rx_7_driver

hey i got a 90 vert N/A auto
and i just wanted to know all the shgit i will need to convert it to a 5 speed (everything i have no clue on what i need becides the 5-speed it self)
thanks

Flyby116

Well I am doing the tranny swap on my 91 coupe. First off if you want to do the swap your best bet would be to get a parts car......very cheap wrecked anything just to take out the trans....pedals....and other clutch and trans part. And then get some tools and a welder and you can do it. Good luck

Nick

rx_7_driver

would one work off of a turbo ??? cause i heard it's a better tranny than the one the n/a comes with

Manolis_D

iTrader: (2)

yeah, the turbo tranny will work. You will have to get a different driveshaft, however, as the NA driveshaft will not mate up to the turbo tranny / NA differential. There was a discussion awhile ago on this -- I believe the driveshaft from the automatic car might work with the Turbo transmission and the NA differential.

rx_7_driver

what about wiring??
will i have to mess with any of that?
cause about 6 months ago i found some one who had done a swap but i don't remeber the website but i remeber him saying something about cutting a wire r 2 for the cruise control to work and something to do with the fly wheel (that u don't need the counter weight r something like that) that its alread on the engine?????
i don't know but i apreacite all the info i am getting from yall keep it coming

rx_7_driver

hey i found a web site that tells all the parts u need
it's http://jrx7.rx7life.com/auto5speedswap.htm

mazdaspeed7

rx_7_driver, go check your PM.

Skippydog

Message SonicRat he just did the swap in his car. I helped him with it but im not sure of all the stuff that he had to buy and have setup. I know he got a custom differential mount from hyp. It was a pain in the ### but it only took about three nights of working on it after work.

SonicRaT

iTrader: (6)

Here's my parts list:
'91 Turbo 2 Tranny
Turbo 2 Driveshaft
Turbo 2 LSD
Turbo 2 Slave cylinder
Master cylinder (for the clutch, all the same)
You *CAN* use the automatic driveshaft, although its flimsy, weak, and doesn't slide in all the way, but it slides in enough to be safe, although I decided against using it. Best to just run the entire drivetrain.
Brake/clutch pedal assembly (requires you to remove the steering column, not all too hard, did it in about 2 hours complete to install the pedals)
Automatic -> Manual transmission conversion mount (thanks to hypntyz7) Pretty much, you take off the mount from the 5 speed tranny, keep your automatic mount! Take off the 5 speed mount and remove the lower part of the mount (so that the rubber bushings and the huge stud is still left behind) Get a bunch of washers and some angle iron and measure out the distance between your automatic mount and then drill holes in the angle iron, and mount it like this.

RotaryMiata

Hey SonicRat,

Have you experienced any driveability problems since your conversion? I'm just wondering how the car drives afterwards...


RM

SonicRaT

iTrader: (6)

if I knew that, I would tell you, but since i did a complete NA-> Turbo, I'm still in the process of making it run reliably

RX7BEAR

I di d it too best thing to ever do to your car.