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.

 

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.

 

thanks a lot.

 

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.

 

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.