Ls400 5spd M/T
10-16-10, 10:13 PM
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Ls400 5spd M/T
I've searched and searched and came up with nothing except people attempting to do it but never hearing about it again. Well, if I'm wrong, I apologize. Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on the first LS400 5spd M/T.
My buddy who owns Daft Innovations was making this for one of his buddies. I put together the leather shift boot to make it look factory so its not that hard. The car is going to be some sort of track/street car so it's still a work in progress. The condition its in right now is the same way it was purchased.
[youtube]H_zKjLOUrhc[/youtube]
My buddy who owns Daft Innovations was making this for one of his buddies. I put together the leather shift boot to make it look factory so its not that hard. The car is going to be some sort of track/street car so it's still a work in progress. The condition its in right now is the same way it was purchased.
[youtube]H_zKjLOUrhc[/youtube]
10-16-10, 10:47 PM
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Very cool, should definitely be a one of a kind. Any specs like gear ratio or a tentative 0-60 time with this new tranny? keep us updated with more pics. It's incredible in that picture just how large and heavy the AT really is. Thanks for sharing 
10-16-10, 11:48 PM
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I come for the images and sound of a 5speed LS400 and i get nu-metal garbage.
Can they make a video of just the car?
This is so dope, makes me want to find one for dirt and make a missile car.
Can they make a video of just the car?
This is so dope, makes me want to find one for dirt and make a missile car.
10-17-10, 02:00 AM
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no quantum stuff.... I didn't do the swap, but I made the adaptor plate, flywheel, and driveshaft adaptor.
here's some more eye candy that I've been keeping.
here's some more eye candy that I've been keeping.
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10-17-10, 12:03 PM
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Custom pedal setup for the clutch. I don't have pics rd it is preferredight now, but it's sweet. 
the bellhousing wasn't modded, just an adaptor plate with a hydraulic throwout setup.
We used a howe unit for this swap, but I've used the quartermaster in the past, and it is preferred because of it's superior design.
the bellhousing wasn't modded, just an adaptor plate with a hydraulic throwout setup.
We used a howe unit for this swap, but I've used the quartermaster in the past, and it is preferred because of it's superior design.
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10-17-10, 06:24 PM
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Freaking. Awesome.
Would it be too much to ask for a ballpark total for the entire conversion, because every time I drive somewhere I always wish my lex was manual.
Also, as if you needed another one, here's a request to see those pedals!!!
10-17-10, 06:32 PM
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+1 on the price tag!! Almost every time I drive my LS, I wish it was 5-speed. I drive manual everyday and could only imagine that V8, switching through 5 gears. Definitely interested in how much $$$ it would cost to do this conversion.
10-17-10, 09:59 PM
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a w58 would really wake up the blower in my ls.
10-18-10, 04:06 AM
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I can't give a price estimate as of yet, but I definetly want to buy a 2nd or 3rd generation ls400 and do the swap in it, that's how sweet it is. I'm a trucker so I've hit the road already.
I'll see if I can get my buddy to send me a pic of the clutch. The clutxh master actually mounts on the inside of the car instead of the engine bay.
I'll see if I can get my buddy to send me a pic of the clutch. The clutxh master actually mounts on the inside of the car instead of the engine bay.