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Old 02-18-03, 01:56 PM
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Can this be done easily? I'm looking into a car for a good price that needs a new engine but its an automatic. Would it be a big hassle to swap a manual transmission in there at the same time? Can they still be had new from Mazda or would I have to get a used one? Price range? Thanks.
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it can be done but its spendy for someone to do the conversion no parts incl is like 2k parts are going too cost around 2k as well.. its spendy.. and new parts are outta the questions ... find used parts.. or a donor car.. good luck... ps its more cost effective to find manual to start with..,
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actually if you find a good auto, it is less expensive to do the conversion then buy a 5 spd....

My experience....

8,000 for car.
349 for clutch
420 for all other items

8,769.00 pretty reasonable if you ask me.

And yes i was very patient in doing this, and most importantly i did it myself. If you do not plan to do this conversion yourself, please do not even consider getting an auto, for that matter an RX7.
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u got yur tranny, all interior parts, pedals etc.. and rear end for 420??? if so.. hook it up
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Originally posted by ejmack1
actually if you find a good auto, it is less expensive to do the conversion then buy a 5 spd....

My experience....

8,000 for car.
349 for clutch
420 for all other items

8,769.00 pretty reasonable if you ask me.

And yes i was very patient in doing this, and most importantly i did it myself. If you do not plan to do this conversion yourself, please do not even consider getting an auto, for that matter an RX7.
Wow, where are you buying used parts man!? 5 spd tranny, fly wheel, diff, axles, drive line, ecu, pedals, starter, master cyl., console cover, etc. all for $420? Are you sure about that? If you pulled it off, good job dude!
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yep, gotta wait man,I found a guy parting out his car, got all the parts i needed for a steal!
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Wow, where are you buying used parts man!? 5 spd tranny, fly wheel, diff, axles, drive line, ecu, pedals, starter, master cyl., console cover, etc. all for $420? Are you sure about that? If you pulled it off, good job dude!
where are you getting console and axles? also for your information i upgraded my ECU at the time, so I didn't include that....
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It is very pricey.
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I'm parting out my 5 spd '93 Touring. If you are interested in the parts, PM BanzaiToyota. He is the guy handling the car now since I'm moving to Portugal in a few months. Hope that helps. Laterz.

Zach
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