Automatic to Manual swap

Post by **codz** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:45 pm

Just wondering how much of a hassle it would be to swap out a stock 93 240 KA with automatic transmission to either a manual KA(which I will turbo) or manual SR20. I'm looking for a 240 right now but it seems like all the ones with good bodies and clean chassis are auto's, should I just wait for a clean manual to come available?

Post by **s13d1** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:04 pm

I'm telling you...don't get a AUTOMATIC...There are way too many lines that you have to deal with....it's a hassle....i would totally recommend that you take your time and look for a 240 with a manual transmission. This will be easier for the sr swap. It will make your life much more easier. I'd say it would cost you approx. 500-700 dollars just to get every parts that you need. I'm talking about the junk yard. And plus, lots of your time. Good Luck to you if you do swap auto to manual transmission. I wouldn't recommend this.

Post by **USDM240** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:00 pm

s13d1 wrote:I'm telling you...don't get a AUTOMATIC...There are way too many lines that you have to deal with....it's a hassle....i would totally recommend that you take your time and look for a 240 with a manual transmission. This will be easier for the sr swap. It will make your life much more easier. I'd say it would cost you approx. 500-700 dollars just to get every parts that you need. I'm talking about the junk yard. And plus, lots of your time. Good Luck to you if you do swap auto to manual transmission. I wouldn't recommend this.

seems to me that you really dont know much about doing auto to manual swaps. do your research before you tell someone not to do something...

back to the topic at hand: auto to manual conversions are not that hard. we do them at the shop quite frequently. the parts that are required are:

-manual KA transmission (or SR transmission if you bought a motorset)-5spd pilot bearing on the motor-clutch master cylinder-clutch hard line-pressure transfer box-clutch slave cylinder-clutch pedal-5spd driveshaft-5spd ECU (optional)-5spd lower wiring harness (optional)-brake pedal (optional)

i just finished installing my girlfriends 5spd parts into her S13 coupe and it was a breeze. the manual KA transmission bolted just as the auto did with the same transmission mount and bolts. the driveshaft slid in and bolted perfectly as well. the slave and pressure transfer box had pre-tapped holes from the factory and bolted right up. the hard line slid down the firewall and connected to the pressure transfer box. the lower wiring harness was the opposite of removing the auto harness. the ECU is obviously simple. the hardest part was drilling the firewall to accept the clutch master cylinder. its a tight squeeze and i had to drill it twice to get it perfect. however, after that, everything bolted in smoothly and looks great.

after all was said and done, the parts came to a grand total of $260, including gas to get to the junkyard, and a 5spd SOHC KA motorset. nowhere near $500-700 as stated previously and much less of a hassle than trying to search for three months just to find a manual car thats probably in crappy condition anyways.

anyways, my two cents for the day....
Modified by USDM240 at 3:48 AM 7/10/2005

Post by **Florida240sx** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:14 pm

But typically is does cost 500 area.You just got some killer deals. But yea it's easy.It's jsut time consuming. Don't you have to switch out a bearing on the car?Pilot is it?

Post by **USDM240** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:25 pm

yeah, the pilot bearing needs to be swapped if the motor was originally attached to the auto transmission. i didnt have to worry about that as we dropped a 5spd motor and transmission in together. my bad....

thanks for mentioning that though.

Post by **Florida240sx** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:33 pm

Yea sdont' want to get mixed info on hear.Did you go back an edit?

Post by **USDM240** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:47 pm

nope. doing it now.

Post by **slc240sxse** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:23 pm

wow. Plenty of faq's on this, and you guys answered him. How nice!

Post by **Florida240sx** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:42 pm

There is no need to flame.Unless it is a repeating offender.Other than that help ihm or give him the link to the FAQ.

Post by **USDM240** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:03 pm

^agreed. plus, i work for a reputable shop here in Atlanta. im not allowed to flame too much.

Post by **codz** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:04 pm

I appreciate the help, I did do a search and got some more info, still up in the air as to what to do

Post by **boznuttz** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:10 pm

Well whatever you do, you are going to end up pulling the engine out of the car if you dont want to put a sledge hammer through your windshield. Honestly, the at to mt swaps aren't as hard if you have sufficient space.... I found out the hard ways.

Post by **boznuttz** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:13 pm

s13d1 wrote:I'm telling you...don't get a AUTOMATIC...There are way too many lines that you have to deal with....it's a hassle....

By the way, its not hard at all. These lines you speak of, are all going to be thrown out afterwards.

On a side note: nightkid86 wrote a great DIY for his s14 swap. zerothread/181139

Post by **fknfst40** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:18 pm

like what everyone is saying its super easy! no hassle at all i did mine in like couple of hours! haha you dont need to be a rocket scientist to do the swap

Post by **boznuttz** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:57 pm

fknfst40 wrote:like what everyone is saying its super easy! no hassle at all i did mine in like couple of hours! haha you dont need to be a rocket scientist to do the swap

Congrats on showing everyone that you did NOT, lol.

Post by **kalim** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:21 pm

Is the swap just as easy on the s14??

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