View Full Version : Manual -> auto swap?
Dizzle
12-20-2005, 05:54 PM
car used to be auto, and no one seems to have a t5.. So I'm thinking of buying an auto to put in temporarily. how hard would it be to go back to auto?
89vert
12-20-2005, 07:43 PM
you'd need all the interior shit and it mounts where the hole was cut for shifter,
get a T5 out of 4.3L S10 :)
look up JKL auto wrecking
Good thinking
Autos better anyway! :D
Noww I wait for the angry responses. lol
Dizzle
12-20-2005, 07:47 PM
So how different does an auto mount compared to a standard? I thought I'd be an easy bolt on..
Mike has a 700r4 in stock right now coming off a red 91, thought I'd talk to him about it. Plus I wouldn't get an auto unless there was a shifter to go with it.
So how different does an auto mount compared to a standard? I thought I'd be an easy bolt on..
Mike has a 700r4 in stock right now coming off a red 91, thought I'd talk to him about it. Plus I wouldn't get an auto unless there was a shifter to go with it.
well you can just weld a plate over that hole where your shifter is and I have my stock shifter still. -Relay :azn: but we could make it work I think......actually i have to double check for that stock relay I MIGHT still have it. :)
89vert
12-20-2005, 07:56 PM
So how different does an auto mount compared to a standard? I thought I'd be an easy bolt on..
Mike has a 700r4 in stock right now coming off a red 91, thought I'd talk to him about it. Plus I wouldn't get an auto unless there was a shifter to go with it.
wouldn't be that hard just might need to weld a plate in over shifter hole
call JKL they'll have a 5 speed, you'll hate auto
89vert
12-20-2005, 07:58 PM
who's gonna re + re the tranny,
I know a mechanic for hire :)
Dizzle
12-20-2005, 08:00 PM
So how different does an auto mount compared to a standard? I thought I'd be an easy bolt on..
Mike has a 700r4 in stock right now coming off a red 91, thought I'd talk to him about it. Plus I wouldn't get an auto unless there was a shifter to go with it.
wouldn't be that hard just might need to weld a plate in over shifter hole
call JKL they'll have a 5 speed, you'll hate auto
I'll call them tomorrow.
As per hating auto, it's possible. It's only a temporary measure which I'm willing to take to get my car modded ;). I wouldn't install auto unless I had a B&M shifter like Zok's.
Dizzle
12-20-2005, 08:01 PM
I'm going to attempt it because AS OF TODAY I'M ENROLLED IN BCIT!
That's right, Commercial Mechanic pre-apprenticeship courses like you. I'm willing to have someone help out :P
Jessev
12-20-2005, 08:15 PM
i dont think you'll hate auto...i hardly miss 5 speed but i have one out back i can drive whenever i feel like it...its still cool to have stick once in a while.i, too have all the stock shifter parts if u wanna go that route but a B&M would be the way to go.
I'm going to attempt it because AS OF TODAY I'M ENROLLED IN BCIT!
That's right, Commercial Mechanic pre-apprenticeship courses like you. I'm willing to have someone help out :P
Awesome! Congrats buddy!
Yeah quite honostly I don't mint the auto as much now since I put the megashifter in....plus if you put a stage 2 shift kit in the tranny, like jason said in that other thread I think it'd be as good as a maual.
89vert
12-20-2005, 08:51 PM
I'm going to attempt it because AS OF TODAY I'M ENROLLED IN BCIT!
That's right, Commercial Mechanic pre-apprenticeship courses like you. I'm willing to have someone help out :P
how long is the waiting list?
Dizzle
12-20-2005, 08:53 PM
I'm going to attempt it because AS OF TODAY I'M ENROLLED IN BCIT!
That's right, Commercial Mechanic pre-apprenticeship courses like you. I'm willing to have someone help out :P
how long is the waiting list?
when you know someone who works there.. waiting lists don't exist ;)
POS 1984Z28
12-20-2005, 10:32 PM
Wow thats mint no wait list?! i think the wait for automotive pre app was 2-3 years
89vert
12-20-2005, 10:34 PM
Wow thats mint no wait list?!* i think the wait for automotive pre app was 2-3 years
thats cause everbody and there mom thinks they can be an automotive mechanic :)
was a 2 year wait for me to get into CT pre app,
only took my bro 3 months
iroc22
12-20-2005, 11:49 PM
get a T5 out of 4.3L S10 :)
look up JKL auto* wrecking
There's a few problems with this idea. The bellhousing is angled on the 4.3 T5 and straight on the V8 T5, this problem can be solved pretty easily by swapping bellhousings. The bigger problem is the S10 uses a foward style shifter, if you put a S10 tranny in a Camaro, the shifter will be sitting around where the radio is. The cases can be switched around, Ive never done it before, but Im sure its quite a hassle. Some of the earlier 4.3 T5's had wierd input shafts I think 1" by 14 spline which wont work.
89vert
12-21-2005, 12:08 PM
get a T5 out of 4.3L S10 :)
look up JKL auto* wrecking
There's a few problems with this idea.* The bellhousing is angled on the 4.3 T5 and straight on the V8 T5, this problem can be solved pretty easily by swapping bellhousings.* The bigger problem is the S10 uses a foward style shifter, if you put a S10 tranny in a Camaro, the shifter will be sitting around where the radio is.* The cases can be switched around, Ive never done it before, but Im sure its quite a hassle.* Some of the earlier 4.3 T5's had wierd input shafts I think 1" by 14 spline which wont work.*
ahh,
I figured they would be the same cause the 4.3L is basicly a SBC with 2 cylinders missing
iroc22
12-21-2005, 11:34 PM
yeah its fucked you wouldnt know it until you looked at a 4.3 T5 out of the truck
Mustang T5's can work too, but you need to buy a convertered bellhousing, I think advance adaptors sells them but they are pricey
Ace_holio
12-22-2005, 12:58 PM
I'm going to attempt it because AS OF TODAY I'M ENROLLED IN BCIT!
That's right, Commercial Mechanic pre-apprenticeship courses like you. I'm willing to have someone help out :P
Awesome! Congrats buddy!
Yeah quite honostly I don't mint the auto as much now since I put the megashifter in....plus if you put a stage 2 shift kit in the tranny, like jason said in that other thread I think it'd be as good as a maual.
i bought my car with a 700 a shift kit and a b&m shifter....since then ive swapped it out fo ra t5...i love the t5 way more annnnnd dropped 4 tenths on the quarter mile....5speed is better....
steve. would a t5 out of a s10 have the same ratio's?
iroc22
12-22-2005, 01:06 PM
steve. would a t5 out of a s10 have the same ratio's?
no, they're a truck tranny they have a deeper first gear designed for when they are carrying a load in the back
1st 3.75
2nd 2.19
3rd 1.41
4th 1.00
5th 0.74
I'm still not understanding why ppl are really not into the auto trannys. I really really don't mind my 700...Yeah its sloppy right now kuz i'v been beating the shit out of it, but that'll all get resolved. But then again I havn't driven enough 5spds to really have a say on how they drive.
79 Z28
12-23-2005, 08:36 AM
im down with performance automatics, especially with a nice converter :D
Ace_holio
12-27-2005, 08:09 PM
i like the auto idea yes...but im more one with the machine when it is a 5-speed...lots-o-funn
MonkeyWrench
12-27-2005, 08:27 PM
yea i put a 5 speed in my car and i don't think i would go back.. in fact i got another gear sitting on my deck ready to go in* :up:
CamaroRobZ28beer
12-28-2005, 03:44 PM
leave it 5 speed you douche
MonkeyWrench
12-28-2005, 04:39 PM
why.. i don't think it will be able to handle the 383 i am going to build. i am going to hold off till i got the motor built then put it all in at once just collecting parts
79 Z28
12-28-2005, 04:41 PM
why..* i don't think it will be able to handle the 383 i am going to build. i am going to hold off till i got the motor built then put it all in at once just collecting parts
i think he was randomly referring to tek
MonkeyWrench
12-28-2005, 06:29 PM
that would definitely make more sense
Ace_holio
12-29-2005, 08:31 PM
leave it 5 speed you douche
leave it 5 speed you douche
IROCNParts
01-02-2006, 10:31 AM
700R4 = Garbage
if u want an auto car go buy one and sell me ure junk
dakota1989
01-15-2006, 07:46 AM
i have a 5 speed out of a firebird 87 working great until the car was wreck $800 for it if you interest e mail me steevemclaughlin@hotmail.com
91Vert
01-15-2006, 05:17 PM
800$ bucks for a used T-5 r u fucking cra-Z he rebuild his for that much. 1987 isn't even a World Class T-5 or is it???
89vert
01-15-2006, 05:25 PM
800$ bucks for a used T-5 r u fucking cra-Z he rebuild his for that much. 1987 isn't even a World Class T-5 or is it???
I don't think 87 is a WC
iroc22
01-15-2006, 07:11 PM
800$ bucks for a used T-5 r u fucking cra-Z he rebuild his for that much. 1987 isn't even a World Class T-5 or is it???
I don't think 87 is a WC
No it's not a WC, 88-up V8 cars were world class
800$ bucks for a used T-5 r u fucking cra-Z he rebuild his for that much. 1987 isn't even a World Class T-5 or is it???
I don't think 87 is a WC
No it's not a WC, 88-up V8 cars were world class
I know you're ALWAYS right lol, and i'm not disagreeing but I think it was the 91/92 cars that came with a WC......I donon tho.
89vert
01-16-2006, 02:24 PM
800$ bucks for a used T-5 r u fucking cra-Z he rebuild his for that much. 1987 isn't even a World Class T-5 or is it???
I don't think 87 is a WC
No it's not a WC, 88-up V8 cars were world class
I know you're ALWAYS right lol, and i'm not disagreeing but I think it was the 91/92 cars that came with a WC......I donon tho.
I know forsure my car has a world class
Jessev
01-16-2006, 03:26 PM
91-92 had WC...but so did 88-90 as far as i know...so ur both rite lol
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