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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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MT to 6 Speed?

i have a 2006 shinka with a 6 speed at transmission and i want to look into swapping it out for a normal 6 speed how much do you think this would cost and is it even possible? what would be the benifits and the doubts?

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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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is it suppose to be AT to manual or manual to manual? im confused...
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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its spose to be AT tiptronic to 6 speed my bad
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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ahh, i see i see, just to clarify
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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yepp so what do you think the price is gonna be?
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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it is possible.

but not something you want to do.

it will cost MORE than you go trade your car in for a true 6 speed MT.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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im not too sure, got to find a manual tranny, buy a new gauge cluster, shift boot, shift ****... anything else im missing?
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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^ECU, clutch assembly...plus all the fab work involved. Better off buying a new car.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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It's not worth it. Trade it in and buy an MT 8 and you'll come out of it with a better car and not as much cost.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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not worth the hassle...trade it in on a MT or even better an R3
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Yeah, it is going to cost thousands and thousands... its better off you just sell your current one and buy a mt + on wanting to swap though
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Or you could just do a 20B swap.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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RotaryRessurrection did an AT to MT switch. Look for his threads on it.

Ken
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