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General => General Technical => Topic started by: merlyn on January 09, 2007, 12:05:09 AM

Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: merlyn on January 09, 2007, 12:05:09 AM
OK. So there has been a bit of talk about the easy conversion from auto to manual.
As a proud and loud owner of an auto but with plans to play, just how easy is it and how much has it cost you?:2eek
I will be doing the job myself with help from MikeyH who owns a garage so it\'s more the parts than anything.
Plan B is to keep the auto box and play anyway but how much power will the old girl handle - any auto-modders out there with silly outputs?:god
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: tinker-27 on January 09, 2007, 12:18:35 AM
i  have a manual ratio diff i will swap for your auto if you want
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: John Yorke on January 09, 2007, 03:28:56 PM
Big problem with autos is getting an ECU to work! you also will need a manual loom.
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: merlyn on January 09, 2007, 05:59:48 PM
Quote from: tinker-27i  have a manual ratio diff i will swap for your auto if you want

sounds good IF i go ahead but need to look into things veerrryyy carefully so I don\'t get stung. Might be easier to just buy a modded manual although i would have to get that passed by the warden (oops, i mean the wife!).

Quote from: John YorkeBig problem with autos is getting an ECU to work! you also will need a manual loom.

see what i mean ! Thanks John
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: imebgo on January 10, 2007, 10:08:43 AM
The auto box is not very strong, about 2000 miles after it had anApexi ECU installed and tuned my autobox packed out :)

I didnt swap to manual but I had a stronger autobox installed.

J
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: merlyn on January 10, 2007, 10:32:10 AM
Quote from: imebgoThe auto box is not very strong, about 2000 miles after it had anApexi ECU installed and tuned my autobox packed out :)

I didnt swap to manual but I had a stronger autobox installed.

J

Thanks m8
Where did you go for the stronger auto-box and how much are we looking at?
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: Warthog on January 10, 2007, 10:48:42 AM
Merlyn the auto diff is a different ratio diff good for top end speed not for low end speed. If having changed to a manual box you then go heavy modding like some of us, the auto box would come in useful as you need one to go for the 200mph club later on. HTH:wave
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: imebgo on January 10, 2007, 10:54:41 AM
I bought my box already rebuilt of a guy from the FDUK forum - sicknote, he was running pretty high power - I *think* shy autos did the rebuild, im not 100% sure.  

J
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: merlyn on January 10, 2007, 07:27:21 PM
Quote from: imebgoI bought my box already rebuilt of a guy from the FDUK forum - sicknote, he was running pretty high power - I *think* shy autos did the rebuild, im not 100% sure.  

J


Thanks mate - when the time comes i will talk to Clive at SHY
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: Red and Single on January 10, 2007, 09:26:25 PM
Auto boxes can be modified to give much better performance..... would be well worth a little research.
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: merlyn on January 12, 2007, 12:25:33 PM
Quote from: Red and SingleAuto boxes can be modified to give much better performance..... would be well worth a little research.

Thanks, Red.

Any suggestions of where best to look - not much on FDUK

Pete
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: TwistedHumour on January 12, 2007, 12:41:14 PM
This months jap performance with the orange fd (I think its tysons??) said that it used to be an auto and is now a manual.  It said that re-worx did the work - so they may be able to help a bit.

I think it was a full engine and transmission transplant so it might be different.
Title: Easy? Just how easy?
Post by: imebgo on January 12, 2007, 12:49:09 PM
Yea, re-worx have done successful auto to manual conversions they suggested the same to me.
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