to get like tons of parts and it's going to cost a fortune, but some say it'll only cost like $2000-$3000
You kno I hear different sides of converting an automatic to a manual
Some say I have to get like tons of parts and it's going to cost a fortune, but some say it'll only cost like $2000-$3000
The problem is that nobody's ever done it so quite a bit of experiementation/R&D will have to be done with ecus, gauge cluster, bellhousing, driveshaft, shift column, etc.
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Originally posted by Dewsc300
That is not always the case my conversion is going to cost about
$1200.00 .
flywheel $115 bolts $30 bearings and snap rings $100 clutch $140
pressure plate $350 trans paid $500 for one and $550 for the other both 6speeddrive shaft free rearend both from a friend shift booth from lexus $30. That price includs odd and ends plus sold my tt auto for $700,not a bad price for the conversion. I still am waiting for some more parts to get in.
That is not always the case my conversion is going to cost about
$1200.00 .
flywheel $115 bolts $30 bearings and snap rings $100 clutch $140
pressure plate $350 trans paid $500 for one and $550 for the other both 6speeddrive shaft free rearend both from a friend shift booth from lexus $30. That price includs odd and ends plus sold my tt auto for $700,not a bad price for the conversion. I still am waiting for some more parts to get in.
Gonna do mine next big man?
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