racin

to my fellow mechanics out there who have done the auto to manual conversion on the sc300 or sc400...what's a realistic approx. time from start to finish for the procedure if there's access to a lift.thanks.

k7q

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1 or 2 days if you have everything and dont run into poblems.

racin

thanks man

Cleanshots

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i have done this 3or more times and it takes me couple of hours.. if you have no dea what you are doing i wouldnt recommend it.. and on a sc400 is not straight forward so thats significantly longer.. thats basically considered custom..

xtra

2 days
Hardest part was to get the rusted exhaust bolts out of the way and removing the seized O2 sensors. ( that alone took 7 hours)

JesLet

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Hardest part would be punching hole for the clutch pedal. Knockout punch kit from Harbor freight helped a lot. I have to removed the driver's seat so I can work up side down.

hihopes

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i finished my swap in 3 days on jack stands in my driveway. that was my first time doing the swap and i was alone.
Having a lift would cut back a lot of time i would think

stixsc300

Ive done it in a day not to hard

stixsc300

Drilling the holes are the hardest parts of the swap the rest is just swapping parts in and out...

mikef

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what about the ECU? no one never talk about that part

scENFORCER

You can use the factory ECU on the SC400, just swap the solenoids from the old auto tranny into the manual and that'll get rid of most of the CEL's for a OBD2 car. If I'm not mistaken there are no CEL's on OBD1's?

stixsc300

Jump the nss and the ecu is fine

Albatross

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what does that mean?

Touchisc

I think the nss is the neutral safety switch

czar07

lol at 2 days. If you are professional mechanic with access to a lift 1 day max