I just blew up the tranny in my GT, i was wondering how hard it would be to convert it over to a manual? if anyone has done it b4 please send me a message and let me kno if it is worth the hassle. thanks
Welcome to the boards. I would recommend doing a search - this has been done by many. For the price of a rebuilt auto, one can do the swap to a manual.
The conversion costs about as much as getting a new Lentech trans. You need the trans, shifter, clutch, linkage, flywheel, peddle, drive shaft, EEC computer. These guys sell a kit. Note that for $1900 the only NEW parts in the kit are the clutch and the pilot bearing. http://www.mpsautosalvage.com/products/list.cfm?TypeID=40
I'd get a Lentech 7000-4R70-STT for $2500, it's good to 700HP or the stock replacement 7000-4R70-CRS that is good for 400HP is $2000 http://www.lentechautomatics.com/
it cost me 1600$ for parts which included some of the following:
fresh rebuilt T5 tranny with upgraded 2nd and 3rd gear
aluminum flywheel
new KC clutch
almost new MGW shifter
pro 50 quadrant and fw adjuster
for that same 2500, you could just about swap into a tremec tko setup... im doing my t-5 swap (currently in progress) for about 1900 which includes pro 5.0 shifter, new: flywheel, king cobra clutch kit, quadrant, cable, and firewall adjuster, new bolts and hardware, and a rebuilt t-5 with upgraded internals. and everything else used (bellhousing, eec comp, harness, pedal assembly, shift boots, etc... personally, having driven a 94 with both set-ups, i would suggest the swap (obvious by what im doing with my car) good luck, and if you dont mind the self-shifter, those lentech's can be pretty nice too, but the cost of both the trans and valvebody + the ratchet shifter IMO isnt worth it. good luck
The swap is not that hard depending upon your experience. I think MPS has a magazine article on their website that tells how to do the swap.
I was able to get the complete set-up for $600 from a guy who posted on our local dragstrip's message board. The only thing I had to buy was the pilot bearing. Look around locally and see if you can find someone who wants to go automatic. The T-5 conversion and 3:73 gears were the 2 best swaps done on my car.