tranny swap, ka24 manual swap, or sr20 swap??

[BRSTYLE240SX]

on a 92 coupe! would it be worth it to swap my ka24 auto with another ka24 but, manual? suppose they both have the same ammount of miles.. around 120k? im wondering this because i read that ka24s sell pretty cheap, and the auto is doing a good enough job for me, wouldnt mind having a manual tranny tough! would it be more worth it to just swap the tranny? or are both ideas stupid and its just better to swap into a sr20? i would really like to know price ranges for all of those 3 procedures! i dont worry about labor charges, there are none for me! because me and step dad do it! thank you!

[drifterX87]

Ok, I really dont want to start a flame war, but if anyone else reads this it will become one.

Heres the deal.  If you were planning on turboing the KA, I would go with the SR20DET swap.  This will probably save you a few hundred bucks depending on what you were looking at on the KA.  

If you dont want to turbo the KA, then I would just buy a new one with Manual Tranny.

Need any more info on this just email or reply!

Mike

[Ni5mo180SX]

You can swap a KA tranny for about 600-1000 depending on labor. The KA tranny should be able to handle the SR motor for the time being.

[DSC]

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He said that labor costs wouldn't apply to him since he's doing it himself. &nbsp;And the KA bellhousing doesn't fit the SR.

You can get a 5spd ka tranny for $200 or less.

If you plan to turbo the KA then I'd just wait and swap the SR. &nbsp;Only because of the ka's mileage. &nbsp;I just think you'd be risking a lot unless you did a full rebuild.