Auto to Manual conversion

[dori.]

you should do it in the future, yes. like, many, many years from now.

I'm sure it's possible to do and you wont have problems finding transmisisons/pedal assemblies

[@Art_Mighty]

Originally Posted by dori.

you should do it in the future, yes. like, many, many years from now.

I'm sure it's possible to do and you wont have problems finding transmisisons/pedal assemblies

What he said!

Seriously, blaze the trail when the time comes. It would be an EPIC DIY

[fledonfoot]

Originally Posted by R2RO

$3-4k would be a godsend for a Auto- Manual Conversion, the manual transmission itself for the FR-S is $3k Brand new or $2-3k used.

List price on a new box is about $6300 when I looked it up at work a couple of weeks ago - there are no remanufactured 6MT boxes available right now. That may have changed in the last few weeks. Auto boxes are about $2300, which is cheap compared to Camry's - about $3200.

[pete66]

Also, no one is gonna buy a converted auto to manual car, so you're screwing your resale hard. Just don't do it, unless you like blowing money.

[Basket Case]

Just bethankfull your parents bought you a car. That is an incredibly generous thing they could do for you....

[mkiisupra]

Originally Posted by Turbowned

That is both awesome and terrible at the same time! It's like getting married to a supermodel after she became an amputee. (sorry AT drivers, I'm just expressing my opinion)

Annnnnnd, I will apologize for this poster's innapropriate metaphorical use of amputees.

Eric G

[CAMBAM_6]

I feel your pain..when I was 17 i got my first Honda...it was clean but it was automatic..I had to be the only one in my little "crew" with an auto..it was embarrassing..haha

[nalc]

OP, I think a lot of us have been in similar situations when we were your age. When I was 17, I wanted to find a shop to install a big block V8 to replace the puny 307 in my Oldsmobile station wagon. There's a certain attachment of "This is my car, I don't want to get a different car, I want to improve my car" to your first car, which you'll lose after you've bought, loved, and gotten rid of several cars. I think a big part of it is at your age, you can buy aftermarket parts and do stuff like that on your own, but you couldn't or wouldn't sell your car and buy another without your parents being involved, and you know they'd be opposed to it. Trust me, this isn't something you want to do. You will absolutely without a doubt be better off trying to sell your car and buy a MT than you will be trying to do a swap.

People do transmissions swaps on older cars, when they can buy transmissions salvaged cheap at junkyards. They do it when they find an older car in great cosmetic condition or with a rust-free body or with a great running motor, but want a MT. If, in a decade, your car was still in beautiful condition, but you wanted a MT, and you could find one for a thousand bucks, versus $$$$ for a used 10-series with a MT in as nice of a condition, then it might make sense. But doing it on a brand new car is just dumb. You're going to spend a fortune to do it, you're going to completely void your warranty, resale value is shot (at least for the next 5 years, nobody is going to pay nearly as much for a car with a transmission installed by a shadetree mechanic or an amateur as they will for the same car with the transmission installed by the factory).

Really, what's the point of an auto to manual conversion at this point in time for the twins? All our cars are new, in pretty similar condition, and with similar mileage. It's not like you just picked up a '96 240SX automatic with 35k on the clock that was garaged for its entire life and was driven to church by Granny once a week, where you're getting a body in fabulous condition and a low mileage motor that you'd never be able to find somewhere else, and all you've got to do to make it the perfect car is find a $500 junkyard transmission. You can find another 10-series with the same mileage and in the same condition as yours easily enough. You'll have to bite some taxes, but it's still a long shot cheaper, and you're not shooting yourself in the foot for warranty and reliability issues down the road.

The fact that you wrote this obviously means you are not thinking objectively about your situation.

Originally Posted by MK42Dragon

Its my first car, so selling it is out of the question.
short of a meteorite crushing it beyond repair, im keeping it.

If you'd rather spend $6k to ruin the resale value of your car and take a huge risk with your warranty than spend <$1k to sell it and buy a MT, you really should leave financial decisions to your parents.

[dori.]

Originally Posted by pete66

Also, no one is gonna buy a converted auto to manual car, so you're screwing your resale hard. Just don't do it, unless you like blowing money.

I can tell you that's not true at all

[MY13FRS]

Keep your free car and enjoy it.

[MK42Dragon]

I guess I'll leave it as is.
I know how to drive manual, i guess im going to have to learn how to properly drive a shiftable auto.
Thanks for all the advice.

BTW this would all be coming out of my pocket, I have a good amount of savings from some jobs I did.

[jarviz]

Originally Posted by dem00n

Proper driving of the auto.

what's the point of this video?

[86-tundra]

OP,

Be patient, enjoy college in a nice car. When you graduate with a great degree and get a good paying job, go buy your own manual car. It is never worth it to do a conversion like that. Ever.

[Mikem53]

Originally Posted by MK42Dragon

Here is the overall question, should I do it? If so what parts would I need and around how much would it cost?

judging by your questions.. the answer is no.. you should not do it.