leon Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 i have a 1993 j-spec na. how much does it cost to convert to manual and how long does it take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Speak to some of the traders on here for exact prices. As I'm not sure off the top of my head, IIRC £2.5k+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 £2500 is for a getrag 6 speed but as you're n/a this price will be massivly reduced! I sold a complete W58 conversion for around £300 a few months back, so just allow around a days labour on top of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Really? That's kinda cheap. I was thinking to get this done myself but only a 5 speed put in if the price varied too much for a 6 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 yep, the getrag boxes normally sell for over £1k, personally i'd throw in a R154 from a mk3, it's very strong and you just need a JZ bellhousing then. I've seen these go for pretty cheap too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Ah cool, Now I have something else to look into. Which would be most suited for an N/A 5 speed I'm guessing right? As I don't really feel that the N/A would develop enough power to make a 6-speed effective? But correct me if I'm wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 if your going turbo in the future i'd go R154 unless you have the cash for a getrag otherwise if your staying n/a the W58 should be fine up to around 350-380bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'll be staying N/A. Don't really have much opportunities to "open her up" so If I did go turbo, it would be wasted. I'll do some research on the W58 etc, thanks Tom. (Sorry for the thread Hi-Jack ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 yep, the getrag boxes normally sell for over £1k, personally i'd throw in a R154 from a mk3, it's very strong and you just need a JZ bellhousing then. I've seen these go for pretty cheap too How much power will these hold? IE will it take BPU power? How much do they go for? Looking at doing a swap before to long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 R154's seem to be happy over 500bhp, I can only go from what i've read but there are plenty of mk3's in the states running more than this. It's much stronger than the W58. I've seen these boxes go for £150 on the MKIII site, as said you will need a JZ bellhousing to fit, not sure about prop and everything else to fit but there's probably a guide somewhere this is normally the part where garethr pops in to give his knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 R154's seem to be happy over 500bhp, I can only go from what i've read but there are plenty of mk3's in the states running more than this. It's much stronger than the W58. I've seen these boxes go for £150 on the MKIII site, as said you will need a JZ bellhousing to fit, not sure about prop and everything else to fit but there's probably a guide somewhere this is normally the part where garethr pops in to give his knowledge OOOO i like the sound of this:D I await a trader to come along and tell me how much to supply and fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I await a trader to come along and tell me how much to supply and fit. Like wise, would like a quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikbrunt Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I was comtemplating the R154 box too but read a write up somewhere on fitting it and it seemed quite a bit of work..? dont you need to modify the shift mechanism in order for it to sit in the right position in the dash? If there was a definitive list of the parts needed i'd certainly start to look out for them and try to get the ball rolling, I miss manual tranny like mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 If there was a definitive list of the parts needed i'd certainly start to look out for them and try to get the ball rolling, I miss manual tranny like mad Did you see this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstretch Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Hi, im currently after a W58 (JZ only not MA type), R154 or V160/V161. If anyone has one for sale or knows where i can get hold of one it would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzle Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 surely cheaper to sell the auto and buy a manual?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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