should I convert over to manual?

[JoshHooten]

well its tax time agin ant this year i am thinking of doing somthing i have wanted to do for years and that is convert my auto over to manua land luckly being from ga i have access to a mustangs unlimited and mps auto which partsout more mustangs a year than anyone and they have a kit for 1500 and thats everything a used tranny from the computer to every nut and bolt and for 500 more you can upgrade to a rebuilt tranny so my question is do you think it is worth paying 1500 to convert it i am so tired of driving an auto would you pay 1500 to convert ?

 

[Steven]

Do you really like your car? If i'm dropping the coin, I'd pick up a 2000 dollar use TKO. I love love love my TKO 500. Picked er up for 1900 with everything, still new.

 

[Sinned83]

depends is your tranny bad now? if it is then yeah

 

[JoshHooten]

tranny is not bad but after i get it changed over mps will buy my auto stuff from me or let me trade it in on more parts im just sick of an auto i have drove a ton of 5spds and love them but i just cant say i love driving an auto

 

[JoshHooten]

and ill just let my buddy rebuild the used tranny

 

[Win]

Wait MPS in marietta? Wow there dealing parts now. I know terry and the owner it has been 10 yrs but i am sure they would remember me after a couple minutes.

 

[JoshHooten]

the mps im talking about is in statham ga its mustang parts salvage or somthing like that

 

[Win]

Ah ok gotcha.

 

[rz5.0]

do it!!!! im going to do it if i buy the car i just looked at
5speed>auto

 

[snoball]

I say do it but peice together your own setup. When I converted mine I have under 700 in the whole deal. I did put a used clutch in it though. So even if you add a new clutch in (+300 or 400), still 500 cheaper than mps. I think they are crazy for what they want for stuff. They get what they want somehow more power to them, but find a wrecked car yourself and strike a deal. Its very easy and straightforward swap.

 

[JoshHooten]

I kinda thought that a buddy of mine said you could buy a wrecked v6 and just buy a different bellhousing i dont know if this is true do any of you guys know

 

[bsn95w]

why not find a t56? or you could get a t45, or tr3650...

 

[HuskerGT]

I did this mod about 5 or 6 years ago. I was getting kinda bored with my AODE and found Dave's Mustang Parts. He had an auto to 5-speed swap package that included everything and it came with a brand new world class Cobra 5 speed.
For me it really made all the difference in the world. Much more fun.

 

[JoshHooten]

yeah i have had this car for about 6 yrs now and i allways say the next car i get will be manual but i dont plan on getting rid of this one anytime soon so i thought i would just breakdown and convert it

 

[Dalamar]

OK, I swapped my car from an auto to a TKO and it's fairly involved.

you'll need:
Tranny
Tranny cross brace
bell housing,
clutch & flywheel
pedal assembly
wiring harnass,
speedo gear
and have to rewire the park interrupt switch.

not sure if im forgeting anything.

After all was said and done I didn't like my car as a manual (at the power level I'm at) and swapped back to a built auto with the correct stall. like that much better. and that's my preference, you'll have to determine what style you like best.

 

[Brian95SVT]

Why not just put a JMod, and a stall in it and have fun raping face?

 

[97stanger]

Why not just put a JMod, and a stall in it and have fun raping face?

+10000, I couldnt tell you how many guys laugh at my car when they see its an auto, but i'd love them to try to even read the rear license plate when they want a taste

 

[Brian95SVT]

Why not just put a JMod, and a stall in it and have fun raping face?

+10000, I couldnt tell you how many guys laugh at my car when they see its an auto, but i'd love them to try to even read the rear license plate when they want a taste

I knew my backup would arrive shortly haha. I can't wait to get an automatic in the Bullitt with forced induction..... UHHH it's going to be sex.

 

[97stanger]

haha it's just those manual guys out there that look at the tranny and start talking smack....they just dont get it i dont think

 

[HuskerGT]

I was speaking from my driving style which doesn't involve much, if at all, street let alone track racing. Mine is more of a DD in nice weather. It's tucked away for the winter now...

For what I use my ride for, the aode to 5-speed swap worked perfectly for me.