manual to auto swap help

just trade in the car, its not worth the hassle, its gunna cost you a lot of money

What is your plan for the car down the road? How much power are you planning on putting to this tranny?

And before everyone flames you for doing sort of the opposite of what most people seem to do, remember, a properly built auto with a shift kit and a nice stall can run a 5 speed any day.. and get a fat tranny cooler regardless of which one you do.

Let us know your plans so we can give you decent recommendations.

-=NightHawk=- said:

just trade in the car, its not worth the hassle, its gunna cost you a lot of money

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you need

1. transmission

2. pcm ( 5 speed pcm does not contain the info to control the auto. you either need a auto pcm or you have to have the as built data in your pcm changed to include funtions for a auto)

3. wirring harness.

4. driveshaft

5. pedals,shifter and other interior goodies.

the best situation would be to find someone that has an auto that wants a stick. Built autos are the *****! Look how many people have issues with their tremec.

I have a tech article on our website (http://www.lasotaracing.com) on how I did mine. As mentioned, you need:
Auto EEC
Auto tranny harness (same year as the tranny you get - they changed)
Shifter, shifter bezel
Transmission (get a '99 or up)
If you have an aluminum DS, you can use it. I added a spacer on mine because it looked to me like I didn't get enough engagement.
Tranny cooler - as big as you can get, preferably a B&M bar and plate cooler with a fan.
Flex plate and new flexplate bolts.
The crossmember will work, just reverse it - that usually works fine.
autpo brake pedal

I THINK that's all, but check out the website...

The biggest challenge was mounting the shifter as the interior tunnels of the auto and 5 speed cars are different heights. I just installed the shifter from the bottom of the car an had to whack the tunnel from underneath with a ball peen hammer for clearance.

One good thing is Ford wired 5speed and auto cars with the same basic harness, so everything you need to plug into is there already.